Science is a way of thinking
March 26, 2023
White House officials are scrambling to advance the president’s environmental agenda after talks with Sen. Joe Manchin III stalled President Biden is considering declaring a national climate emergency as soon as this week as he seeks to salvage his environmental agenda in the wake of stalled talks on Capitol Hill, according to three people familiar
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António Guterres tells governments ‘half of humanity is in danger zone’, as countries battle extreme heat Wildfires and heatwaves wreaking havoc across swathes of the globe show humanity facing “collective suicide”, the UN secretary general has warned, as governments around the world scramble to protect people from the impacts of extreme heat. António Guterres told ministers
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A group representing schools across the state would like to see its draft legislation add climate education throughout grade levels and core classes. Student activism around climate change has been ramping up in recent years, with students across Oregon and the country leading walkouts and protests. Students see climate change discussions on social media and they talk about
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EU officials warn climate change is driving the devastating blazes Thousands of firefighters are battling deadly fires that have swept across Europe this week as a heatwave grips the continent. A ferocious blaze has ripped through the pine forests in the Bordeaux region of France for five days straight, while wildfires in Portugal have killed one person. The pilot of a firefighting plane died on
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LONDON — The British government held an emergency response meeting Saturday to plan for record high temperatures next week after weather authorities issued their first-ever “red” warning for extreme heat. The alert covers large parts of England on Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures may reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for the first time, posing
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Two years ago, forecasters in the UK conducted an interesting thought experiment: What will our forecasts look like in 2050? The climate crisis is pushing weather to the extreme all over the world, and temperatures in the northern latitudes have been particularly sensitive to these changes. So meteorologists at the UK Met Office — the official weather forecast agency for the
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