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New York Power Outage Maps Reveal Severe Weather Threat
A new study published in the journal PLOS Climate, by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of Washington, found that eastern Queens, upper Manhattan, the Bronx, the Hudson Valley, and Adirondack are more at risk when weather-driven power outages hit
Vicars Occupy Labour HQ Over Rosebank Oil Field
Today, Wednesday 1st May, 5 people have occupied the lobby of Labour HQ in protest at the party’s refusal to cancel the Rosebank oil field. More than twenty other people protested at the same time outside of the building
Climate Study Reveals: Cloud Sensitivity Depends on Size
A new analysis of cloud measurements from outside the coast of California, combined with global satellite measurements, reveals that even aerosol particles as small as 25-30 nanometers may contribute to cloud formation. Hence, the climate impact of small aerosols may be underestimated
Highway collapses from torrential rain in China killing 19 people
In Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, the government said last week that the city had logged a cumulative rainfall of 60.9cm in April, the highest monthly rainfall since record-keeping began in 1959
Such extreme flooding is rare for Guangdong in April. A high-ranking official connected it to the deteriorating climate crisis, which increases rainfall as hotter climate holds more moisture
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Taking Big Oil to court for climate homicide isn't that far-fetched
A paper published in Harvard Environmental Law Review argues fossil fuel companies have been “killing members of the public at an accelerating rate
Warning that solar geoengineering could cause unexpected regional heating
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