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Climate Change Impacts on Deserts and Global Dust Levels Studied

The authors said that most of the growth in oases were from the artificial expansion of oases, which may not be sustainable in the future. They called for improving water resource management, promoting sustainable land use and encouraging water conservation

Miami is ‘ground zero' for climate risk. People are moving to the area and building there anyway

Miami is undergoing a population and development boom.
Meanwhile, city officials, scientists and other experts say it's among the most vulnerable cities worldwide to the impacts of climate change.
That oversized climate risk carries financial implications for residents.
Miami-Dade County officials are working to adapt and make the city livable into the future

Hydropower: can it hold up against climate change?
Holly Young
7–9 minutes

Reliable, cheap and low carbon — since coming into use over a hundred years ago, hydropower has become a vital clean energy source, today providing more electricity

than all other renewables combined.

But recent power shortages in Ecuador and Colombia have highlighted its vulnerability in the face of climate change

The Haida get their land back
Serena Renner
10–13 minutes

This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Twenty years ago, Geoff Plant, the then attorney general of British Columbia, made an offer to the Haida Nation.

Bezos Earth Fund's AI Climate Solutions Prize Prioritises Alt-Proteins
Anay Mridul
11–14 minutes

5 Mins Read
The Bezos Earth Fund has announced an AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge, promising up to $100M in grants for solutions leveraging artificial intelligence – and alternative proteins are one of its key focus areas

White House: Biden Has Been 'Unafraid to Use His Emergency Authority' on Climate
Ian Hanchett
~2 minutes

On Thursday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” White House National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi stated that President Joe Biden has “been unafraid to use his emergency authority in the past” on climate, but he wouldn’t comment on any hypotheticals over declaring a climate emergency