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More Heat This Weekend–More Inequities of Keeping Cool

Union of Concerned Scientists

As more high temperatures are forecast in the next few days, two of our climate scientists explain how people of color in four cities--Fresno, CA, Miami, FL, Mobile, AL, and Shreveport, LA--are at risk from the effects of urban heat islands.

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Why Were 2023 and 2024 So Hot?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Its a great question, but the warming effect from heat-trapping gases far outweighs the cooling effect from industrial aerosols. Important questions are still being sorted out Climate scientists are still trying to figure out what exactly made 2023 and 2024 so warm.

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Organic aerosols from forests could help cool the planet

Physics World

Researchers in Finland have observed a plant-induced cooling effect in the atmosphere, which strengthens as temperatures increase. Their results could provide important guidance for climate models that include the influence of aerosols in the atmosphere. Organic aerosols are tiny particles that include dust, ash, and pollen.

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Native American Stereotyping Contributes to Climate Change

Union of Concerned Scientists

A detailed understanding of the forested areas, how the landscape moved and shifted, and how cool burn fires (with lower heat intensities than wildfires) would move, was common TEK knowledge. This encouraged game to return for the fresh shoots, and provided better basketry material.

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Geoengineering Wins Reluctant Interest from Scientists as Earth’s Climate Unravels

Scientific American

More and more climate scientists are supporting experiments to cool Earth by altering the stratosphere or the ocean

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Three Takeaways from Twisters: Hillbillies, Science, and Solutions

Union of Concerned Scientists

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are responsible for weather forecasts and severe storm warnings, information we likely take for granted. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe asserts that talking about climate change is the most important thing we can do.

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Deciphering the ‘SPM AR6 WG1’ code

Real Climate

In addition, ozone depletion higher up in the stratosphere has caused a cooling high up in the atmosphere. This is likely an effect of man-made climate change. Climate scientists are convinced that the world oceans have warmed down to a depth of 700 m since the 1970s because of our past emissions of greenhouse gases.