As the climate continues to warm over the next half-century, up to one-third of the world’s population is likely to live in areas that are considered unsuitably hot for humans, scientists said Monday.Currently fewer than 25 million people live in the world’s hottest areas, which are mostly in the Sahara region in Africa with mean annual temperatures above about 84 … [Read more...] about Billions Could Live in Extreme Heat Zones Within Decades, Study Finds
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As coronavirus ravages Louisiana, ‘cancer alley’ residents haven’t given up the fight against polluters
Four years ago, Sharon Lavigne was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis. Blood tests revealed that she had aluminum inside her body. Lavigne has lived all her life in St. James Parish, which sits on an 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since the 1980s, it’s been known as “cancer alley.” According to Environmental … [Read more...] about As coronavirus ravages Louisiana, ‘cancer alley’ residents haven’t given up the fight against polluters
Coronavirus Forces Cities to Pause Climate Projects, Raising Future Risks
WASHINGTON — The economic toll of the coronavirus is forcing cities and states to redirect money away from projects that provide climate resilience, in a shift that threatens to tackle one crisis at the expense of another.Officials in San Francisco, Miami Beach and New York City have said they are likely to delay climate-related projects like sea walls because of the … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Forces Cities to Pause Climate Projects, Raising Future Risks
14 states press EPA to rescind coronavirus-driven enforcement policy as NGOs file lawsuit
Dive Brief: 14 state attorneys general, led by New York's Letitia James, wrote Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday demanding the agency rescind its recent policy providing more compliance flexibility to power plants and other regulated entities during the coronavirus pandemic. The attorneys general say the policy significantly … [Read more...] about 14 states press EPA to rescind coronavirus-driven enforcement policy as NGOs file lawsuit
Southwest Drought Rivals Those of Centuries Ago, Thanks to Climate Change
ALBUQUERQUE — A severe drought that has gripped the American Southwest since 2000 is as bad as or worse than long-lasting droughts in the region over the past 1,200 years, and climate change has helped make it that way, scientists said Thursday.The researchers described the current drought, which has helped intensify wildfire seasons and threatened water supplies for … [Read more...] about Southwest Drought Rivals Those of Centuries Ago, Thanks to Climate Change