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The year the rainforest dried up: how the climate crisis beached Brazil’s floating communities
Some areas of the Amazon experienced their worst drought in 120 years in 2024. Brazilian rivers such as the Negro fell to their lowest levels on record, affecting more than 140,000 families for ...The Guardian - 7h -
Trump’s Day One Executive Orders Will Worsen Climate Crisis
The new president’s orders will take the US out of the Paris Agreement, encourage the extraction and use of fossil fuels, and undo Biden-era policies.Wired - 1d -
How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the state’s fire dynamics.Wired - 1d -
Is Postecoglou's style causing Tottenham's injury crisis?
Sports scientist Anton McElhone has worked closely with Ange Postecoglou at Celtic and speaks to BBC Sport about his methods.BBC News - 1d -
Climate scientist: "There's no place that's safe"
Experts discuss the increased intensity we can expect from destructive weather events due to climate change, while an amateur meteorologist explains how he helped sound the alarm as wildfires ...CBS News - 3d -
Kennedy’s Plan for the Drug Crisis: A Network of ‘Healing Farms’
The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.The New York Times - 4d -
Los Angeles wildfires exacerbate the region's housing crisis
The wildfires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures, and a Southern California housing shortage that was already serious has been made even more dire.CBS News - 4d -
Wildfires add strain to Southern California's housing crisis
As firefighters continue their progress containing the Los Angeles wildfires, a new crisis is emerging: Southern California's housing shortage. As Tom Hanson reports, it was already serious. Now, ...CBS News - 4d -
U.S. Sues Walgreens for Role in Opioid Crisis
The pharmacy chain since August 2012 filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were invalid or weren’t issued in professional practice, the Justice Department said.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
Climate change, not mismanagement, is the primary driver of the California wildfires
Wildfires in Los Angeles are being driven by climate change, not political mismanagement, and California's leaders have taken meaningful steps to address the issue, but the sheer scale of the ...The Hill - 6d -
Zeldin: 'I believe that climate change is real'
Lee Zeldin told Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that he believes in climate change and that it is an urgent issue that must be addressed during his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Environmental ...NBC News - 6d -
The media needs to show how the climate crisis is fueling the LA wildfires
With few exceptions, the news has shied away from showing how the unfolding climate crisis plays a large role in the disaster. Last week, as the Sunset fire was bearing down on her Los Angeles ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump energy chief pick says linking wildfires to climate crisis is ‘hype’
Democrats criticize Chris Wright’s comments during US Senate confirmation hearing for energy secretary nominee. Donald Trump’s nominee for energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing criticism for ...The Guardian - 6d -
Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world
Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches. Climate “whiplash” between extremely wet and dry conditions, which spurred catastrophic fires in Los ...The Guardian - Jan. 15 -
‘It’s ironic’: how climate crisis is driving Trump push on Greenland and Panama
What the president-elect calls a ‘giant hoax’ is changing the strategic calculus in the Arctic and for the Panama canal. Donald Trump ’s desire to seize control of Greenland and the Panama ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Cutting aeroplane contrails is an easy climate win
Tackling these emissions should be simple, fast and cost-effectiveFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
The Shetland Way by Marianne Brown review – a daughter’s journey to the heart of the climate crisis
An environmental writer returns to her father’s home for his funeral in a family memoir that becomes an examination of Shetland’s crucial role in the energy landscape. As with many nature-centric ...The Guardian - Jan. 12 -
Chris Riddell on Donald Trump pouring oil on to the climate crisis as Los Angeles burns – cartoon
The president-elect is obsessed with drilling for fossil fuels, not to mention taking control of Canada and Greenland and renaming the Gulf of Mexico. You can buy a copy of this cartoon ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
How the climate crisis fuels devastating wildfires: ‘We have tweaked nature and pissed it off’
John Vaillant, the author of Fire Weather, explains why fires such as those in Los Angeles are different from those before. When writing about the hot, dry Santa Ana winds and how they affect the ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
The California Wildfires Are the Latest Disaster Supercharged by Climate Change
Extreme weather events — deadly heat waves, floods, fires and hurricanes — are the consequences of a warming planet, scientists say.The New York Times - Jan. 11 -
Lawmakers to address college sports NIL 'crisis'
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said helping the NCAA regulate the booming athlete NIL market will be a "major" priority for the Senate Commerce Committee this session.ESPN - Jan. 10 -
To resist the climate crisis, we must resist the billionaire class | Peter Kalmus
To solve the climate crisis, power must flow away from the billionaire class. When I feel uncertain, I find it’s helpful to write down things I know to be true. Fossil fuels are causing ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
California Wildfires Lay Bare an Insurance Crisis
Even before the latest blazes, California officials warned that an emergency state insurance fund was in trouble, while private insurers dropped coverage.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
BlackRock departs climate investment group
Asset management firm BlackRock is leaving a climate-focused investing group, the group confirmed. “We are disappointed to see any investor withdraw, but as a voluntary initiative, we respect any ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
YMCA helps Virginia residents enduring water crisis
Residents in Richmond, Virginia, are still without running water after a storm knocked out power at a treatment facility. Jody Alexander, the president of the YMCA of Greater Richmond, joins CBS ...CBS News - Jan. 9 -
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Climate 'whiplash' linked to raging LA fires
Experts say that rising global temperatures are making wild fires more likely in California.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
The Los Angeles wildfires are climate disasters compounded
Conditions for a January LA firestorm have not existed before now, writes a meteorologist and climate journalist. California wildfires – live Californians: have you been affected by the ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
What is Biden's legacy on climate change?
Officials on Wednesday afternoon briefed President Biden about the massive wildfires in Southern California fueled by climate change. Slashing Mr. Biden's climate regulations is at the top of ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Disaster by the Numbers: The Crisis in Sudan
The United States just formally declared that genocide has taken place in the northeast African nation, but the calamity there dates back decades.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
The solicitor general climate change briefs that didn’t bark
This failure exposes the weakness of the Biden administration’s position supporting the climate change plaintiffs.The Hill - Jan. 7 -
5 things to know about Canada's political crisis
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation on Monday signals the extent of the unpopularity facing the country’s progressive Liberal Party, which has dominated its politics for decades, ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Moldova blames Russia for energy crisis in breakaway region
People of Transnistria forced to chop wood to heat homes after gas transit deal via Ukraine expiresFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds
Global heating is supercharging storms, floods and droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and billions of people. The climate crisis is “wreaking havoc” on the planet’s water cycle, with ferocious ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
The Pittsburgh Steelers Have an Identity Crisis
The Steelers aren’t who they think they are. They must realize it before it’s too late, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Spurs sign keeper Kinsky amid injury crisis
Tottenham Hotspur have signed goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague on a deal until 2031, the Premier League club confirmed on Sunday.ESPN - Jan. 5 -
Where the next financial crisis could emerge
As the IMF has warned, the rise and rise of private credit brings systemic risksFinancial Times - Jan. 4 -
Transcript: Climate change is coming for your Bordeaux
Sonja Hutson talks to Will Schmitt and Susannah SavageFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
Morgan Stanley to exit global climate coalition
Morgan Stanley on Thursday announced its departure from a coalition of banks that aims to target net-zero emissions through lending and investment, the fifth group to do so in recent weeks. “Morgan ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Progressives face an existential crisis under Trump
Progressives in Washington are facing an existential crisis like never before as they brace for the incoming Trump administration. Not only are they at odds with their own party, with many ...The Hill - Jan. 2
