bad news and warnings
Waiting for Republicans in this savage heat wave to connect the dots on climate. Given how party is paid for, gonna be a long wait.https://t.co/Gfegja2pxz
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) July 10, 2023
From @NOAA : "Approximately 40% of the global ocean is currently experiencing MHWs (marine heatwaves), which ranks 1st among all months since 1991."
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 13, 2023
And here is the forecast. Each color is an ocean, & graph shows % of the sea that will have heatwaves at given time points. pic.twitter.com/qZxNq9xPdQ
Deadly heat waves have swept the globe and will continue to because of climate change.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 12, 2023
The trends are prompting doomsday questions: Will parts of the world soon become too hot to live in? How will we survive? https://t.co/TXNzwQRafh
When Climate Change Hits Home:
— Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) (@froomkin) July 11, 2023
A dispatch from the flooded house of our new lead writer. https://t.co/MuM51qioEu from @nytimes
Catastrophic floods in the Hudson Valley. An unrelenting heat dome over Phoenix. Ocean temperatures hitting 90 degrees Fahrenheit off Miami's coast. A deluge in Vermont. These events are happening simultaneously as climate change fuels extreme weather. https://t.co/sdWBOLoUDU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 10, 2023
Way too little attention in DC on the four hottest days in recorded history occurring consecutively all in one week. pic.twitter.com/9FOuCHOd5g
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) July 10, 2023
Analysis: It is not the case that everyone has accepted the reality of the warming climate. But it is the case that the arguments once lazily thrown out to deny that it was occurring have mostly vanished. https://t.co/h2RxBQsGGU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 8, 2023
Africa just saw its hottest night ever recorded.
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) July 7, 2023
Adrar, Algeria's nighttime low was a searing 39.6°C (103.3°F) 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZQxgmkH3UY
Majorities of U.S. adults say large businesses and corporations, state elected officials and the energy industry are doing too little to address climate change. https://t.co/4z7iDZXBKw pic.twitter.com/DvQFKwZ078
— Pew Research Science (@pewscience) July 7, 2023
Climate change, spelling hotter and wetter weather, is increasing the frequency and severity of storms. Maybe it’s altering clouds, too, writes columnist @HutzellRick. https://t.co/kLFExaRiNf
— The Baltimore Banner (@BaltimoreBanner) July 7, 2023
Oil industry rebuttal: 120 degrees may be uncomfortable, but you can't prove Phoenix is hotter than, say, 300,000 years ago. So, SHRUG https://t.co/zf9VebJogW
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 6, 2023
Sad! 