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Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now

Fri, 2023-06-09 09:56 — mike kraft

Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now Canada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires. Rachel DuRose Vox

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Third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat; what novices need to know

Fri, 2023-06-09 08:45 — mike kraft

A third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia will possibly persist into the weekend. AP NEWS

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Smoky haze blanketing US and Canada could last into the weekend

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:40 — mike kraft

Smoky haze blanketing US and Canada could last into the weekend With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia should persist into Thursday and possibly the weekend. That means at least another day, or more, of a dystopian-style detour that’s chased players from ballfields, actors from Broadway stages, delayed thousands of flights, and sparked a resurgence in mask wearing and remote work — all while raising concerns about the health effects of prolonged exposure to such bad air. U.S.

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Face masks and protection against wildfire smoke--what doctors say

Thu, 2023-06-08 10:26 — mike kraft

Can a Face Mask Protect You Against Wildfire Smoke? What Doctors Say Many parts of the East Coast have “very unhealthy” or “hazardous” air quality, so can wearing a face mask help protect you? Yes, but they’re not perfect. Yahoo Life

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Senate leader Schumer calls Canadian wildfires ‘unprecedented,’ warns of climate change impact

Wed, 2023-06-07 12:26 — mike kraft

Schumer calls Canadian wildfires ‘unprecedented,’ warns of climate change impact Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the Canadian wildfires “truly unprecedented,” in floor remarks on Wednesday, and warned of the ongoing damage caused by climate change. “T… sfortinsky The Hill

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UN climate chief says fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda

Tue, 2023-06-06 09:15 — mike kraft

UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda The United Nations climate chief says phasing out all fossil fuels is central to curbing global warming. But in an interview with The Associated Press he also says the concept might not make it on agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall. United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says he couldn’t quite promise that the idea of a fossil fuel phase out would get a spot on the agenda in climate talks because that's up to the conference president.

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Warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate

Mon, 2023-06-05 18:06 — mike kraft

Amount of warming triggering carbon dioxide in air hits new peak, growing at near-record fast rate The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations says carbon dioxide levels in the air are jumping at one of the fastest rates on record. Those levels are now the highest they’ve been in more than 4 million years. The last time the air had similar amounts was during a less hospitable hothouse Earth before human civilization.

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Earth is danger zone in nearly all ecological ways--study

Thu, 2023-06-01 18:00 — mike kraft

Earth is 'really quite sick now' and in danger zone in nearly all ecological ways, study says A new study says Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for well-being of people living on it. The study, published Wednesday, looks not just at guardrails for the planetary ecosystem but for the first time it includes measures of “justice,” which is mostly about preventing harm for groups of people.

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Some financial pledges to fight climate change went to strange projects

Thu, 2023-06-01 11:17 — mike kraft

A pledge to fight climate change is sending money to strange places Rich countries promised $100 billion a year to reduce the effects of global warming. Reuters found large sums went to a coal plant, a hotel and chocolate shops. Reuters

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Although a coal plant, a hotel, chocolate stores, a movie and an airport expansion don’t seem like efforts to combat global warming, nothing prevented the governments that funded them from reporting them as such to the United Nations and counting them toward their giving total.

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Analysis: Record breaking heat in Spain, North Africa impossible without climate change

Mon, 2023-05-08 09:56 — mike kraft

Spain's April heat nearly impossible without climate change Record-breaking April temperatures in Spain, Portugal and northern Africa were made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, a new flash study found, and would have been almost impossible in the past. A group of international scientists did a rapid computer and statistical analysis of a late April heat wave that stretched across the Iberian peninsula into Algeria and Morocco. The peaks of the heat wave varied from 36.9 degrees Celsius (98.4 degrees Fahrenheit) to 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) degrees in the four countries.

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