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The role of climate in heat, fire & floods

…How has the risk of wildfires changed due to climate change? Can we say that the intensity or the number of fires happening now could not have happened without climate change? What have you seen in the news coverage of climate and extreme events or climate and wildfires that you think the reporters could have…

Climate essentials for 2021

…in the United States from extreme heat? What role should nuclear energy play in responding to climate change in the United States? What are some key takeaways for journalists covering climate change in 2021? With the election of new leadership in Washington, climate change has reemerged as a national policy priority. SciLine’s media briefing gets…

Climate change: rising to the challenge

…a positive or a negative on our climate change? And what other things can be done in agriculture that would improve our climate footprint and everything that we need to change our trajectory on climate change? MILES O’BRIEN: Just to clarify, when you talk about modern agriculture, are you talking about livestock and the consumption…

Attribution science: climate change and extreme weather

…How climate change is projected to affect extreme weather in the future Is it fair to say climate change has “caused” any specific extreme weather events? What recent extreme weather events can be attributed to climate change? How scientists calculate the role of climate change in specific weather events Is climate/weather attribution a precise science?…

Agriculture and climate change

Fourth National Climate Assessment Summary Findings: Agriculture IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land, chapter 5: Food Security Top Line Climate change is already causing a range of impacts on U.S. food production, including crop losses from flooding, soil erosion, and a decline in winter chill needed for fruit and nut production. While a…

Climate plan solutions

…renewable energy like wind, solar and waves; electric vehicles; climate change education and awareness, all of these will help us slow and eventually stall the climate change wheel, leaving behind a better world for the future generations.” (Posted September 10, 2020) “Climate change is redrawing the landscape of areas suitable for human habitation. The U.S….

Wildfires and climate change

…Source) Instead of asking whether climate change “caused” a wildfire, it’s better to ask: How is climate change influencing the likelihood of wildfires such as these? To what extent was this wildfire larger and/or more intense because of climate change? How has climate change made the U.S. more vulnerable to large fires like this one?…

Torrential rain, flooding, and climate change

Climate Central Extreme Weather Toolkit: Heavy Rain and Flooding Attribution Science: Climate Change and Extreme Weather (Un)Natural Disasters: Communicating Linkages Between Extreme Events and Climate Change Top Line A growing percentage of U.S. precipitation now comes in the form of extreme events, with human-caused climate change directly responsible for much of this increase. Heavy rain…

Environmental justice and climate change

Top Line Many of the environmental disruptions resulting from human-caused climate change—including intensifying heat waves, hurricanes, flooding events, and wildfires—disproportionately affect the health and safety of marginalized and low-wealth communities. Facts for Any Story Climate change poses risks for all people, but especially threatens the health and well-being of those in marginalized groups. That is…

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