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World's Oceans Hotter Than Ever Recorded, Absorbing 7 A-Bombs Of Heat Every Second

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The world's oceans broke heat records, again, in 2021, according to new research from a team of 23 international scientists analyzing thousands of ocean temperature readings.
01/11/2022

Wildfire Smoke Exposure Prompts Reproductive Health Concerns

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Evidence of links between firefighting and fertility problems is mounting, but the most definitive conclusion so far is that the effects of firefighting on people who give birth are woefully under-studied, Grist reports.
01/10/2022

Extreme Weather Hit Home For 40% Of U.S. Population In 2021

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More than 40% of people in the U.S. live in a county hit by climate-related extreme weather in 2021, a Washington Post analysis of federal disaster declarations found. Additionally, more than 80% of people living in the U.S.
01/06/2022

Marshall Fire December 2021

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Climate science at a glanceRecord warmth and extreme drought, intensified by climate change, set the stage for the Marshall fire.Climate change is worsening wildfires by

No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.

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Climate Signals summary: In spite of recent rain and snow, the drought in California continues - worsened by human-caused climate change. Article excerpt: 
Rachel Becker
01/04/2022

2021 Ranks as Fifth Hottest Year, With More Data Coming Soon

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Climate Signals summary: Human-caused climate change fueled temperatures in 2021 to become one of the hottest years on record, globally. Article excerpt: 
Eric Roston
01/04/2022

Climate-Fueled Firestorm Incinerates Boulder

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A raging urban firestorm fueled by hurricane-force winds incinerated nearly 1,000 homes and structures in and around Boulder, CO in just one day, making it the most destructive wildfire in the state's history.
01/04/2022

2021 brought a wave of extreme weather disasters. Scientists say worse lies ahead.

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Climate Signals summary: Human-caused climate change fueled a wave of extreme weather disasters this year including wildfires, drought<
Sarah Kaplan & Brady Dennis
12/17/2021

Winter without snow is coming

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Climate Signals summary: The fingerprints of human-caused climate change are all over the continuing drought in the Rocky Mountains leading to decreased snowpack - impacting everything from drinking
Sarah Sax
12/14/2021

Typhoon & Floods Kill Hundreds, Displace Thousands

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Extreme weather in several countries over the weekend has led to hundreds of deaths and hundreds of thousands of people displaced. The death toll from Category 5 Super Typhoon Rai, which hit the Philippines late last week, has now risen to more than 200.
12/20/2021
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