Tag: weather
Big oil clouded the science on extreme weather. Now it faces...
A collection of evidence reveals the industry’s efforts to deny the link between extreme weather and climate change.
WMO warns greenhouse gases and El Niño to push global temps...
"...WMO is sounding the alarm that we will breach the 1.5°C level on a temporary basis with increasing frequency.”
‘We are in a climate emergency’: As temps soar, over 90%...
"The West has never seen a drought like this, especially so early in the dry season."
‘Life threatening’ cold snap could break records across Midwest
Some scientists also think that climate change is making the polar vortex increasingly unstable, as warmer temperatures in the Arctic cause the jet stream to push more cold air further south, National Geographic explained.
El Niño likely to impact global weather in 2019
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) naturally occur every two to seven years and impacts global weather patterns, usually causing a rise in temperatures.
Extreme weather is exploding around the world. Why isn’t the media...
We host a panel discussion on the media’s role in the climate change crisis, the fossil fuel industry and global warming-fueled extreme weather across the globe.
Historic floods in Japan kill more than 100, force millions to...
"We've never experienced this kind of rain before."
U.S. government officially calls for research into geoengineering the Earth
Geoengineering is a controversial type of weather modification which has been researched, but, until recently, been considered too unpredictable to attempt on a large scale.
Top 10 weather events of 2016 (#2 will surprise you)
The previous warmest year on record for Earth's surface was set in 2015, which in turn broke the record set in 2014.
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House Republicans advance massive budget bill with Medicaid cuts and tax breaks after secret...
GOP lawmakers pushed a sweeping bill forward in a rare Sunday vote after cutting a backroom deal with far-right Republicans to fast-track deeper Medicaid cuts and slash food aid—while offering permanent tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
Knowledge is not just power but what drives unrivaled U.S. prosperity – slashed on...
Fantasy magic thinking is a very expensive folly when human lives are at stake.
Global hunger crisis deepens as world leaders slash aid amid record malnutrition and displacement
A record 295 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2024, as war, climate extremes, and economic shocks collided. With aid funding in freefall, UN officials warn the crisis is no longer just systemic—it is a failure of humanity.
America the unfree
Detention practices in a Trumpy post-9/11 age.
Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals
An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.