July 02, 2023

Climate News: Canada ablaze; Extreme heat straining Mexican powergrid; Learn more about the movie 'Power On'; Texas Heat dome; To tackle climate change we need peace

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14 minutes

Wiley Publishing the UK has generously given me a copy of "History of Climate Change: from Earth's origins to the Anthropocene" (pictured) to read and review.

"To tackle climate change, we need peace – and also an accountable Defence department";

"Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid";

"Gippsland's renewable energy transformation";

"How close are the Canadian wildfires that are causing the smoke in West Michigan?";

"Smoke From Canada Wildfires Reaches Spain";

"‘Heat dome’ means Texas can’t escape scorching hot temperatures";

"Canada sees record CO2 emissions from fires so far this year";

"Forest Pulse: The Latest on the World’s Forests";

"UK has ‘lost’ its status as a global climate leader, official report warns";

"Electric ferries the $60m winners in Auckland Transport budget";

"Armed militias in Brazil hold enormous sway over fate of Amazon – and the global climate";

"80 Million People in U.S. Under Air Quality Alerts as Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Swings South Again";

"Wildfire Emissions in Canada for First Half of 2023 Are Already Worse Than Any Full Year on Record";

"The real cost of your chocolate habit: new research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa’s forests";

"Push to save southern cassowary, Australia's 'living dinosaur', in federal draft recovery plan";

"We could need 6 times more of the minerals used for renewables and

batteries. How can we avoid a huge increase in mining impacts?";

"Current heatwave across US south made five times more likely by climate crisis";

"Heat Pumps Key Weapon In Climate Fight";"

"Contrary to popular belief, the cost of ditching fossil fuels may fall on those who can most afford it";

"You call that a winter? Sydney has driest June since Crocodile Dundee debuted";

"Why the Heat Dome Sizzling Texas Won’t Budge";

"We’re Building Things Based on a Climate We No Longer Live In";

"‘Whatever it takes’: the activists who risk prison to shatter Australia’s climate complacency".

...more

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By Robert McLean

July 02, 2023

Climate News: Canada ablaze; Extreme heat straining Mexican powergrid; Learn more about the movie 'Power On'; Texas Heat dome; To tackle climate change we need peace

Listen Later

14 minutes

Wiley Publishing the UK has generously given me a copy of "History of Climate Change: from Earth's origins to the Anthropocene" (pictured) to read and review.

"To tackle climate change, we need peace – and also an accountable Defence department";

"Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid";

"Gippsland's renewable energy transformation";

"How close are the Canadian wildfires that are causing the smoke in West Michigan?";

"Smoke From Canada Wildfires Reaches Spain";

"‘Heat dome’ means Texas can’t escape scorching hot temperatures";

"Canada sees record CO2 emissions from fires so far this year";

"Forest Pulse: The Latest on the World’s Forests";

"UK has ‘lost’ its status as a global climate leader, official report warns";

"Electric ferries the $60m winners in Auckland Transport budget";

"Armed militias in Brazil hold enormous sway over fate of Amazon – and the global climate";

"80 Million People in U.S. Under Air Quality Alerts as Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Swings South Again";

"Wildfire Emissions in Canada for First Half of 2023 Are Already Worse Than Any Full Year on Record";

"The real cost of your chocolate habit: new research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa’s forests";

"Push to save southern cassowary, Australia's 'living dinosaur', in federal draft recovery plan";

"We could need 6 times more of the minerals used for renewables and

batteries. How can we avoid a huge increase in mining impacts?";

"Current heatwave across US south made five times more likely by climate crisis";

"Heat Pumps Key Weapon In Climate Fight";"

"Contrary to popular belief, the cost of ditching fossil fuels may fall on those who can most afford it";

"You call that a winter? Sydney has driest June since Crocodile Dundee debuted";

"Why the Heat Dome Sizzling Texas Won’t Budge";

"We’re Building Things Based on a Climate We No Longer Live In";

"‘Whatever it takes’: the activists who risk prison to shatter Australia’s climate complacency".

...more