In July 1943, dark, smoky clouds suddenly descended over Los Angeles. The waves of pollution called “smog” — a combination of “smoke” and “fog” — continued and the cause remained a mystery.
This film follows the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Air Act, which have had an enduring effect on the quality of air Americans breathe. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/clearing-air-war-smog-trailer/
"The world's biggest iceberg broke way from the Antarctic coastline in 1986, It took gradual melting until 2020 to allow the berg to re-float &start moving again. Other parts of the continent have seen warmer conditions trigger whole-shelf collapse, producing a splurge of bergs.
Scientists continue to monitor where & how often ice giants calve, to try to discern any change in pattern, a signal that equilibria are shifting."
#GlobalWarming
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-f4de435a-d215-4a7c-86e9-9b838701c993
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE DEATH SMOG?
The 1948 Donora Death Smog was the worst air pollution disaster in U.S. history. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
For >30 years, the world’s largest #iceberg was stuck in the Antarctic. 5X the size of NYC’s land area & >1k feet deep, the mammoth piece of ice became loose in 2020 & began a slow drift toward the #SouthernOcean.
Now, #A23a, as it’s known, is spinning in place.
After leaving #Antarctic waters, the iceberg got stuck in a #vortex over a seamount….
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #ocean
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/science/a23a-iceberg-antarctica-spinning.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
How Halloween pumpkins contribute to the climate crisis
But there’s a sinister side to the fun
After Halloween ends, people throw their pumpkins away, and they’re hauled off to landfills. Pumpkins in landfills rot — & when they do, those gourds expel gas
methane is at least 28 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere over a century-long period
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/halloween-pumpkins-climate-crisis-b2606240.html
#Halloween #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #environment #climate
Sign up for this great event on October 17th. FREE on Zoom! #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
Not Pollution. Not Global Warming. Not Corruption. Not Corporations that won't pay taxes.
It's migrants who are at fault for all the troubles in your life. Since you're not man enough to shoulder life's responsibilities, your start picking on a vulnerable group, like migrants, and you start bullying them, like a coward. Try helping people for a change!
#MigrantsRights #HumanRights #Pollution #CorporateGreed #DirtyPoliticians #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
MONSTER MILTON 🚨🚨
The EDGES of Hurricane Milton are already creating multiple tornado warnings across Florida as the behemoth nears a Florida landfall late this evening.
Multiple Visual Reports of tornado touchdowns.
More Than 3️⃣0️⃣ Tornado Warnings So Far!
Be in a safe, secure, dry location for the next 24 hours!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #hurricane #noaa #GlobalWarming #climatechange #climatecrisis #Breaking #BreakingNews
Well, there's a headline that certainly captures the moment: Big banks predict catastrophic warming, with profit potential.
“We now expect a 3°C world,” Morgan Stanley analysts wrote earlier this month."
"The stunning conclusion indicates that the bank believes the planet is hurtling toward a future in which severe droughts and harvest failures become widespread, sea-level rise is measured in feet rather than inches and tropical regions experience episodes of extreme heat and humidity for weeks at a time."
"Morgan Stanley’s climate forecast was tucked into a mundane research report on the future of air conditioning stocks, which it provided to clients on March 17."
https://www.eenews.net/articles/big-banks-predict-catastrophic-warming-with-profit-potential/
h/t @ai6yr
#GlobalWarming #Climate #ClimateChange #Capitalism #Banking
If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist
Where might the US be if it heeded her discovery of global warming’s source?
By Sidney Perkowitz (from the archives)
Green Islam reframes climate responsibility as a sacred act of community care in Indonesia
As rising seas and vanishing forests remake Indonesia’s landscape, a growing movement rooted in Islam is reshaping climate action as a shared religious and civic duty
#religion #Indonesia #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Heatwaves sweep Europe, US; London may touch 40 degrees this summer
Europe and the US are facing extreme heatwaves driven by Omega blocks, heat domes, and climate change, with London possibly nearing 40 degrees Celsius this summer
#Europe #USA #US #UK #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #UpheavalClimate #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Vietnam will ban fossil-fuel motorcycles and mopeds in the heart of the capital, Hanoi, starting July 2026, as part of a nationwide effort to curb air pollution, state media reported. #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming
More than 5,000 residents of Tuvalu, a nation consisting of nine low-lying atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, have applied for a first-of-its-kind visa giving them an escape from the worst effects of climate change. Read more from @LiveScience:
#Science #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Tuvalu #PacificOcean
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The Southwest is rapidly losing groundwater due to overpumping and climate change, study finds
They found the Southwest U.S. – including Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Nevada, Colorado, Utah and California – has lost massive amounts of groundwater. That’s due to overpumping by cities and farmers & persistent drought
#Arizona #NewMexico #Nevada #Colorado #Utah #California #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #pollution #environment #climate
