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WEBSix incredibly popular climate policies. The majority of registered U.S. voters support electrification and renewable energy. Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on our changing climate.
Eye on the Storm » Yale Climate Connections
WEBWelcome to “Eye on the Storm” …. Weather Underground Co-Founder Dr. Jeff Masters and his long-time meteorologist and writer colleague, Bob Henson, now are both regular contributors to Yale Climate Connections, offering the kinds of timely and authoritative weather and climate analyses that have gained them many thousands of followers ...
Death Valley, California, breaks the all-time world heat record for …
WEBJul 12, 2021 · If verified, the 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4°C) reading at the Furnace Creek Visitor's Center on Friday, July 9, 2021, would be Earth's highest reliably measured temperature.
Pros and cons of fracking: 5 key issues - Yale Climate Connections
WEBMay 27, 2015 · A brief guide to sorting out the plusses and minuses of key fracking issues. There’s an issue where the underlying science remains a political football, and scientists are regularly challenged and called out personally. Where energy needs and short-term economic growth are set against our children’s health and future.
The top 10 global weather and climate change events of 2021
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Below is a list of the top-10 weather and climate change events of 2021, as rated by the impacts on humans and/or meteorological significance. 1. The most extreme heat wave in world history. Never in the century-plus history of world weather observation have so many all-time heat records fallen by such a large margin than in the historic late ...
How plastics contribute to climate change
WEBAug 20, 2019 · Authors of the CIEL report estimated that 12.5 to 13.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent are emitted per year while extracting and transporting natural gas to create feedstocks for plastics in the United States. Land disturbance also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions associated with extraction.
The most reliable hurricane models, based on their 2021 …
WEBJun 9, 2022 · The GFS model was the best model in 2021, followed by the European model. The HWRF, HMON, COAMPS-TC, and CMC models did respectably for forecasts up to 72 hours; at longer time periods, the CMC and COAMPS-TC models performed poorly. The official 2021 NHC Atlantic track forecasts tended to have a northeast bias of 7-21 miles for one- to three ...
Don’t get fooled: Electric vehicles really are better for the climate
WEBNov 6, 2022 · Verdict: electric cars are already better for the climate than gas-fueled vehicles — but there’s room for improvement. The transportation sector accounts for about 27% of total U.S. climate-warming pollution, making it the largest contributor to the nation’s emissions. Cleaning up passenger cars is therefore vital to addressing climate ...
What is ‘climate justice’? - Yale Climate Connections
WEBJul 29, 2020 · 1) Climate justice begins with recognizing key groups are differently affected by climate change. From the United Nations and the IPCC to the NAACP, many organizations are connecting the dots between civil rights and climate change. As a UN blog describes it: “The impacts of climate change will not …
Electric cars vs. gasoline cars: Which is better for climate change ...
WEBJul 8, 2021 · Electric cars already have a smaller carbon footprint than gasoline vehicles, and the grid is getting cleaner all the time. Electric vehicles can be an effective way to reduce pollution from transportation and limit global warming. But in most parts of the U.S., the electricity used to charge EVs is still dominated by fossil fuels. “The total ...