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Dust In The Air Eased Slightly In 2023: UN

The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations said Friday, warning that poor environmental management was fuelling sand and dust storms.

International Business Times

The Hottest Year Ever Has Just Broken a New Type of Record — And Its Not What You Think

Our planet has now gone a full year where each month was more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than the estimated pre-industrial average. Here's what that means.

Inverse

Houston keeps buckling under storms like Beryl. The fixes aren't coming fast enough

As Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it's time to rethink how cities are preparing for and responding to weather disasters

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Just as the temperature climbs, Texas towns are closing public pools to cut costs

Advocates say public pools are necessary community infrastructure and save lives. Splash pads have become a more affordable option.

The Texas Tribune

Melting Ice No Guarantee Of Smooth Sailing In Fabled Arctic Crossing: Study

Melting sea ice in the fast-warming Arctic Ocean is not making it easier for sailors to navigate a legendary shortcut between Europe and Asia despite popular belief, scientists said Thursday.

International Business Times

Here's what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar

Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami’s unprecented brutal summer last year wasn’t that deadly, contrasting with the rest of the nation where federal records show heat fatalities nationally spiked to a 45-year high

The Independent UK

Alerts issued across Europe as heatwave leaves many in lockdown

Italian authorities declared a red weather alert in seven cities on Thursday

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Four crucial climate targets the new UK government should adopt immediately

The UK is not on track to meet its climate targets and has no credible pathway to get there. However, a new set of more specific targets would provide some clarity for the country’s new government and would ultimately help achieve the overall goal: prevent further climate change.

The Conversation

Heat making Earth "weird" — and deadly

For 13 straight months, global heat records have been shattered. This is unprecedented in human history

Salon

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the US

Authorities in Western states are warning of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave baking much of the U.S. California’s top fire official says so far this year the state has responded to more than 3,500 wildfires…

The Independent UK

NYPD recruit dies during Bronx training exercise in sweltering heat

Edgar Ordonez collapsed at the department’s training facility in the Bronx on Wednesday while doing so-called ‘exertion course’

The Independent UK

Beryl power outages crowd hospitals, delay new admissions

In Houston, discharged patients remain in an arena to avoid powerless homes. Some 70 miles north, Livingston’s hospital is one of 17 in the state relying on a generator because of Hurricane Beryl power outages.

The Texas Tribune

Las Vegas sets record for number of days over 115F amid its ‘most extreme heatwave in history’

City hits all-time high of 120F as officials set up emergency cooling centers at community centers across south Nevada

The Guardian - US

Millions still have no power days after Beryl struck Texas. Here's why, and the rush to fix it

It may take days to fully bring back power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday

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A look at heat records that have been broken around the world

Countries around the world are setting all-time heat records as summer deepens in the Northern Hemisphere

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Beryl leaves 1.7m people in Texas without power amid extreme heat

Governor Greg Abbott faces criticism for his absence, while heat index is expected to reach 105F today in Houston

Latin Times

Millions continue without power in Texas amid scorching heat as Beryl leaves behind a devastating trail

Restoring electricity across the state could take days or even weeks, a dangerous scenario as temperatures hit triple digits

The Conversation

The Atlantic Gulf Stream was unexpectedly strong during the last ice age – new study

Twenty thousand years ago the world was locked into a great ice age. Ice sheets two miles thick covered much of North America, Scandinavia and the British Isles.

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‘Oppressively hot’: Record-breaking heatwave engulfs western US

More than 161 million people are under heat alerts as extreme weather prompts warnings and health fears.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s about survival’: Athens mayor focuses on getting capital through extreme heat

Haris Doukas aimed to make Athens more resilient to record temperatures by planting more trees and opening air-conditioned public spaces

The Guardian - US

Urban heat island effect making temperatures 8F hotter in 65 US cities – study

Nearly 34 million people in those cities, or 15% of the population, experiencing temperatures higher than in surrounding areas

Latin Times

Heat Vulnerability Linked To Historic Redlining In Minority Neighborhoods

Several environmental justice advocates believe redlining is the source of this environmental effect, as the government in the 1930s rated neighborhoods on the basis of their investment worthiness, which included discriminating against minority buyers. This, in turn, led to a lack of resources in several minority neighborhoods, such as fewer…

The Independent UK

Las Vegas eyes record of 5th consecutive day over 115 degrees as heat wave continues to scorch US

Used to shrugging off the heat, Las Vegas residents are now eyeing the thermometer

The Guardian - AU

Japan adds ‘most severe’ category to its heatstroke index amid deadly summer

Hospitals are stretched to their limits during unseasonably early heatwave, as medical authorities liken public health risk to a ‘natural disaster’

The Independent UK

Houston residents left sweltering after Beryl with over 1.7 million still lacking power

The return of soaring heat in Houston is deepening the misery for people still without power after Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas and left residents in search of places to cool off and fuel up as the extended outages strain one of the nation’s largest cities

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