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The UN Just Declared a Universal Human Right to a Healthy, Sustainable Environment – Here’s Where Resolutions Like This Can Lead

The UN Just Declared a Universal Human Right to a Healthy, Sustainable Environment – Here’s Where Resolutions Like This Can Lead

By Joel E. Correia Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries threatens human health. Bees and pollinators are dying in unprecedented numbers that may force changes in crop production and food availability. What do these have […]

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    Calls for Radical Climate Action Grow Louder as NOAA Reports Last Month Was Hottest June Ever Recorded

    Calls for Radical Climate Action Grow Louder as NOAA Reports Last Month Was Hottest June Ever Recorded

    By Jessica Corbett As meteorologists warned Thursday that temperatures above 100°F are expected to impact two-thirds of the country this weekend, U.S. government scientists revealed that last month was the hottest June ever recorded — bolstering calls for radical global action on the climate emergency. The revelation came in a new monthly climate report from […]

    50 Million Americans Are Currently Living Under Some Type of Heat Warning

    50 Million Americans Are Currently Living Under Some Type of Heat Warning

    A dangerous heat wave is expected to boil much of the Central and Eastern U.S. beginning Wednesday, The Washington Post reported. Major cities including Chicago, St. Louis, Washington DC, Nashville, Kansas City, Missouri, Philadelphia and New York could see temperatures soar between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit for at least three days. It will be […]

    5 Great Public Health Resources for Dealing With Extreme Heat

    5 Great Public Health Resources for Dealing With Extreme Heat

    By Rachel Licker As a new mom, I’ve had to think about heat safety in many new ways since pregnant women and young children are among the most vulnerable to extreme heat. While I was pregnant, my neighborhood lost power for a few days during an excruciating heat wave as a result of a power […]

    Hurricane Season 2019: Global Warming, Forecasts and Probabilities

    Hurricane Season 2019: Global Warming, Forecasts and Probabilities

    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 […]

    The Vicious Climate-Wildfire Cycle

    The Vicious Climate-Wildfire Cycle

    By Carly Phillips With little fanfare and scant news coverage, fire season 2019 has arrived. Firefighters are already containing blazes in several states, including Colorado, Florida and Oklahoma, and seasonal outlooks suggest that significant wildfires are likely in parts of Alaska, Hawaii and the West Coast. While forest management and human development have increased wildfire […]

    The Way We Talk About Geoengineering Matters

    The Way We Talk About Geoengineering Matters

    By Shuchi Talati Solar geoengineering describes a set of approaches that would reflect sunlight to cool the planet. The most prevalent of these approaches entails mimicking volcanic eruptions by releasing aerosols (tiny particles) into the upper atmosphere to reduce global temperatures — a method that comes with immense uncertainty and risk. We don’t yet know […]

    ‘No Relief Anywhere’: Climate Change Isn’t Helping Allergy Sufferers

    ‘No Relief Anywhere’: Climate Change Isn’t Helping Allergy Sufferers

    Scientists have some bad news for those who catch a case of hay fever each spring: allergy season is beginning earlier and becoming more intense due to climate change. A recent study published in Lancet Planetary Health found that areas around the world that are already susceptible to airborne pollen have seen increased pollen counts […]