Pope Francis on Sunday — when Hurricane Dorian began pounding the Bahamas with record strength — urged the world to heed calls made by rising youth and indigenous peoples to take swift action to address the climate crisis and thereby ensure “our common future.” “We have caused a climate emergency that gravely threatens nature and […]
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season is expected to hit Louisiana Saturday, and New Orleans is already flooding. The developing storm system dumped eight inches of rain on the city in around two hours Wednesday morning, National Weather Service New Orleans Meteorologist Phil Grigsby told CNN, inundating roads and homes. Valerie R. Burton described […]
By Brooke Bauman As the climate changes and ocean temperatures and sea levels rise, flooding from hurricanes has become more serious. That’s why it’s important for people who live in places vulnerable to hurricanes to prepare for the dangers associated with flooding and storm surge. How Climate Change is Influencing Storm Surge Many people associate […]
Do the daily climate change headlines make you feel stressed, afraid or powerless? If so, you’re certainly not alone. A growing number of people report feelings of loss, grief, worry and despair amid news that climate change is making natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires worse and more common, that polar ice is melting faster […]
More than 70 leading public health groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, agree that the climate crisis is also a health emergency. So far 77 organizations representing nurses, doctors, hospitals, volunteers and public health professionals have signed on to The Call to Action on Climate, Health and Equity: A […]
By Jeremiah Lowery The climate crisis is comprised of many issues, which require many solutions. Now is the time for presidential candidates to discuss all these issues facing U.S. citizens and our international community. When I was growing up in the Washington, DC area, many members of my community struggled with not only unemployment, but […]
By Astrid Caldas On May 21, the first named storm of 2019, Andrea, was recorded on the north Atlantic. This makes 2019 the fifth consecutive year that a named storm has formed before the official start of Atlantic hurricane season. Something caught my eye when I read that: the number five. That’s because, according to […]
For the second time in five days, a single House Republican has blocked the passage of a $19.1 billion disaster package long-awaited by survivors of the climate-change related disasters that have devastated U.S. communities in the last two years. The bill passed the Senate Thursday after President Donald Trump agreed to sign off on $900 […]
Update, May 31: Another Republican Congressman has foiled a third attempt by House Democrats to pass a $19.1 billion disaster package Thursday, Reuters reported. The Senate finally passed the long-delayed bill last week before lawmakers left Washington for the Memorial Day recess. The House has tried and failed three times since then to pass the […]
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