Op-Ed by Jason West – With Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Carolinas, our attention is focused where it needs to be — evacuating the coast, stocking our shelves, and making plans to keep our families safe. But while we do those things, we should be aware that this storm, like others, is partially of our creating.
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Scientists aren’t impressed with New York Times’ new story on climate change — Think Progress
But the just-released, roughly 30,000 word article by Nathaniel Rich is already being widely criticized by leading scientists, historians, and climate experts. As physicist Ben Franta, who studies the history of climate politics, put it, “Rich’s exoneration of fossil fuel producers as well as the Republican party seem based on logical non sequiturs.”
After the Hurricane, Solar Kept Florida Homes and a City’s Traffic Lights Running — Inside Climate News
What We Know about the Climate Change–Hurricane Connection — Scientific American
Harvey Didn’t Come Out of the Blue. Now is the Time to Talk About Climate Change — The Intercept
Calendar says winter, climate says spring — Associated Press
Global warming’s fingerprints seen in 24 weird weather cases — Associated Press
Africa is set to Burn — Media Advisory from Friends of the Earth Africa
The Paris draft agreement says its purpose is to limit global warming to ‘well below’ 2 degrees and to ‘pursue efforts’ to limit it to 1.5 degrees. But it cuts all links with the means of doing this and in reality puts the world on track for 3 to 4 degrees warming. That means 5 to 8 degrees warming for Africa with terrible heatwaves, droughts and floods.
El Niño fueling most extreme tropical cyclone season on record in Northern Hemisphere — The Washington Post
Arguments for the Urgent Need to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This is an excerpt from the Emergency Complaint that we filed with NC Attorney General Roy Cooper calling for investigation of Duke Energy’s corporate charter. This section outlines the startling current projections for climate change.