Firefighter Ron Burias battles the Fawn Fire as it spreads north of Redding, Calif. in Shasta County, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters hope shifting winds and cooling temperatures over the next few days will aid their efforts to battle a destructive […] Click here to view original […]
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Source: Pixabay Opinion by Jim Andrew and David Banks for CNN Business Perspectives Editor’s note: Jim Andrew is chief sustainability officer at PepsiCo. The company recently announced its ambition to be net water positive by 2030. David Banks is chief conservation officer at The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental […] Click here to view original
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At least 30 percent of the Komodo dragon’s habitat is projected to be lost in the next 45 years. Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia’s Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing […] Click here to view original
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Global warming begets more, extreme warming, a new MIT paleoclimate study finds. Credit: MIT News Researchers observe a “warming bias” over the past 66 million years that may return if ice sheets disappear. It is increasingly clear that the prolonged drought conditions, record-breaking heat, sustained wildfires, and frequent, more […] Click here to view original
They say climate change and insufficient infrastructure are colliding, with devastating effect. The lake has lost nearly half of its water in the past two years as hot, dry summers have led to accelerating evaporation and deteriorating water quality. “We are talking about years of rainfall deficit, drought and […] Click here to view original
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It’s been a summer of sweltering heat waves and raging wildfires , and now it’s confirmed: July 2021 was the hottest month on Earth since record-keeping began. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the findings on Friday, calling it an "unenviable distinction" and part of a worsening trend […] Click here to view original
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