The Climate Recap

Scorched Europe battles deadly fires. Turkey shuts shipping lane | ReutersMore than 100,000 people have been evacuated over 3 weeks from flooding in Pakistan | NPRLethal fires in Peru Andes | AP NewsCanada’s Northwest Territories declares emergency due to wildfires | ReutersPortland hits August record of 108 amid extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave | The Washington PostHow climate change shaped California’s first tropical storm in decades | E&E NewsAntarctic ice melt may have killed thousands of emperor penguin chicks | CBC‘We’re changing the clouds.” An unintended test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth | Sciencevlogbrothers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk8pwE3IByg&t=0sClimateAdam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71jlEyIc1Pk&t=0sDid the Tonga eruption cause this year’s extreme heat? | Live ScienceHawaii: growing threat of ‘devastating’ fires as island landscape dries and warms | The GuardianLahaina used to be a wetland | HeatedOil Giants Fight Climate Deception Suit at Hawaii Supreme Court | Bloomberg LawHawaii’s youth-led climate change lawsuit is going to trial next summer | GristJudge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case | The NYTimesEnvironmental groups sue to keep Virginia in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | AP NewsCountries adopt multibillion-dollar fund to protect nature | ReutersEcuador votes to ban oil drilling in part of Amazon, mining outside Quito | ReutersBiden Protects Land By Grand Canyon But Will Still Allow Mining | Bloomberg Law5 things to know about Japan’s Fukushima water release in the Pacific | NPRSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-8-28-ff44b9e0c4c54464a678b0ca968d4098?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphere

Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show | The GuardianIs the Atlantic Ocean current system AMOC nearing collapse? Probably not – but scientists are seeing troubling signs | CBS NewsIndia pauses plans for new coal plants for five years to focus on renewable energy | PBSCanada releases framework to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies | ReutersBritain commits to hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses | ReutersRishi Sunak’s family firm Infosys signed $1.5 bil deal with BP | The NationalNew Biden Rule Would Make Energy Companies Pay More To Drill On Public Lands | HuffpostThe first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades | AP NewsA landmark US clean energy transmission line just broke ground | ElectrekUN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster | Al JazeeraSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-8-07-bca7ae1e28ae4e30bce5698821737bae?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphere

Extreme weather: What you need to know about the global heatwave | Al Jazeera‘It’s really cool’: Visitors flock to Death Valley amid soaring heatwave | NBC NewsHistorically bad heat wave isn’t close to over: 5 maps to make you sweat | The Washington PostChildren lost in flooding as US endures extreme weather, from smoke up North to heat in the West | AP NewsFlash floods rage in Vermont, New York; 50 rescued by shift boat | ReutersAs China struggles with heat, flooding and drought, employers are ordered to limit outdoor work | AP NewsDeadly Monsoon Flooding and Landslides Lash Northern India | The NYTimesYamuna river reaches Taj Mahal’s outer walls in India after swelling with monsoon rains | LA Times‘Heaviest rain ever’ causes deadly floods and landslides in Japan | The GuardianSouth Korea flood death toll rises to 40, Yoon blames botched responses | ReutersIt’s Deadline Day for Deep Sea Mining | Hakai MagazineShipping agrees net-zero goal but critics chide deal | BBC NewsUS truckmakers reach deal to phase out polluting diesel big rigs | The Washington PostColombia, Brazil presidents pledge cooperation to protect Amazon | ReutersDeforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023 | ReutersSources- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-7-21-8534a5989f8541afacd47f06879fe423?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckisphereInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/theclimaterecap/TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@beckisphere

World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 3 | ReutersMultnomah County in Oregon Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Heat Dome | The NYTimesSupreme Court rejects Navajo Nation’s water rights trust claim | ICT NewsBiden administration announces $7 bil in residential solar grant program | The HillFord Gets $9.2 Bil to Help US Catch Up with China’s EV Dominance | BloombergFirst ‘lab-grown’ meat approved by US regulators | The HillNew carbon accounting rules target ‘greenwashing’ | PhysPortugal to swap $153 mil Cape Verde debt for nature investments | ReutersPortugal doubles 2030 goals for solar and hydrogen capacity | ReutersSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-7-06-23-6257788bc1294ac584cc67e7687d7de4?pvs=4YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here’s why there is so much smoke | AP NewsCanada’s wildfires are part of our new climate reality, expert officials say | The GuardianPeru battles record dengue fever, in a warning of the warming world | The Washington PostEl Nino is officially here, scientists say | SpaceChinese cities break heat records, stressing electricity grid | ReutersTexas power use break records in heat wave this week, grid operators say | ReutersScotland records hottest day so far as heatwave hits | BBCIndia heatwave: 96 people dead repordedly from heat-aggravated conditions | The GuardianUN adopts high seas treaty, the first-ever pact to protect international waters | CBS NewsNew Mexico imposes oil and gas moratorium on state land near schools | AP NewsState Farm stops new home insurance sales in California as wildfire risks grow | ReutersSenate launches probe into insurance firm’s fossil fuel industry | The Washington PostNorth Carolina lawmakers OK bill blocking local government energy fuel prohibitions | AP NewsNorth Carolina Republicans send green investment ban to governor | AP NewsMontana officials minimize first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit ahead of final arguments | PBSPower companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed non-profit utility | The GuardianSource list- https://www.notion.so/Climate-Recap-6-29-1d6b1916abe944259b00a809c7187e82?pvs=4Twitch- https://www.twitch.tv/beckisphereYouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

US, EU lawmakers push depose UAE’s Jaber from climate talks | ReutersBreakthrough Colorado River deal reached, outlining big water cuts for the next three years | The LA TimesSupreme Court erases protections for most wetlands | E&E NewsOil drilling project near mouth of Amazon River rejected by Brazil’s environment regulator | AP NewsBrazil’s Lula summons ministers as Congress seeks to dilute environmental powers | ReutersWind is main source of UK electricity for first time | BBCSpain powered itself with renewable energy for nine straight hours | Interesting EngineeringSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-5-31-9e54f11e58154d2c9a3ebb118ce111e7YouTube- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Mexico bans solar geoengineering after rogue experiment | Climate Change News‘It’s time to start suing’: States tee up next WOTUS war | E&E NewsHSBC’s secretive loan to a coal company bulldozing a village | The Bureau of Investigative JournalismGas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed | BNA NewsGas industry hires Democrats to win support of liberal voters | The Washington PostDeSantis keeps heat on gas stoves issue, proposing tax exemption | The HillEnergy transition funding spikes | AxiosRenewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity | Inside Climate News24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California | Canary MediaCalifornia greenlights more than 800 MW of storage and solar to bolster power grid reliability | Utility DriveFeds offer $700 mil to lithium project at heat of ESA dispute | E&E NewsTexas’ most populous county adopts a climate plan | GristIndia to annually invite bids for 8 GW wind power projects to 2030, govt order | ReutersIndia pledges $4.3 bil for cleaner energy | GristSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-2-07-a3b0140bab804565b703eddb0ec8ce95Patreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphereYouTube- https://youtube.com/beckisphere

California contends with flooding, power outage as severe storms batter the state | CBS NewsLake Tahoe snowpack levels nearly 250% above normal | Fox40Low water levels have created an energy crisis at the world’s largest dam | The Washington PostSatellites watch Europe get hit by most severe winter heatwave ever | SpaceOzone layer may be restored in decades, UN report says | BBCWE QUIT | Extinction Rebellion UKPublic Order Bill: The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protestors. Human rights activists say it’s an affront to democracyGermany: Police clear climate activists from coal village | DWBiden EPA Backs Off Plan to Crack Down on Smog From Permian Oil Drillers | BloombergAhead of Major Court Case, E.P.A. Revises Clean-Water Protections | The NYTimesDo Gas Stoves Have Health Risks? | The NYTimesSource list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/1-18-23-Climate-Recap-6c630db8190d46b6afa4d4447de05ddbBeckisphere YouTube channel- https://youtube.com/beckispherePatreon- https://patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

Did world leaders and trends do the climate crisis any favors in 2022?Source list- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/2022-Mitigation-Recap-724d1131fa1e4be0b51c44afb28a8c06Youtube- https://youtube.com/beckisphereTikTok @beckisphereInstagram @theclimaterecapPatreon- https://www.patreon.com/beckisphereBuy Me A Coffee- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/beckisphere

This Will Be The Coldest Christmas In Decades… | Ryan Hall, Y’allExtreme winter spells trouble for food insecure | AxiosState of the climate: 2022 to date is fourth warmest year on record | Carbon BriefArctic is rapidly turning warmer, wetter, and riskier: report | AxiosDrought emergency declared for all Southern California | The LA TimesAt Least 141 Die in Congo After Floods Hit Kinshasa | The NYTimesMet Office forecasts 2023 will be hotter than 2022 | BBC NewsHSBC Halts Finance for New Oil and Gas Fields in Climate Change Move | BloombergGlobal coal consumption to reach all-time high this year - IEA | ReutersFinal deal on EU carbon market (ETS) give heavy industry a free pass at the expense of households and taxpayers | Carbon Market WatchCalifornia cuts payments to homeowners for solar panels feeding energy back to the grid | CNBCNuclear fusion science reaches major milestone but materials and tech challenges remain | AxiosWhen I say "last week," I mean the week before last. Sources and honorable mentions- https://heavenly-sceptre-002.notion.site/Climate-Recap-Dec-23-9ac3c1b9e3dc4a4ca9e488a35adc5dda