Wildfire smoke already kills an estimated 40,000 annually, the same number that die in car crashes.
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New Study Estimates Wildfire Smoke Will Soon Kill 71,000 Americans Each Year Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great sheet of ice set in contrast to the dark waters of the encircling Southern Ocean. Get closer, though, and you’ll find not a simple cap of frozen water, […]
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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Some of the littlest organisms in the ocean wield incredible influence, both on their ecosystems and on the planet. Like plants do on land, phytoplankton absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide and expel oxygen. They process so much of those two gases, […]
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The Tiny Ocean Organisms That Could Help the Climate in a Big Way Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For several years now, heat pumps have outsold gas furnaces in the United States. Instead of burning fossil fuels to generate warmth, these appliances use electricity—ideally provided by renewable sources like wind and solar—to transfer heat from even frigid outdoor air into a home. Many […]
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Installing Heat Pumps in Factories Could Save $1.5 Trillion—and 77,000 Lives Read Post »
Arctic environments are entering dangerous feedback loops that accelerate the climate crisis.
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Arctic Ecosystems Are Falling Apart Under Strain of Warming Climate Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Your city is probably fighting climate change in more ways than you realize. Perhaps your mayor is on a mission to plant more trees, or they’ve set efficiency standards for buildings, requiring better windows and insulation. Maybe they’ve even electrified your public […]
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As Nations Lag on Climate Action, Cities Across the World Step Up Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Straddling the border with Mexico along the Rio Grande, the city of Laredo, Texas, and its 260,000 residents don’t just have to deal with the region’s ferocious heat. Laredo’s roads, sidewalks, and buildings absorb the sun’s energy and slowly […]
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A Federal Program to Protect US Cities Against Extreme Heat Has Just Evaporated Read Post »
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Bibb was living in a tight, one-bedroom apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. He couldn’t open his windows because his home was an old office building converted to residential units—not exactly conducive to […]
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US Mayors Are Making Climate Action Personal—and It’s Working Read Post »
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