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Central Chinese cities fight floods unleashed by record rain
A record summer downpour in China's central province of Hubei dumped more than a month's worth of rain in just 12 hours on the city of Xianfeng, prompting authorities on Tuesday to move 18,000 people to safety, shut schools, and suspend bus services.
www.propublica.org
Trump’s NOAA Budget Cuts Could Gut Critical Climate Modeling
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.science.org
EPA employees accuse Trump officials of undermining the agency’s mission
“Declaration of Dissent” denounces partisan messaging, rollback of environmental regulations, and dismantling of science office, among other concerns
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Scotland ‘only’ restores TWICE as much of natural environment as England does but we’re ‘resting on our laurels?’
In the Guardian today, the above and a report which, of course, does not tell you how well, relatively, Scotland is doing with restoring the natural environment. In Scotland: At present, only 18% o…
www.independent.co.uk
Firefighters battle wildfires in Scotland for third day amid ‘danger to life’ warning
There is thought to be a risk to life because the emergency services are struggling to attend other incidents
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Personality traits and climate skepticism: evidence from Canada - Climatic Change
Despite widespread scientific consensus regarding the evidence for climate change and its effects, some members of the general public remain skeptical (i.e., believe that climate change is exaggerated...
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YouTube video by Environmental Media Lab
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Global climate science body roiled by controversies stoked by Saudis, US
The proposed selection of a Saudi Aramco oil company staffer as one of the authors of a key science report has been denounced as “political capture.”
www.cell.com
Accelerating social tipping points in sustainable behaviors: Insights from a dynamic model of moralized social change
To mitigate climate change, we will need to rapidly abandon unsustainable behaviors and adopt more sustainable alternatives. Moralization can inhibit the diffusion of novel sustainable behaviors, so m...
Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social
🌲Ed Sheeran explains to Louis Theroux that he dislikes private jets and prefers trains because "I like the environment, I like trees." We know that this type of messaging from celebrities is hugely impactful. We need far more of this from more stars. As posted by @nowthisimpact.bsky.social
www.euractiv.com
EU citizens overwhelmingly behind climate action, poll suggests
The European Commission framed the data as a “powerful” mandate just days before publishing its 2040 climate goal proposal. (https://archive.ph/PMU03)
calmatters.org
One of the biggest obstacles to building new housing in California has now vanished
After a decade of battling, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
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