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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · 5d

apnews.com/article/wild... Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s

Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s

A new study shows that the world's most damaging wildfires are happening four times more often now compared to the 1980s.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · 7d

What does a shutdown do to EPA and our air, water and land? Previous one in first Trump term meant more deadly air pollution, a study found. apnews.com/article/epa-...

EPA's job is to protect America's air, water and land. Here's how a shutdown affects that effort

The Environmental Protection Agency faces challenges during a government shutdown. The agency's mission to protect health and the environment is at risk without a federal budget.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · 12d

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The uphill battle ahead: Four different leaders, four different takes on global warming

At the United Nations this week, four leaders showed why tackling climate change is complex. U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as a scam, claiming renewable energy would harm the ec...

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · 15d

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'Green scam': At UN, watched by drowning nations' leaders, Trump assails the ethos of climate change

In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental i...

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Sep 8

Global warming’s heat adds to America’s craving for sugar. apnews.com/article/heat...

As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds

A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States. As temperatures rise, Americans, especially those who are poorer and less educated, are drinking more sugary...

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Aug 26

apnews.com/article/clim... AP asked scientists & Economists about key Trump climate documents and 64 answered. An overwhelming majority blasted them for bias, distortions, cherry picking and errors. Asked to give a grade, the most common response was F.

Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding

Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Aug 10

Large chunks of area east of the Rockies have had record muggy (dew point >65) days this summer. Average June July dew point in area has increased 2.5 dF since 1951 data shows. Basic physics says warmer air holds more moisture.
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Feel sticky this summer? That's because it's been record muggy East of the Rockies

More than 70 million Americans have experienced the muggiest start to summer on record, with climate change increasing humidity in the Eastern U.S.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jul 27

To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident

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To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident

This year's United Nations climate conference in November is in Belem, Brazil, a city facing high poverty and infrastructure challenges.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our weather is getting more extreme but our thinking about it and actions aren’t catching up. apnews.com/article/texa... with @drshepherd2013.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com and others

The US faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren't keeping up

Experts say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe, but that our attitudes and actions haven't kept up.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jun 18

apnews.com/article/clim... 60 international scientists update on warming getting hotter faster: “Things aren’t just getting worse. They’re getting worse faster” @hausfath.bsky.social tells AP. Less than 3 years till 1.5dC is locked in; decade rate of warming now.27 sC

Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come

A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the Earth will be pretty much locked into hitting the internationally agreed upon...

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950

A new study says climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ping. Ping. Ping. AP takes you into the heart of a hailstorm with storm-chasing scientists to find out how better to forecast & reduce the annual $10B in damage. Join me, @brittanykpeters.bsky.social & Carolyn Kaster inside a Texas hailstorm. Hear it. See it. apnews.com/article/stor...

Ping, ping ping. Here's what it's like to drive into a big hailstorm in the name of science

A team of about 60 researchers are spending six weeks in the Great Plains chasing hail. It's a first-of-its-kind giant science project that may eventually help better forecast an underappreciated weat...

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jun 11

We asked 30 scientists about EPA’s new proposal saying fossil fuel power plant greenhouse gas emissions aren’t dangerous. Here’s what they told us: apnews.com/article/clim...

EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren't dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here's what they say

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday proposed a new ruling that heat-trapping carbon gas “emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants do not contribute significantly ...

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jun 4

Join AP and scientists as we drive into hailstorms. The underappreciated weather extreme costs $10 billion a year. @brittanykpeters.bsky.social apnews.com/article/hail...

Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study the costly weather extreme

A team of scientists is driving into severe storms to study hail. It's one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · May 31

apnews.com/article/hurr... Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

As hurricane season begins, experts in storms and disasters are worried about massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to the storms.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · May 22

Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024 apnews.com/article/hurr...

Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

With warmer-than-normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Apr 23

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Storytelling for Climate Impact · Luma

Join us for a high-energy, interactive session exploring the art and science of impact storytelling, communication, and policy change. From viral science…

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Apr 23

apnews.com/article/clim... world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

The world's biggest companies have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates

A new study estimates that the world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, which is a shade less than the sum of all goods and services produced in the United States last ...

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Apr 4

Nearly half of the local weather service offices are down by 20% after DOGE cuts, according to data obtained by AP apnews.com/article/doge...

Nearly half of National Weather Services offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk

Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Mar 22

Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts balloon launches

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Mar 11

apnews.com/article/noaa... US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say

Multiple sources tell The Associated Press that the Trump Administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Mar 10

Study says climate change will even make Earth's orbit a mess. Climate change cools upper atmosphere, making it less dense. So there’s less pulling of satellites down to Earth & more clutter in orbit. apnews.com/article/clim...

Study says climate change will even make Earth's orbit a mess

A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Feb 8

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Forget saving the planet. Clean energy interests sharpen a different message: Money and jobs

Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now emphasizing the greener side of green: wealth-building.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jan 31

Rats! Warmer temperatures are making more of the rodents as rat sightings in cities soar. Washington DC leads in increasing trend. apnews.com/article/rats...

Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies

A new study finds that rat infestation in many of the world’s cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington.

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Seth Borenstein @borenbears.bsky.social · Jan 7

Why Greenland? I explain why the remote resource rich island occupies a key position in a warming world. You may never go there like I did in 2019 but this beautiful place is the focus of Earth’s future for climate, geopolitical & economic reasons. apnews.com/article/gree...

Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world

Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet.

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