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Native American Stereotyping Contributes to Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

Misusing TEK affects climate science As scientists realized that Western science was failing to comprehensively address climate change, they began seeking out TEK as a method of combatting its effects. Some oral documentation of discussions of initial change goes back as far as the 1950s.

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Hurricanes Helene and Milton Further Proof We’re Not Ready for Fossil Fuel-Caused Climate Change  

Union of Concerned Scientists

Significantly warmer than usual surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, which come largely as a result of human-caused climate change. Fossil fuel-caused climate change was a driving force in these storms, and despite the nearly perfect forecasts, we are still not ready for the effects of climate change.

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Climate change in Africa

Real Climate

While there have been some recent set-backs within science and climate research and disturbing news about NOAA , there is also continuing efforts on responding to climate change. It is urgent to start climate change adaptation because of the rapid global warming (e.g. Parding, and A. 45-65, 2025.

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LA Fires and the Climate Connection

Legal Planet

Is climate change behind the insane 80 mph winds (which Angelenos will tell you were wilder than any Santa Ana winds weve seen before)? There’s not really much evidence that climate change has increased or decreased the magnitude or likelihood of the wind events themselves in Southern California, Swain says in this UCLA report.

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How Climate Change Puts the Safety of Drinking Water at Risk

Yale E360

Wildfires, floods, intense heat, droughts, and other extreme events fueled by climate change are threatening water systems in the U.S. and around the globe. Experts warn of the increasing threat of contamination and the need to improve infrastructure to keep drinking water safe. Read more on E360

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Six Facts About Water and Wildfire in the West 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Fact: Wildfires are wors ening due to climate change At a basic level, the connection between wildfires and water is intuitive: fires start more easily, burn more intensely, and spread faster when its dry and hot. Thats bad news, because climate change is increasing temperatures and the risk of drought in many regions.

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Climate Change Is Driving an Insurance Crisis: Policymakers and Regulators Must Act

Union of Concerned Scientists

Accelerating risks from climate change are colliding with shortcomings in insurance markets—such as a lack of transparent information and affordability provisions—to create a perfect storm for people and communities on the front lines of floods, droughts, and wildfires. Many of these disasters bear the fingerprints of climate change.