22 update

"Sea level rise driven by global climate change is a clear and present risk to the United States today and for the coming decades and centuries." https://t.co/kZXsRpTxXd
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 15, 2022

The intense dry spell that's parched the western U.S. the past 22 years is the region's worst "megadrought" since at least the year 800.https://t.co/ZQaiCmL8cg
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) February 15, 2022

Strong climate policy and decarbonization could add nearly 1 million jobs to the US economy by 2070.
— Deloitte US (@DeloitteUS) January 27, 2022

A decade ago, the idea that climate change would have a powerful psychological impact on people was seen as speculative. Now, “eco-anxiety” has entered the mainstream and professional psychology organizations are hurrying to catch up. https://t.co/Ts7rXWzvP9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 6, 2022

Climate change is altering the smell of snow https://t.co/C86gt6JCxM
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 5, 2022

Fascinating, must watch story. https://t.co/JN7zrBSLTV
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) February 5, 2022

Interesting point from Tester:

He notes Republicans have argued that no banks have gone under because of climate-related events.

Tester points out billions in federal aid ($140b last year) + crop insurance has kept many from going under.
— Kate Davidson (@KateDavidson) February 3, 2022

Here's another thing keeping prices high: Climate change https://t.co/n0UUn0Uh62
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 1, 2022

Tweets on climate change 1/10/22

What was the costliest disaster of 2021?

You guessed it: Hurricane #Ida. The Category 4 storm caused $75 billion in destruction, all the way from Louisiana to the Northeast. #BillionDollarDisasters pic.twitter.com/Xi4k3X2bdV
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) January 10, 2022

Among childless adults in the United States surveyed by Morning Consult last year, one in four cited climate change as a factor in why they do not currently have children.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 3, 2022

40 percent of Americans live in places that experienced a climate-related disaster in 2021 https://t.co/LL02b8wwbN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 5, 2022

This year, in too many places, climate change made the weather not just too dry, but too wet—and no one had a plan for dealing with that, reports @KendraWrites: https://t.co/YclO3j3ECE
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 28, 2021

we can't take on climate change without addressing the US Pentagon, which is the *number one* institutional emitter of planet-heating pollution. me for @BostonGlobe.

w/ @patrickmbigger @MejiaSouth @PPUtoday @lindsaykosh https://t.co/GMoC3BMQGo
— 𝕯𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖆 𝕹𝖔𝖔𝖗 (@dharnanoor) December 23, 2021

What losing Build Back Better means for climate change (and why Joe Manchin’s ego and penchant for selling out—along with the disease of Republican science denial—jeopardizes our future) https://t.co/wrPz2WleF4
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) December 21, 2021

Climate change has destabilized the Earth’s poles, putting the rest of the planet in peril https://t.co/exxfsahjDY
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) December 14, 2021

Arctic soared to an unprecedented 100 degrees in 2020, scientists confirm https://t.co/GhyAHsQ1Yw
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 14, 2021

“For a lot of our questions about climate change and tornadoes, the answer is we don’t know,” said Harold Brooks of NOAA. https://t.co/xkHJxFWF58
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) December 14, 2021

No, its not too soon to point this out: "FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said it is preparing for severe weather events of similar magnitude.“ This is going to be our new normal & the effects that we’re seeing from #climatechange are the crisis of our generation,” she said
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) December 13, 2021

Climate misinformation online is mostly delivered through attacks on climate scientists and solutions, a study finds. https://t.co/COzAM6budo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 13, 2021

First on CNN: New FEMA plan puts the climate crisis front and center after the Trump administration erased it https://t.co/RdRuugRdsE
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 9, 2021

Climate update 10/11/21

60% of U.S. adults said that climate change was “very” or “extremely” important for the federal government to address in a newly released study from Monmouth University. https://t.co/9V63X1OjKm
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) October 11, 2021

Hurricane Ida is showing the untenability of offshore oil and gas amid the climate crisis. #ad
— VICE News (@VICENews) October 4, 2021

Google is cracking down on the ability of climate change deniers to make money off its platforms and to spread climate misinformation through advertisements. https://t.co/2Ffet54Bqz
— CNN (@CNN) October 8, 2021

A new Pentagon plan calls for incorporating the realities of a hotter Earth at every level in the U.S. military. That includes making worsening climate extremes a mandatory part of strategic planning and training troops how to treat heat injury. https://t.co/QQuQWvVknE
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 7, 2021

Do you think the U.S. is doing enough to address climate change, doing too much, or do you think more needs to be done to address climate change?

REP
Enough 30%
Too much 42%
More to be done 23%

DEM
Enough 4%
Too much 2%
More to be done 91%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 10/1-4/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 5, 2021

In general, do you support or oppose the U.S. government doing more to reduce the type of activities that cause climate change and sea level rise?

Support 66%
Oppose 27%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 9/9-13/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 4, 2021

In general, do you support or oppose the U.S. government doing more to reduce the type of activities that cause climate change and sea level rise?

REP
Support 30%
Oppose 59%

IND
Support 67%
Oppose 27%

DEM
Support 92%
Oppose 4%

(Monmouth U. Poll, 9/9-13/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) October 4, 2021

“Climate change is back at the top of the agenda.” https://t.co/vXpsDNhbca
— Bloomberg Green (@climate) October 3, 2021

Warming Arctic could spread nuclear waste, unknown viruses: report https://t.co/15zVusQUYZ pic.twitter.com/yKTe61HeeH
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2021

It’s nearly October and the temperature hit 100 degrees in North Dakota https://t.co/UAsbgPXiyq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 30, 2021

New research shows that in more than 70% of U.S. counties, low-income, non-white neighborhoods experience more extreme surface heat due to a lack of critical natural infrastructure. (Sponsored by Siemens) pic.twitter.com/EgK92jYdpD
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 28, 2021

Pathetic CNN article on climate change

They put all the responsibility on Democrats and give Republicans a free ride.

This article gives Republicans a free ride because we know they won't do anything about climate change. If meaningful climate change is not accomplished, blame Republicans, too. It's pathetic that the article doesn't say that Trump took the US out of the Paris accord./1
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) September 14, 2021

Look at this poll. Only 29% of Republicans worry about climate change while 92% of Democrats are. Just like Republicans are not opposing covii-relate mandates and gun safety legislation. They don't care if people die because of their inaction.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) September 14, 2021

Climate news update 9/8/21

Lots of articles on climate after Hurricane Ida. Let’s do something before it’s too late.

A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change, study finds https://t.co/aA7cDkE7W8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 7, 2021

Just check out this chyron — alongside footage of NYC facing a historic flood pic.twitter.com/knEr09bXPY
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) September 2, 2021

The destruction and deaths from hurricane Ida support the consensus that climate change is making storms stronger (and droughts worse). We looked a the science behind that. https://t.co/uP4lVmJXsz pic.twitter.com/LOkh6vQNz3
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) September 5, 2021

The big problem on climate change is the electorate pic.twitter.com/IhCrq0Phw1
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 2, 2021

Mainstream media, especially in NYC and DC hubs, need to start wrapping their heads around the fact that no matter how big the price tags for curbing or preparing for climate change, it’ll be far cheaper than NOT doing so. And frame stories accordingly.
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) September 2, 2021

How climate change is making parts of the world too hot and humid to survive https://t.co/njgqcavNoL
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 25, 2021

"More People Are Moving In Than Out of Areas Facing High Risk From Climate Change" https://t.co/KYeLWeyZZ0
— Kathy Gibson (@kathyfgibson) August 28, 2021

National TV news is beginning to connect climate change to extreme weather. Now they must continue to deepen their coverage: https://t.co/HNBJKysKTr
— Evlondo Cooper III (@EvlondoCooper) August 27, 2021

Unchecked climate change will make life hellish for outdoor workers https://t.co/wXndkGK3mo
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 24, 2021

When many Americans think about global warming's impact, they envision heat waves or melting glaciers. But Tennessee's deadly floods show the entire U.S. faces an immediate danger: a wall of water. By @sarahkaplan48 https://t.co/tXUz0wH6jc
— Tom Hamburger (@thamburger) August 24, 2021

At a time when President Biden is urging international leaders to address global warming quickly, court actions this week make it clear that the U.S. judiciary is shaping the United States’ climate trajectory as much as the White House. https://t.co/Jwef8HuvkU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 19, 2021

As the climate crisis worsens in the US, pressure for action from President Biden and climate envoy John Kerry grows https://t.co/y3wv8vFM8P
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 18, 2021

Polls show Republicans don’t care about climate change

I doubt that Hurricane Ida will change their minds.

Are you worried that you or someone in your family might be affected by an extreme weather event, or is that not something you're worried about?

REP
Worried 17%
Not worried 83%

DEM
Worried 72%
Not worried 28%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 7/27 – 8/2/21)https://t.co/dsncWeStbN
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 28, 2021

FLORIDA
Do you think that climate change is going to have a significant negative effect on Florida in your lifetime, or don't you think that?

REP
Yes/Negative effect 17%
No 75%

DEM
Yes/Negative effect 83%
No 11%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 8/17-21/21)
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 25, 2021

You don’t point out that polling shows that a much smaller percentage of Republicans think climate change is a big problem. They’re the roadblock to getting anything done. https://t.co/bA3j5izoBf
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) September 2, 2021

Climate news has been terrible lately

How many fires, floods, and extreme temperatures will it take for use to do something? We lost four years with climate change denier Trump.

As climate change turbocharges temperatures, more workers across the country will face stifling conditions with deadly consequences.

Our investigation reveals how difficult setting a national standard to protect them could be. https://t.co/b71FKbhwVP
— POLITICO (@politico) August 9, 2021

"The last decade is likely the hottest the planet has been in 125,000 years. The world’s glaciers are melting & receding at a rate 'unprecedented in at least the last 2,000 years.' Atmospheric levels of Co2 have not been this high in ~ 2 million years." https://t.co/uTj7VPhrro
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 9, 2021

Read today's The Morning Newsletter on the IPCC report and our climate future. https://t.co/vRHCX7quog
— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) August 9, 2021

No sea ice in the Arctic? It is likely to happen sooner than you think.

This disturbing UN report also says ice loss in Greenland over the 21st century is virtually certain, which probably will increase cumulative emissions.https://t.co/S94Yzt5fKf
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 9, 2021

GENEVA (AP) — UN report: Global temperatures in about a decade will likely blow past level that world leaders have sought to prevent.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) August 9, 2021

Record heat will return to the Pacific Northwest next week: https://t.co/ZeAF69DkM7 pic.twitter.com/MMnsjkVNVP
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) August 7, 2021

On South Carolina’s shore, some condo owners worry: Are their buildings safe? https://t.co/UOYpvJtp7h
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 11, 2021

Only 19% of Republicans believe climate change is an emergency

Republicans are ruining our country because they don’t believe the truth about climate change, the 2020 election, the virus and vaccine, and their insurrection.

Americans on whether climate change is an emergency via new Quinnipiac poll:

94% Democrats
82% Black
79% under 35 years
69% women
66% Northeast
65% West
62% Midwest
61% all Americans
56% South
54% White
53% men
19% Republicans
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) August 5, 2021

Climate update – 8/3/21

A growing number of Americans are starting to factor climate change into their decisions about where they live.https://t.co/Ds20fc0are
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 2, 2021

Climate emergency scientists say Earth's vital signs continue to dip, despite pandemic https://t.co/eaPiDP9cED
— CNET News (@CNETNews) July 28, 2021

Analysis: How the world has warmed over the past half-century https://t.co/Sc3fY136FQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 23, 2021

A recent study found human-caused climate change was increasing the number of days forests were at high risk of fire.

As a result, the scientists concluded, twice as much forest burned between 1984 and 2015 than normal circumstances. https://t.co/O4x7Lnlkzc pic.twitter.com/0K38KmTLhW
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 23, 2021

If it seemed like Bezos got a lot of coverage for his space launch today, he did. Consider this: pic.twitter.com/MHEANb2LQp
— Evlondo Cooper III (@EvlondoCooper) July 20, 2021

I think a lot about how the accelerating climate crisis will shape American demography: where will people live and move to as the weather gets harsher? I wrote about it for @MSNBC https://t.co/xnupg0OP03
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) July 21, 2021

"We would not be seeing these events in the absence of human-caused climate change," Michael Mann says on flooding in Europe. "This is catastrophic climate change. It's here and at this point, it's a matter of how bad we're willing to let it get."https://t.co/7bETZJP7Dc
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 20, 2021

Heat waves and climate change are making work more dangerous, something the White House, businesses and unions are trying to confront, by @emrosenberg @abhabhattarai https://t.co/bySPL5yS0b
— Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) July 19, 2021

“The extreme weather disasters across Europe and North America have driven home two essential facts of science and history: The world as a whole is neither prepared to slow down climate change, nor live with it.” https://t.co/sD9hEEu4Ne
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) July 18, 2021

This has in fact long been a criticism of the UN reports on climate change: grim as they were, they were too optimistic. https://t.co/wfCzxpoYbC
— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 17, 2021

Trump caused a government brain drain

I’m sure this has happened at other departments. Trump showed how easy it was to undo decades of work. Would you want to work on something knowing that changing the president could undo all you accomplished?

When Trump took office, federal career staff told me they worried he would reduce the government's capacity to address climate change, even after he was out of office.

Those predictions are coming true.

W/ @CoralMDavenport & @LFFriedman
https://t.co/poKVsHWUfx
— Christopher Flavelle (@cflav) August 2, 2021

USDA Research Agencies ‘Decimated’ By Forced Move. Undoing The Damage Won’t Be Easy