Category: Environment
E.P.A. to Disband a Key Scientific Review Panel on Air Pollution
Final call to halt ‘climate catastrophe’
Their dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C says the world is now completely off track, heading instead towards 3C.
Keeping to the preferred target of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels will mean “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”.’
Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100
A rise of 7 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 4 degrees Celsius, compared with preindustrial levels would be catastrophic, according to scientists. Many coral reefs would dissolve in increasingly acidic oceans. Parts of Manhattan and Miami would be underwater without costly coastal defenses. Extreme heat waves would routinely smother large parts of the globe.’
EPA inspector general to resign
FACT CHECK: ‘Puerto Rico Was An Incredible, Unsung Success’? (no)
NPR fact-checked that claim.
FEMA officials: Budget funding diverted to ICE ‘has not impacted’ hurricane response
Hurricane Maria Caused 2,975 Deaths In Puerto Rico, Independent Study Estimates
The current death toll for Puerto Rico – revised upward from 64 initially – is now estimated at roughly the same as those on Sept. 11, 2001. Reminder: Roughly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico from storm and its aftermath.
Climate change sets the world on fire | DW | 24.08.2018
In 2018, new records are being set around the world as hot, dry temperatures and fires become the new normal.
The Associated Press reports that hunger stones are
The Associated Press reports that hunger stones are newly visible in the Elbe River, which begins in the Czech Republic and flows through Germany.
“Over a dozen of the hunger stones, chosen to record low water levels, can now be seen in and near the northern Czech town of Decin near the German border,” the AP writes.
One of the stones on the banks of the Elbe is carved with the words “Wenn du mich seihst, dann weine”: “If you see me, weep.” ‘