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Thu, 2009-01-29 13:15 — mdmcdonald

The mission of this working group is to explore the evidence regarding points of leverage assisting human groups in coping with or reducing the risk of global climate change.

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Climate change: Arctic cyclones ae getting stronger

Mon, 2023-10-23 17:38 — mike kraft

Arctic Cyclones Are Getting Stronger, More Damaging As the climate warms, Arctic cyclones are lasting longer and becoming stronger, leading to more sea ice loss Chelsea Harvey,E&E News Scientific American

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Hurricanes are now twice as likely to become more powerful than in the past--study

Mon, 2023-10-23 11:51 — mike kraft

Hurricanes are now twice as likely to zip from minor to whopper than decades ago, study says With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic. AP News

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Better buildings could help protect older adults vulnerable to climate change

Thu, 2023-10-19 12:22 — mike kraft

Older adults are vulnerable in a warming climate. Better buildings could help protect them Older adults are living in a world that wasn’t built for them. STAT Wunderkind Amir Baniassadi is working to change that. Sarah Todd STAT

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Climate change can impact young people’s mental health, report says

Wed, 2023-10-11 11:29 — mike kraft

Climate change can have ‘lifelong impacts’ on young people’s mental health, report says | CNN Climate change can play a major role in affecting young people’s mental health, according to a new report from the American Psychiatric Association. Giri Viswanathan CNN

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Natural disasters can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder in these groups, the report says. Longer-term problems like heat, drought and poor air quality can increase the risks of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, aggression, cognitive impairment and more.

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UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:07 — mike kraft

UNICEF: 43.1 million children displaced by climate-exacerbated disasters over 6 years - UPI.com UNICEF on Friday said that natural disasters exacerbated by climate change have forced millions of children out of their homes in the past six years with the total expected to double in the coming decades. UPI

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September temperatures set records; 2023 on track to hotest ever; North American Great Lakes affected

Thu, 2023-10-05 11:23 — mike kraft

September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing' After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September. The European climate agency says temperatures last month set a new mark for how far above normal they hit. AP News

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Climate change: New U.S. map shows how climate change affects U.S. counties

Tue, 2023-10-03 11:44 — mike kraft

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The increased solar energy and electric vehicle sales boosts hope for climate goals-- report

Wed, 2023-09-27 10:13 — mike kraft

Boost in solar energy and electric vehicle sales gives hope for climate goals, report says Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) is becoming harder but a narrow window remains because clean energy infrastructure has grown around the world, a new report said Tuesday. AP News

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White House launches American Climate Corps to help deal with climate resilience issues

Thu, 2023-09-21 11:35 — mike kraft

White House launches American Climate Corps The move comes as Democratic lawmakers and activists call on President Joe Biden to take bigger steps to fight climate change. NBC News

The White House on Wednesday announced the launch of the American Climate Corps, which the administration said will mobilize more than 20,000 Americans in the clean energy and climate resilience sectors.

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