Popular destinations are reporting fewer visitors as extreme weather makes travelers more cautious. The post Tourism falters under extreme heat appeared first on The Invading Sea.| The Invading Sea
Two Tasmanian experts with strange and shocking discoveries on the new emerging Continent, down at the bottom of the world. Dr. Edward Doddridge reports on impacts of abrupt Antarctic sea ice loss. Dr. Matt King, Director at the Australian Centre for Excellence in …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
As we extend into screen life, we build a digital body. What is this techno-hybrid being you have become? French intellectual Paul Virilio, author of “The Information Bomb” and “The Administration of Fear” is our witness, along with guest John David Ebert. With …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
One of America’s most eminent climate scientists, Dr. Michael MacCracken says: don’t close your ears to Geoengineering. Mike speaks with UK videographer and climate journalist Nick Breeze, in a May 2025 YouTube interview. With Nick’s permission, hear it now. At the end, find other points of view – plus a new song from Radio Ecoshock: “Too Late Times”.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Young people experience high rates of climate anxiety. Some channel their worries into action, often through advocacy work.| Los Angeles Times
“Fossil fuels — BAD! Green energy — GOOD!” This is the sum total of left-wing ideas on the subject, no matter how much “science” they claim to justify their prej…| The Other McCain
July 2025 was the 3rd warmest July on record behind 2023 and 2024. 2025 is likely to become the third warmest year on record. ENSO neutral persists.| Berkeley Earth
Eight pending California clean air rules were expected to prevent 11,000 premature deaths and provide $116 billion in health benefits over three decades.| Los Angeles Times
Temperature – Like most locations globally, New Jersey has seen increases in annual and seasonal temperatures in recent decades. New Jersey’s annual temperatures have risen by approximately 4 °F since 1900, roughly twice the global (over land and ocean surface) average and about 1.1 times the global over land average. This warming trend is expected to continue with further climate change, leading to increased heat-stress-related health conditions, especially among vulnerable populations;...| Center for Urban Policy Research - CUPR
Hundreds of millions of people suffer as wildfire smoke fills cities. New science reveals what is in that smoke, from heavy metals to exotic chemicals – leading to brain damage and early death. Toxic smoke: analysis and interviews with experts in this special …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Extreme heat and heavy rains amplify one another: a new conversation with “Earth systems nerd” Jan Umsonst in Germany. Jan explains why – with new science. Alex covers breaking science on extremes happening now: fires, flash floods and record smashing heat around the world, with audio from David Spratt, John Betts, and Jonathan Gourley.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
‘While outside of Lahaul, you may hear about what global warming is, in Lahaul, you can see its impacts.’| Scroll.in
Review by Simon Pirani of Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change, by Friederike Otto (Greystone Books, 2025). Republished, with thanks, from the Ecologis…| People and Nature
Agricultural workers are toiling in the state's worst heat wave this year, amid questions about the state's commitment to ensure their safety.| Los Angeles Times
More than a decade ago I was working on a book about the impact of data on society. I was obsessed with a maddening and seemingly impossible idea: What if we could track every single piece of data that mattered in the world, and from that data, gain unimaginable insights that would shake us into … Continue reading "The Planet Is Warming, But Our Speech Has Chilled"| John Battelle's Search Blog
With little public debate, state lawmakers passed a complex energy bill that upended how most Californians are billed for electricity.| Los Angeles Times
Outbreaks from ocean pathogens that can be deadly to marine life and even threaten humans are more frequent in overheated waters.| Inside Climate News
395 volunteers met with 51 lawmakers or their representatives in 26 states last week, pushing for greater legislative efforts to address climate change| eJewishPhilanthropy
Anchorage utility executives say that a mild winter translated into lower electricity sales — and a hole in their budget.| Northern Journal
The Climate Council has the details of The Australian’s latest attempt to delude its readers. The Australian is back at it, skewing the facts and publishing harmful misinformation on climate change. We’ve previously debunked their claims of a “pause in warming” here. Their latest claim, that Arctic seas ice melt has stabilised, is flat out […]| Science or not?
At Open Mind, Tamino has a masterful post in which he shows quite clearly that there has been no “pause” or “hiatus” in the rate of global temperature increase since at least the 1970s: It’s the Trend, Stupid Posted on January 20, 2015| Both NASA and NOAA report 2014 as the hottest year on record. Despite the […]| Science or not?
A 12,000-year-old Alpine ice core reveals Europe once endured massive dust storms and sea salt surges—evidence of a radically different atmosphere.| Study Finds
Mike Magee In the wake of last week’s human tragedy in Texas, it would be easy (and appropriate) to focus on the role played by Trump’s reckless recent dismantling of FEMA and related federal agencies. But to do so would be to accept that the event was an anomaly, or as Trump labeled it on […]| HealthCommentary
Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.| www.nytimes.com
Until the state bridges the gap between climate goals and equitable policy, California's lofty environmental vision will continue to rest on the shoulders of the most vulnerable.| Los Angeles Times
California abandons clean truck and locomotive regulations after Biden's EPA doesn't grant waivers needed to depart from federal rules.| Los Angeles Times
Under the Clean Air Act, California can adopt more stringent vehicle emission requirements than the federal government, but must obtain a waiver from the EPA.| Los Angeles Times
The AMOC may collapse by mid-century—and we may be seeing the first signs now. What happens next could reshape our civilisation.| Age of Transformation
Three experts on extreme heat: Elizabeth Hanna, Robert Kopp and Jonathan Patz. Deadly unheard-of heat in France, Spain and EU. The U.S. East Coast roasting over 100 degree F. in June. Around the world, people die and many more will be killed by …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Breaking climate news: hot humid heat domes over Eastern North America, UK, and Europe. Scientist Michael Mann blames changed planetary waves. Gabriele Messori, Uppsala University: “whiplash” combined climate hazards increasing. Body’s heat tolerance lower than we were told. Dr. Daniel Vecellio on “Greatly enhanced risk to humans” as humid heat stress strikes billions of people sooner than expected (repeat interview).| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Buckle up! Let’s see how the world went from “What’s climate change?” to “Can we survive it?” In 1967, scientists created the first climate model, which was basically Earth’s “forecast” for the next several decades. By 1968, Dr. John Mercer warned the world about melting ice caps, but the public reaction was mostly “ice…melting? Okay, […]| Home of the Marist Poll
May 2025 was the 2nd warmest May on record behind 2024. The chance of record warmth in 2025 has declined to 5%. An ENSO neutral condition persists and is expected to continue throughout the summer. The post June 2025 Temperature Update appeared first on Berkeley Earth.| Berkeley Earth
June 2025 Monthly Report Press Briefing – Thursday, July 10 at 8:00 AM PDT Berkeley Earth continues its Monthly Press Briefing Series with a new session offering the most recent global temperature data and climate insights from June 2025. In our continued commitment to monthly climate reporting, Berkeley Earth’s science team returns with the latest […]| Berkeley Earth
AI tools like ChatGPT have changed our personal and professional worlds, with around 52% of American adults regularly using a large language model (LLM). Now, a new study details the immense environmental costs of our prompts, and it might make you think twice about what chatbot you use and how you…| New Atlas
New research suggests climate change will cause humans to move in unprecedented numbers. The Times Magazine partnered with ProPublica and data scientists to understand how.| www.nytimes.com
Dr Bronner's has quit B Corp accreditation after 10 years citing lack of ESG standards amongst B Corp accredited multinational companies.| Impakter
Why are so many California EV charging stations broken? Lax state oversight of state subsidies is one big reason.| Los Angeles Times
An alert: some energy efficiency tax credits are about to be terminated. See if you want to avail yourself of them while you can.| naked capitalism
Wildfire smoke will slow down warming. New science with Dr. Edward Blanchard-Wrigglesworth in Seattle. It’s big. Plus drought advancing, becoming more extreme due to global warming. Lead Author Solomon Gebrechorkos from Oxford explains. Potsdam research scientist Stefan Rahmstorf on AMOC collapse. New maps of extreme cold in Europe’s future. Plus more on warming acceleration.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
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This is very badly done. It is hard to know where to start in critiquing it. The author, Andy Haverly, is said to be at the Rochester Institute of Technology, although another source puts him at Mi…| Nuclear Diner
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May 2025 was the 2nd warmest May on record behind 2024. The chance of record warmth in 2025 has declined to 5%. An ENSO neutral condition continues.| Berkeley Earth
A new framework for planetary health reveals that our Industrial Age mindset—not human needs—is the real driver of environmental collapse.| Vox Populi
During 2021 & 2022, but not as yet planned for this year, one Saturday in the first half of November, a ‘Climate Emergency’ rally has been held in Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, with speakers and banners on the bandstand. Matt Western, the local Labour MP, who likes to show off his green credentials, is … Continue reading "Year Zero"| Warwick Vegan
As Trump tosses regulations, PFAS – the “forever chemicals” continue their killing spree. Humans and animals already have them in our blood. Colorado Hill reporter Sharon Udasin new book “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America”. What really moves people to climate …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
What is behind the strange burst of heat around the world and crazy weather? Hear best answers from a half dozen experts including: Michael Mann, James Hansen, Gavin Schmidt, David Victor, Leon Simons, George Tselioudis, and YangYang Xu.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Whether you are renovating your home, upgrading appliances or eyeing an electric car, this guide can help you take advantage of savings from the Inflation Reduction Act.| www.nytimes.com
Today’s decisions about how and where to set up new energy projects will reverberate for generations.| www.nytimes.com
May 2025 Monthly Report Press Briefing – Tuesday, June 10 at 8:00 AM PDT Berkeley Earth’s Monthly Press Briefing Series continues with a new session providing the latest global temperature data and climate signals from May 2025. Building on the momentum of previous months, Berkeley Earth’s science team continues our series, delivering timely updates on […]| Berkeley Earth
Cover Image: Researcher Gonzalo Bravo working on photo-quadrats in Argentina’s kelp forest. Image: Mariano Rodriguez. The Mission Blue Kelp Initiative is a partnership with The Plum Foundation to support the conservation and protection of kelp forests in Hope Spots around the world. Given the ecological significance of kelp forests, this partnership prioritizes the protection of [...]Read More...| Mission Blue
The House took a trio of votes this week targeting California’s decades-old authority to enforce its own environmental standards, setting the stage for a significant standoff in the U.S. Senate.| Los Angeles Times
April 2025 is the second warmest April on record, behind April 2024 by 0.07 °C. 2025 has a 53% chance to be the second warmest year on record, and a 52% to be above 1.5 °C. The post April 2025 Temperature Update appeared first on Berkeley Earth.| Berkeley Earth
April 2025 Monthly Report Press Briefing – Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 AM PDT Berkeley Earth is pleased to announce the next session in our Monthly Press Briefing Series, a new initiative designed to provide timely, independent updates on global climate trends. Each month, Berkeley Earth scientists present the latest global surface temperature findings highlighting […]| Berkeley Earth
California's Imperial Irrigation District is preparing to pay growers to temporarily stop watering hay crops to ease strains on the Colorado River.| Los Angeles Times
State lawmakers implored community members to hasten Aliso Canyon's closure by consuming less gas and turning to electric appliances.| Los Angeles Times
Berkeley Earth is presenting new research at the European Geosciences Union’s EGU2025 Conference, taking place from April 27th – May 2nd in Vienna, Austria. This year, our team will highlight significant differences between historical temperature reconstructions and present improvements to future climate projections.Chief Scientist Dr. Robert Rohde will present new findings that highlight important differences […]| Berkeley Earth
California climate scientist and Weather West blogger Daniel Swain covers the latest U.S. purge of weather and climate science. But first, a new public health study about your body. How much heat before lasting damage kicks in? From the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard Dr. Robert Meade on how heat kills.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
President Trump's administration, with help from the Republican-led Congress, may pull the state's ability to set its own fuel-efficiency rules.| Los Angeles Times
At least on social media, it’s become common to see ChatGPT and other large-language model writing tools* described as “the plagiarism tool that’s burning down the planet”. This is, I have to admit…| Scientist Sees Squirrel
2023 saw record high temperatures and record low sea ice extent. It's clear that climate change is accelerating.| Collapse Musings
February 2025 was the third warmest February on record, behind 2024 and 2020. The ongoing weak La Niña shows signs of fading.| Berkeley Earth
Newsom energy package sparks tug of war in final hours of California legislative session.| Los Angeles Times
About 19 positions will be cut, including those in offices focused on technology policy and diversity, equity and inclusion.| www.nytimes.com
Climate change is behind the windfall gains, and growers are worried about whether they can adapt.| www.nytimes.com
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Supreme Court dismisses a red-state constitutional claim that targeted California's power to fight air pollution.| Los Angeles Times
Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Karen A Stockin, Massey University, and Katharina J. Peters, University of Canterbury The world’s oceans are absorbing more than 90% of the excess heat and energy generated by rising greenhouse gas emissions. But, as the oceans keep warming, rising sea temperatures generate unprecedented cascading effects that include the melting of polarContinue reading "Warming oceans might force New Zealand’s sperm and blue whales to shift to cooler southern wa...| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Introduction Last time, I blogged on the recent court case where Meta was caught training their AIs on pirated copyrighted material downloaded from pirate torrent sites. Since then, there was another copyright case judgement against an AI company, a major international political AI conference, discussions of AIs contribution to global warming and I received feedback […]| Stephen Smith's Blog
2024 was warmest year on Earth since direct observations began. In Berkeley Earth's analysis 2024 was 1.62 °C above our 1850-1900 average, making it the second year above 1.5 °C.| Berkeley Earth
Renewable energy sources are growing in popularity and usage. Let IEEE help inform your understanding of climate change and green engineering.| IEEE Innovation at Work
It's ineffective at shaping behavior, and it primarily benefits the wealthy while needlessly adding to the deficit. EVs aren't even good at curbing climate change, and the credit could be stifling better alternatives.| Los Angeles Times
Berkeley Earth is dedicated to advancing the field of climate science by providing open-source, high-resolution datasets that enhance the understanding of local climate dynamics and risks. In keeping with this ethos, today we introduce our forthcoming Climate Model Synthesis project, which aims to address critical gaps in existing climate models by applying bias correction and […]| Berkeley Earth
An article about Intergenerational Foundation research investigating how the cost of spending on essentials falls hardest on the young.| Intergenerational Foundation
The Earth Anomaly – climate change, global warming, and ecological and environmental (E&E) degradation of land – presents a complex existential crisis for mankind. Based on field studies in tropical [...] Read More... The post <strong>Peatlogy in tropical peatland:</strong> A new transdisciplinary science appeared first on Research Outreach.| Research Outreach
On the trail of a my next film.| Vagabond Journey – Around The World Travel
The holiday season provides a visible and tangible surge in trash, including food, wrapping paper, aluminum and shipping boxes.| Los Angeles Times
The Biden administration added to the Southern California monument that was established by President Obama in 2014, and also expanded the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California.| Los Angeles Times
Trees are vital to climate resiliency because they keep cities cooler. But many trees are dying due to methane gas leaks.| Conservation Law Foundation
Like it or not we are all part of our great big beautiful planet! Unfortunately, the topic of global warming …Continue reading →| Powder Room Diaries
Image is from Pexels It might just be me, but during the summer season, you get less of an appetite, and I feel that’s one of the reasons for food waste in Maltese households. In food production, w…| Mybookworld24
We need to stop arguing and start working together on a crucial climate solution.| Los Angeles Times
Our climate is changing rapidly, but not for the first time. There may be lessons we can learn from the last period of rapid change, known as the Younger Dryas.| Historic Mysteries
A 2022 climate law was expected to set off a boom in renewable energy. So far, that’s only come partly true.| www.nytimes.com
Climate change is increasing eczema prevalence worldwide. What natural disasters are causing this? Science has the answers.| Scienceline
Three workers from the ex-GKN factory collective at Campi Bisenzio, near Florence, Italy, are today (Thursday) on their third day of hunger strike. This is the latest action by workers who have be…| People and Nature
It’s the end of the world as we know it - but no one. it seems, has told Al Gore. “Politics has futurism coiled within its rhetoric – the politician generally promises a better, brighter future, so long as you vote for him or her. It is rare that a politician will say, ‘Don’t bother to vote, it’s all doomed, just go home and wait for the end.’ Yet a politician can sometimes afford to be a qualified eschatologist, and such optimistic pessimism can even take them a long way – as...| Arcfinity
A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times and other institutional media proclaimed that “tree rings” (sometimes “ancient tree rings”) had “shown” that 2023 was t…| Climate Audit
I have to admit, part of me was pleased when I saw I won a national award in the portrait division of the American Society of Media Photographers annual contest. But I was a little reluctant to celebrate the award, as it is a bit unsettling getting an award for a disaster photo. The […]| View Nola Blog
Sections An alien evolution Capital’s companions The pace and direction of change The climatic shock of the Younger Dryas seems to have arisen from the freak spillage of a huge glacial lake into the North… More| Stepping Stones
The weather has been so weirdly warm this month that I never got around to a Friday Notes for February, so I’m extending the month. Call it a leap year “plus one”. Truth is, IR…| Logos con carne
My final post in 2023 was about growth curves. It focused on the difference between geometric growth versus exponential growth — which turns out to be not much — and compared them to polynomial gro…| Logos con carne
Find out what will be the biggest environmental problems of 2024 and what we need to turn things around so we can slow the progression of climate change.| Terrapass
It's understandable to feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of the climate crisis, but fear not – there are plenty of actionable steps you can take to make a positive impact.| MarineBio Conservation Society
Before you start reading, open worldometers.info and take a screenshot (this will give you the world population right now; we’ll come back to it later). Our world is facing enormous environmental c…| The Logic of Science
Scientists are already busy trying to understand whether 2023’s off-the-charts heat is a sign that global warming is accelerating.| www.nytimes.com
The Wall Street Journal’s Saturday Essay by Steven E. Koonin, titled Climate Science is Not Settled follows WSJ’s standard playbook. Have a so-called expert either deny the science or a…| Global Warming: Man or Myth?
Saturday night I sent the Tweet you see below because, once again, there are people who are criticizing Dr. Michael Mann’s “hockey stick” research that shows today’s climate…| Global Warming: Man or Myth?
J.P. Abraham, J. Cook, J. T. Fasullo, P. H. Jacobs, S. A. Mandia, and D. A Nuccitelli, Review of the Consensus and Asymmetric Quality of Research on Human-Induced Climate Change, Cosmopolis, Vol. 2…| Global Warming: Man or Myth?
Everything is connected, and everything is changing By Kate Marvel on December 30, 2019A state of emergency was declared on November 11, 2019 and residents in the Sydney area were warned of “…| The Spiral Turns
