Spike in urban heat waves and loss of Alaskan permafrost signal climate change is intensifying, EPA report finds https://t.co/gVMcuEkJNh

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2021

A first-of-its-kind analysis links more than 17,000 premature deaths to ammonia, dust and other air pollutants generated on U.S. farms – mainly from raising meat and dairy. Curbing fertilizer and meat intake would make a big difference. By @sarahkaplan48 https://t.co/rRuzr01HhY

— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) May 10, 2021

Emissions from water use in the U.S. are equal to 50 million cars driving around for a year. Here's how to start tackling your home’s water — and climate — footprint. https://t.co/Q50UKI1t5W

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 2, 2021

In an ever-warming climate, ripple effects or chain reactions could lead to altered weather patterns across the globe thanks to a melting Antarctic ice sheet, a new study says. https://t.co/D3D2UdaZ7l

— CNN (@CNN) May 17, 2021

Biden committed the US to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, and many Republicans were quick to blast the move.

But confronting the climate crisis wasn’t always a partisan issue. @JohnAvlon takes us through a brief history of climate denial in today’s #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/H77ooWjBkF

— New Day (@NewDay) April 23, 2021

"The stark dangers of a warming planet, coupled with the breakthroughs in low-cost, zero-carbon technologies, are convincing political and business leaders not to be left behind in the great global energy transformation" | Jeffrey Sachs for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/riRjn1SK8K

— CNN (@CNN) April 23, 2021

Biden plan on climate could be source of job creation for Black America via @AprilDRyan https://t.co/hdAWrEEcx6

— Jennifer Molina (@JenMolina46) April 23, 2021

With some business leaders on board, Biden’s climate agenda argument:

Pouring trillions of dollars into clean-energy technology, research and infrastructure will jet-pack a competitive U.S. economy into the future and create jobs, while saving the planet https://t.co/5vupCqJq97

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) April 23, 2021

Analysis: The warming of the planet is a function of a build-up of gases in the atmosphere. Here are the basics of how it works. https://t.co/PGqEvWNfsq

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 22, 2021

Limiting pollution will require big, systemic changes — to power our homes and industry, grow our food, and move us around without fossil fuels. #EarthDay https://t.co/F5FTv0gqnt

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 22, 2021

Biden’s ambitious climate pledges come down to one main question: How much greener can he make the U.S. power grid?https://t.co/3dF3evcAOo

— POLITICO (@politico) April 22, 2021

Perspective: Americans want climate solutions. Why won’t our politicians deliver? https://t.co/0XqTF2ZH1U

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 22, 2021

Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to surge dangerously this year as the global economy undergoes a huge recovery. https://t.co/L2eqosLXg6

— CNN (@CNN) April 21, 2021

⚡️ “The clock's running out on climate change. Some say it’s time for giant carbon vacuums”https://t.co/Z3XPF9ofHj

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 19, 2021

“Black Americans are exposed to more pollution from every type of source, including industry, agriculture, all manner of vehicles, construction, residential sources and even emissions from restaurants.” From ⁦@HirokoTabuchi⁩ & ⁦@PopovichN⁩ https://t.co/BGZYI57nKc

— Christopher Flavelle (@cflav) April 28, 2021

How much is 4C? The Ice Age was 4C cooler.

4C hotter will mean every coastal city flooded glacier melt, ice sheet melt but mostly just from thermal expansion. pic.twitter.com/gVv8CMy2oW

— Speculawyer 🇳🇴-American (@speculawyer) April 15, 2021

Scientific American has agreed with major news outlets worldwide to start using the term “climate emergency” in its coverage of climate change. Read our statement about this decision, and the impact we hope it can have throughout the media landscape. https://t.co/ccpALIvpxe

— Scientific American (@sciam) April 12, 2021

New research finds that the total number of open-water species declined by about half in the 40 years up to 2010 in tropical marine zones worldwide. During that time, sea surface temperatures in the tropics rose nearly 0.2 degree Celsius. https://t.co/PsFuatI5U3

— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) April 11, 2021

Something like a tenth of the people who live in the South and the Southwest — from South Carolina to Southern California — will decide to move north in search of better economy and environment.

Those who stay will be disproportionately poor and elderly. https://t.co/hV5aULRfXH

— ProPublica (@propublica) March 29, 2021

Without changes to mitigate global warming, summer could last nearly six months, study finds https://t.co/gmdjtYPFWR

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 14, 2021

The Gulf Stream is among the mightiest rivers you will never see, carrying far more water than all the world’s freshwater rivers combined. Some scientists fear global warming is causing Atlantic currents to weaken. https://t.co/jaD7EiphpJ pic.twitter.com/g0IMoi1Mma

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 3, 2021

The Texas power grid failure is a climate change cautionary tale https://t.co/YRmsi9Hmoq pic.twitter.com/sOk8lZkfCI

— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 22, 2021

What does Texas's massive power outage have to do w/ climate change?

My conversation w/ Texas Tech climate scientist @KHayhoe, from today's GPS: pic.twitter.com/ieW28uM4Qp

— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) February 21, 2021

This week's storms showed that American infrastructure isn't ready for climate change. https://t.co/GFVcxcL0nW

— NYT National News (@NYTNational) February 21, 2021

It begins with: “When hucksters tell you that the climate is always changing, they’re right, but that’s not the good news they think it is.”

What follows: a dazzling & spectacularly written tour d’horizon of the history of life on Earth—most of which is terrifying to our species https://t.co/1iM8Xbshg5

— Alexander Panetta (@Alex_Panetta) February 8, 2021

Recent blockbuster snow totals along East Coast may be tied to climate change https://t.co/g2TLX96VWA

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 5, 2021

Do you support or oppose the Biden administration re-joining the Paris Agreement, a pact reached among countries around the globe to limit climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

Support 63%
Oppose 33%

(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 1/28 – 2/1/21)https://t.co/K3LiwFoewK

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) February 3, 2021

Today, fewer than 1 percent of cars on America’s roads are electric. But a seismic shift is underway. https://t.co/uRkpe3RQXb

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) January 29, 2021

In Opinion

This color-coded map identifies the top climate risks across the globe. Select the country you live in to see what climate hazards you could face in 2040. https://t.co/JQpuj5LvHT

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 28, 2021

The thing older people think young people should be worried about is the debt. The thing young people are actually worried about is the climate. https://t.co/uQ1AHXOaHh pic.twitter.com/0o8qp3TKpP

— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 28, 2021

New research suggests that an estimated 28 trillion metric tons of ice have melted away from the world’s sea ice, ice sheets and glaciers since the mid-1990s, with the melt rate now about 57% faster than it was three decades ago https://t.co/U1licTgxFZ pic.twitter.com/Jhd3F6MRGd

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2021

NEW: Biden to bring the largest team of climate experts ever assembled in the White House. Paris, KXL, scientific integrity, SCC all first week issues.
"I underestimated the level of seriousness that these guys had,” one fossil fuel advocate told me. https://t.co/HSws9b1q5t

— Lisa Friedman (@LFFriedman) January 19, 2021

"Starting tomorrow, the highest levels of the federal government will stop intentionally, gleefully trying to make climate change worse," @yayitsrob writes: https://t.co/RciY4nhogj

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) January 19, 2021

Female scientists focus on a secret weapon to fight climate change: Moms https://t.co/uj2cvi4g4A

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 14, 2021

2020 rivaled hottest year on record, pushing Earth closer to a critical climate threshold https://t.co/jQGRj1nP9A

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 14, 2021

A Trump administration official has posted a series of debunked claims questioning the established science of climate change. His reports are not on a government website, but they purport to be the copyrighted work of the White House. https://t.co/6ZfMZRav4E

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 12, 2021

Could paying farmers to store carbon help the climate and save farms? https://t.co/fib8tMpi7C

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) December 28, 2020

Bottom line: Texas has its own grid to avoid dealing with the feds. https://t.co/OWvIMN452V

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) February 16, 2021

Texas hates the federal government so much it has its own outdated power grid. No other state in the country has been quite this stubborn, stupid and self-destructive about energy policy. This crisis is brought to you by deregulation. pic.twitter.com/ybeYzd73V8

— Adam Best (@adamcbest) February 16, 2021

Water stored in the bathtub froze solid last night. That's how it's going in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/cJdUMDT6pN

— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 16, 2021

In Texas, power grid failures have left more than 4 million people without power. The crisis highlighted a deeper warning for power systems throughout the U.S.: Unpredictable weather linked to global warming will likely push grids beyond their limits.https://t.co/dizKEFA8e2

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 16, 2021

WSJ: Don’t Blame Wind for Texas Electricity Woes (Conservative climate denialists have been doing just that)
https://t.co/rxzPS555jG

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) February 16, 2021

On a call for Texas lawmakers, I'm told ERCOT said they did not have a worst case scenario to share, the best case scenario was to continue with rolling blackouts. Also lawmakers were not provided with an estimate of when power could be fully restored #TxLege #TexasFreeze

— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) February 16, 2021

It's looking like power plants in Texas unplugged to avoid skyrocketing natural gas spot market rates that went to hundreds of $$ to avoid losses. @ERCOT_ISO has now passed an emergency order allowing them to charge consumers those spot market prices. Capitalism at its finest. pic.twitter.com/xxaHsSbgCX

— Joel Montfort 🌊 (@jmontforttx) February 16, 2021

The City does not control the Texas Power Grid. We do not oversee ERCOT which manages and serves as the traffic cop for the electric grid. That is the Governor and the State of Texas. I know people are angry and frustrated. So am I. st

— Sylvester Turner (@SylvesterTurner) February 16, 2021

A short thread of Texas Republicans sharing their thoughts on rolling blackouts elsewhere

— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) February 16, 2021

What went wrong with the Texas power grid? https://t.co/WeAPB3e4NJ via @houstonchron

— Ken Ellis (@kenduque) February 16, 2021

oh but the birds and the neoplasms https://t.co/OHOOgPps9K

— George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 16, 2021

THIS is what climate change looks like. There’s no other way to say it, and it will only get worse if we fail to act.

My thoughts are with everyone trying to stay warm during these blackouts — please stay safe.https://t.co/XxZo8Mj5xd

— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) February 16, 2021

Power outages fuel Texans’ outrage, stir political leaders to ask how they came about. Speaker @DadePhelan calls for a review. W/@MorrisReports #txlege #texaspoweroutage #TexasPowerGrid https://t.co/khVIwWRsor

— Bob Garrett (@RobertTGarrett) February 16, 2021

When will the power turn back on in Texas?

Executive of Dallas County, Judge Clay Jenkins: "This situation is dire and very unpredictable" pic.twitter.com/tRr1CeHyvQ

— MSNBC Live with Katy Tur (@KatyOnMSNBC) February 16, 2021

Texas electrical grid failure is just another version of South Dakota's abnormally high CV-19 rate or Kansas budget crisis

A bumper sticker political ideology's false promises made self-evident, failing a real world test for all to see.

— Peter W. Singer (@peterwsinger) February 16, 2021

The U.S. will soon rejoin the Paris climate accord. Then comes the hard part. https://t.co/ESvBLmYqxz

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 22, 2020

In confronting climate change, Biden won’t have a day to waste https://t.co/Lp2zvW4sV4

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 22, 2020

The pandemic relief bill being rushed through Congress contains the most significant measures to combat climate change in a decade. The bill includes billions of dollars for clean energy, while reducing the use of coolants that contribute to global warming.https://t.co/paToMiiuCh

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 22, 2020

Biden wants the U.S. to stop contributing to climate change by 2050.

Here’s what that would actually take. https://t.co/QH2ZR1fYZl

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 15, 2020

An iceberg the size of Delaware is about to slam into an island the size of Rhode Island in the ocean that borders the United States to the east but don't worry everything is fine climate change is a hoax according to the biggest conman in American history https://t.co/5FdeFRf4sK

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 11, 2020

Gorgeous feature about the big trees (sorry, "charismatic megaflora") that are some of my favorite things about living in California. https://t.co/YDhKRFA2wv

— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) December 10, 2020

New from me: Trump fought Californian environmental officials. The Biden team wants to learn from them.https://t.co/yipQtBQC8l

— Miranda Green (@mirandacgreen) December 9, 2020

This is the best legislative news on the climate change front in over a decade. It calls for a rare celebration. Massive props to the lawmakers who got these provisions — and the $35 billion for wind, solar, and other clean power sources — into this bill!https://t.co/h9jfn3syDc

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 22, 2020

Top Climate Stories of 2020

RAGING WILDFIRES

FLURRY OF HURRICANES

CHART-TOPPING HEAT?

COVID-DRIVEN CO2 DROP

U.S. REVERSAL: Biden’s position on climate change is already sending a clear signal where the federal government will stand on #ClimateAction https://t.co/Ug2dmaseAt

— The Voda Foundation (@Voda_Foundation) December 22, 2020

I looked at what Biden could do about catastrophic wildfire. Here's what experts said:
– Act on climate change
– Make communities more resilient
– Allow more natural fire & controlled burns, especially by Native experts who have done this for centurieshttps://t.co/AJUvuWgnLI

— Sarah Kaplan (@sarahkaplan48) December 22, 2020

Here are a few of the most impactful climate books I've read. First up: "Less is More" by @jasonhickel. Yes, we CAN organize society around human thriving instead of further enriching billionaires. Yes, we DO need to deal w growthism to stop climate and ecological breakdown. pic.twitter.com/D4hmoES83R

— Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) December 22, 2020

Under Biden, NOAA’s profile is set to rise as climate change takes center stage https://t.co/pgLLK68w14

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) December 4, 2020

2020’s been a hell of a year — and a year of hell. Our attention has been fixated on the pandemic and partisan politics.

But another crisis has been unfolding right before our eyes: Countless climate nightmares have become reality.

— The Recount (@therecount) December 4, 2020

“There was never a ‘normal’ growing season, but there’s really no normal now.

It’s the hottest this, and the driest that, and that’s what we are seeing and what the growers are tackling.”https://t.co/LxhHEDPYYc

— Sarah Kaplan (@sarahkaplan48) November 18, 2020

The Federal Reserve for the first time today formally highlighted climate change as a potential threat to the stability of the financial system and said it is working to better understand that danger
https://t.co/EDdNTkjdse

— POLITICO (@politico) November 10, 2020

NYT: Trump Administration Removes Scientist in Charge of Assessing Climate Change https://t.co/Jkx38MuF0v

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 10, 2020

“The Arctic is in crisis largely because of existing emissions,” said Gail Whiteman, founder of Arctic Basecamp. “Any new drilling goes again a science-based approach to climate change and is at grave odds with Norway’s image as a leading green economy.” https://t.co/Jb9csKqEGn

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) November 8, 2020

A Biden victory positions America for a 180-degree turn on climate change https://t.co/DBbumkCT0U

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 7, 2020

1/ Trump has rolled back more than 125 environmental and energy policies since taking office, according to an analysis I did with @brady_dennis and @JohnMuyskens – with nearly 40 more underway. Here's what we found: https://t.co/2u9jaCd5yV pic.twitter.com/AlqAPsC53Z

— Juliet Eilperin (@eilperin) October 30, 2020

Just another reason to vote for Joe Biden if for some insane reason you were thinking of not voting for voting third party.

As Election Nears, Trump Makes a Final Push Against Climate Science https://t.co/Ke0zsCwLtA via @YahooNews

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) October 28, 2020

In @NYTopinion: "Why can’t we abide an honest discussion about climate change?" asks @fmanjoohttps://t.co/R79PhxbE6l

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) October 28, 2020

The pipeline from law schools to the Federalist Society to the Supreme Court has been funded by foundations that have also supported climate denial. https://t.co/ptXRwKwvI7

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) October 14, 2020

The Trump administration argues that the federal government does not have the authority to set restrictions on carbon emissions, or to force states to reduce coal-fired power. A victory would strip future administrations of a key weapon to tackle warming. https://t.co/NoqBUfponv

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) October 11, 2020

"The Trump administration discovered it had a secret superpower." Successive judges have ruled that top officials, including the head of the Bureau of Land Management, are likely serving illegally. The response? Ignore it. https://t.co/XVmjUIdlkU by @LFFriedman

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) October 10, 2020

The 2020 ozone hole grew rapidly from mid-August and had grown to about 9.2 million square miles when it peaked in early October, according to a statement from the World Meteorological Association https://t.co/OtuuqKYrWM

— CNN (@CNN) October 9, 2020

The Trump administration is delaying National Climate Assessment, which shows Americans how climate change is affecting their communities. Meanwhile, Trump told one advisor he wants a hostile climate science review after election and WH recruiting deniers. https://t.co/B7kKaoKfoS

— Scott Waldman (@scottpwaldman) October 5, 2020

Though there is plenty of optimism throughout the research, one area where we find young Americans are very worried that things are getting worse: the environment.

Climate, oceans, and rivers are all areas of serious concern. pic.twitter.com/jsfaWl8Cyf

— Kristen Soltis Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) October 6, 2020

"What we’re most concerned about is things can still get worse.” https://t.co/Qjf6LxqARC

— Climate Desk (@ClimateDesk) October 5, 2020

The melting today on Greenland's ice sheet is roughly equal to the greatest rates of ice loss in the last 12,000 years, a new study shows. https://t.co/GZG1B1bHhv

— CNN (@CNN) October 5, 2020

So much has gone wrong since the Democrats lost control of the House in 2010 that it’s easy to imagine climate change again being relegated to the to-do list, @ElizKolbert writes—but there isn’t time for that. https://t.co/47BMUy8slT

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 30, 2020

Hurricanes, floods and wildfires imperil hundreds of hazardous waste sites. The Trump admin. won't talk about the rising risks.

This article was published in partnership with @insideclimate and @TexasObserver. https://t.co/JvbNzUK38x pic.twitter.com/jcGA2MShLa

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 14, 2020

8 Vital Questions About Global Warming and the Election — and the answers.https://t.co/UaGuDiBpJq

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) October 14, 2020

Globe sets record for warmest September, and there's nearly a 2-to-1 chance 2020 will set record for hottest year.https://t.co/me6TxbTFvO

— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) October 14, 2020

The Antarctic Ocean is in climate crisis. This week, the world could take a big step towards protecting its future https://t.co/42dqFK8yGM

— TIME (@TIME) October 20, 2020

“I’ve been labeled an alarmist,” said Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist in Los Angeles, where smoke levels have been unhealthy for weeks. “And I think it’s a lot harder for people to say that I’m being alarmist now.” An elegy: @JohnBranchNYT @bradplumer https://t.co/u2lyi0sOEr

— John Schwartz (@jswatz) September 22, 2020

This melting wax panther is an artistic metaphor for the toll human-caused climate change is taking on Florida's wildlife and people. And scientists say it could get even worse. https://t.co/Eu0W1dLf18

— CNN (@CNN) September 22, 2020

“There’s sort of this sense that we can bend the world to our will,” said Kristina Dahl of the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Climate change is exposing the vulnerabilities in the systems that we’ve engineered.”https://t.co/boRbbBp8HB

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) September 21, 2020

"A climate emergency unfolding before our eyes." Arctic sea ice has shrunk to almost historic levels https://t.co/O9X6Qm1aB4

— TIME (@TIME) September 22, 2020

The Trump administration has tried to roll back 100 environmental regulations over the past four years. Left in place, they could have a significant effect on future greenhouse gas emissions — an additional 1.8 billion metric tons by 2035. https://t.co/UOkdltDLKn

— NYT Climate (@nytclimate) September 20, 2020

The Fire This Time: the irresistible force of accelerating weather disruption from #climatechange is colliding w/the immovable object of unyielding resistance to action from Republican voters & officials alike. My take. https://t.co/ZwtAz9g3L6

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 17, 2020

Dereliction of journalistic duty: “Between September 5 and September 8, ABC, CBS, and NBC aired 46 segments on the wildfires, but their link to climate change was only mentioned in seven of those reports across networks,” https://t.co/oES768v15F

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 17, 2020

Scientists say an enormous chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be about 110 square kilometers (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far northeastern Arctic. They see it as evidence of rapid climate change. https://t.co/yIfzR109ye

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 15, 2020

President Trump baselessly asserted that climate change is not playing a role in the catastrophic wildfires overtaking forests across the west, rebutting an official briefing him who pleaded for the President listen to the science https://t.co/7z1QufKj9E

— CNN (@CNN) September 14, 2020

Reminder that the Republican Party is the only major political party anywhere in the world that denies the reality of climate change.

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 15, 2020

Climate change was the first thing @SenatorReid mentioned when I asked him what policy goals justify abolition of the filibuster. https://t.co/c7s8vfJbTf https://t.co/3fiVv82tkJ

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) September 13, 2020

During a rally in Minden, Nevada, where the air quality is currently rated "unhealthy" & you can smell smoke in the air from nearby wildfires, Trump is touting his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accords

— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) September 13, 2020

The northwest part of Oregon has dried out this year, in large part because of climate change, enabling flames driven by strong winds. “We’re seeing fires in places that we don’t normally see fires. Normally it’s far too wet to burn.” https://t.co/0KNmdcV36L

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 12, 2020

Anyway, imagine how different the election would be if Wisconsin and Michigan and Pennsylvania were burning.

— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway3d) September 12, 2020

Tucker Carlson calls climate change "systemic racism in the sky" https://t.co/rWSlkT09X0

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 12, 2020

“If you’re denying this exists, you don’t ask for a report on it.” President Trump has dismissed climate change as a hoax, but a report commissioned by his Commodity Futures Trading Commission warns darkly of global warming's impact on financial markets https://t.co/38F6CXJuxv

— Coral Davenport (@CoralMDavenport) September 9, 2020

As the world heats up, cities with heat-trapping asphalt and little tree cover have left residents sweltering and breathing in more air pollutionhttps://t.co/WREhfR9rvI

— Emma Newburger (@emma_newburger) September 2, 2020

#ImVotingForJoe because he's a decent human being. The more I learn about @JoeBiden the more I like him. And most importantly Joe Biden has an aggressive plan to address climate change: https://t.co/jobJpCMpqr

— Andrea Chalupa (@AndreaChalupa) September 1, 2020