u/The_Weekend_Baker

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At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country. More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekend.

theguardian.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 14 hours ago

▲ 32 r/climate

Heat, drought, & fires disrupt USA's 250th anniversary — but we ain't seen nothing yet.

cleantechnica.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 20 hours ago

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Thousands forced to evacuate in Colorado as wildfire spreads. The Aspen Acres Fire, one of about 40 wildfires burning across western US, has destroyed homes and forced evacuations.

aljazeera.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 20 hours ago

▲ 9 r/climate

Tropical mountain wildlife are at high risk from climate change impacts, study finds. Tropical mountains are particularly at risk when the impacts of climate change combine with changes in land use and human pressures.

news.mongabay.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 1 day ago

▲ 37 r/climate

Heat wave disrupts Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids. In New York City, shoe soles stuck to Manhattan streets as adhesives softened in the heat.

reuters.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 1 day ago

▲ 89 r/oilisdead+1 crossposts

Electric buses make up over 50% of new deliveries in Australia. Australian Bus News describes the movement in the market as “a substantial change in the power source split.”

cleantechnica.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 24 hours ago

▲ 16 r/climate

From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up. Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives.

theguardian.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 1 day ago

▲ 37 r/climate

What's behind all the wild weather in Canada this summer? El Niño is naturally occurring. But climate change may make El Niño events stronger when they do take place. "Canada is warming at roughly double the global rate and close to four times that in the Arctic."

cbc.ca

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 1 day ago

▲ 6 r/climate

New data reveals surge in human rights abuses linked to transition minerals mining. Such minerals are essential for the shift away from fossil fuels and are critical for other industries.

news.mongabay.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 1 day ago

▲ 24 r/climate

The troubling new trend that’s making California’s forest fires more dangerous. Scientists studied more than 4,300 fires over 40 years to discover how wildfire risk is changing, and found that severe fires are killing trees instead of giving them a chance to recover.

mercurynews.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 1 day ago

▲ 1.3k r/climate

The balcony solar movement will fry Trump's brain. The balcony solar movement is spreading across the US, offering ratepayers relief from high electricity costs with a more affordable, accessible way to generate their own solar power at home.

cleantechnica.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 1 day ago

▲ 56 r/climate

Women are left picking up the pieces in heatwave disruption. Heatwaves expose the inequalities in society, with low-income families and those with caring responsibilities bearing the brunt.

theguardian.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 2 days ago

▲ 107 r/climate

Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change. Peatlands store 30% of Wales' land-based carbon, despite covering only 4% of the surface, but they are about 90% degraded, meaning they leak greenhouse gases instead of storing them.

bbc.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 2 days ago

▲ 30 r/climate

Are Europe’s extreme summers the new normal? What the science says. A study by World Weather Attribution (WWA) has found that intense heat on this level is now tens to hundreds of times more likely than it was in 2003, and was unheard of 50 years ago.

aljazeera.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 2 days ago

▲ 8 r/climate

New pipeline in Canada to proceed after C$150bn pledged to ease BC and First Nations concerns. Leaning on the familiar framing of a “more dangerous and divided world”, Carney pledged to strengthen domestic industries.

theguardian.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 2 days ago

▲ 5 r/climate

B.C. and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents. B.C. and Alberta have the shortest and least protective residential setback regulations compared to their major U.S. counterparts.

theconversation.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 2 days ago

▲ 33 r/climate

Spain enters peak fire season with active blazes and 50,000 hectares burned. The country has just emerged from a record-breaking heatwave that left hundreds dead and pushed temperatures beyond 45°C in parts of the south, leaving soils parched and vegetation desiccated across much of the country.

euronews.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 3 days ago

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As wildfire season ramps up, a global coalition combating climate disinformation warns that climate “disinfluencers” are spreading falsehoods online, and that social media companies could do more to prevent them from disrupting access to critical information.

theenergymix.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 3 days ago

▲ 36 r/climate

France records nearly 30% increase in deaths during brutal June heatwave. The number of deaths rose most sharply in the Île-de-France region, up 62.8%. A similar surge was also reported in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

euronews.com

u/The_Weekend_Baker — 3 days ago

▲ 105 r/RenewableEnergy+1 crossposts

Massachusetts Senate passes omnibus energy bill, adds to New England push for automated solar permitting.

pv-magazine-usa.com

u/DonManuel — 3 days ago

At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country. More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekend.

Heat, drought, &amp; fires disrupt USA's 250th anniversary — but we ain't seen nothing yet.

Thousands forced to evacuate in Colorado as wildfire spreads. The Aspen Acres Fire, one of about 40 wildfires burning across western US, has destroyed homes and forced evacuations.

Tropical mountain wildlife are at high risk from climate change impacts, study finds. Tropical mountains are particularly at risk when the impacts of climate change combine with changes in land use and human pressures.

Heat wave disrupts Fourth of July events across US, strains power grids. In New York City, shoe soles stuck to Manhattan streets as adhesives softened in the heat.

Electric buses make up over 50% of new deliveries in Australia. Australian Bus News describes the movement in the market as “a substantial change in the power source split.”

From ‘heat panic’ to ‘sacrificed at the altar’: Europe’s air conditioning culture wars heat up. Cooling down has become political amid record highs, as experts say row is distracting from work of protecting lives.

What's behind all the wild weather in Canada this summer? El Niño is naturally occurring. But climate change may make El Niño events stronger when they do take place. "Canada is warming at roughly double the global rate and close to four times that in the Arctic."

New data reveals surge in human rights abuses linked to transition minerals mining. Such minerals are essential for the shift away from fossil fuels and are critical for other industries.

The troubling new trend that’s making California’s forest fires more dangerous. Scientists studied more than 4,300 fires over 40 years to discover how wildfire risk is changing, and found that severe fires are killing trees instead of giving them a chance to recover.

The balcony solar movement will fry Trump's brain. The balcony solar movement is spreading across the US, offering ratepayers relief from high electricity costs with a more affordable, accessible way to generate their own solar power at home.

Women are left picking up the pieces in heatwave disruption. Heatwaves expose the inequalities in society, with low-income families and those with caring responsibilities bearing the brunt.

Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change. Peatlands store 30% of Wales' land-based carbon, despite covering only 4% of the surface, but they are about 90% degraded, meaning they leak greenhouse gases instead of storing them.

Are Europe’s extreme summers the new normal? What the science says. A study by World Weather Attribution (WWA) has found that intense heat on this level is now tens to hundreds of times more likely than it was in 2003, and was unheard of 50 years ago.

New pipeline in Canada to proceed after C$150bn pledged to ease BC and First Nations concerns. Leaning on the familiar framing of a “more dangerous and divided world”, Carney pledged to strengthen domestic industries.

B.C. and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents. B.C. and Alberta have the shortest and least protective residential setback regulations compared to their major U.S. counterparts.

Spain enters peak fire season with active blazes and 50,000 hectares burned. The country has just emerged from a record-breaking heatwave that left hundreds dead and pushed temperatures beyond 45°C in parts of the south, leaving soils parched and vegetation desiccated across much of the country.

As wildfire season ramps up, a global coalition combating climate disinformation warns that climate “disinfluencers” are spreading falsehoods online, and that social media companies could do more to prevent them from disrupting access to critical information.

France records nearly 30% increase in deaths during brutal June heatwave. The number of deaths rose most sharply in the Île-de-France region, up 62.8%. A similar surge was also reported in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.

Massachusetts Senate passes omnibus energy bill, adds to New England push for automated solar permitting.

Heat, drought, & fires disrupt USA's 250th anniversary — but we ain't seen nothing yet.