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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
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"We’re in serious trouble. That’s the message I saw written in the ashes of Los Angeles....We’re in trouble not because we’re helpless, or because we have broken the planet beyond repair." 1/2
Why Los Angeles Burned
Flammable homes, urban sprawl, high temperatures: The fires show we’re unprepared for life on a hotter planet
www.rollingstone.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"We’re in serious trouble. That’s the message I saw written in the ashes of Los Angeles....We’re in trouble not because we’re helpless, or because we have broken the planet beyond repair." 1/2
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Further evidence that in Trump 2.0, climate chaos is a feature, not a bug.
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones (Gift Article)
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Further evidence that in Trump 2.0, climate chaos is a feature, not a bug.
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It was fantastic being in Freetown for the launch of the city’s pioneering heat action plan and seeing parts of it already at work - from Congo market to Ojuku’s mangroves - alongside Yvonne Ali-Sawyerr and Eugenia Kargbo
@kbmcleod.bsky.social #Africa #extremeheat #women
@kbmcleod.bsky.social #Africa #extremeheat #women
February 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It was fantastic being in Freetown for the launch of the city’s pioneering heat action plan and seeing parts of it already at work - from Congo market to Ojuku’s mangroves - alongside Yvonne Ali-Sawyerr and Eugenia Kargbo
@kbmcleod.bsky.social #Africa #extremeheat #women
@kbmcleod.bsky.social #Africa #extremeheat #women
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"Vulnerability primarily stems from the dysfunction of key institutions” - Abdihakim Ainte, director of climate change for Somalia’s prime minister
@odi.global @icrc.bsky.social #COP29 #Africa #resilience
@odi.global @icrc.bsky.social #COP29 #Africa #resilience
Aid agencies grapple with climate adaptation in fragile states
Humanitarian groups have pushed ahead with innovative efforts to protect people in conflict zones from worsening climate impacts - but they are struggling to go it alone Aid agencies grapple with clim...
www.climatechangenews.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:50 PM
"Vulnerability primarily stems from the dysfunction of key institutions” - Abdihakim Ainte, director of climate change for Somalia’s prime minister
@odi.global @icrc.bsky.social #COP29 #Africa #resilience
@odi.global @icrc.bsky.social #COP29 #Africa #resilience
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Climate attribution comes of age: "Studies calculating the role of the climate crisis in what are now unnatural disasters show 550 heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts and wildfires have been made significantly more severe or more frequent by global heating."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal
Exclusive: Analyses are stark evidence of how global heating is already supercharging deadly weather beyond anything ever experienced by humanity
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Climate attribution comes of age: "Studies calculating the role of the climate crisis in what are now unnatural disasters show 550 heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts and wildfires have been made significantly more severe or more frequent by global heating."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The G20 has removed language calling for the "transition away from fossil fuels," agreed on at COP28, from its leaders' statement in Rio.
You can call this backsliding, or you can call it murderous indifference. Really, up to you.
www.ft.com/content/8352...
You can call this backsliding, or you can call it murderous indifference. Really, up to you.
www.ft.com/content/8352...
G20 failure to explicitly back fossil fuel transition upsets COP29 talks
Fears rise of stalemate on climate action in wake of Trump election victory
www.ft.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:18 PM
The G20 has removed language calling for the "transition away from fossil fuels," agreed on at COP28, from its leaders' statement in Rio.
You can call this backsliding, or you can call it murderous indifference. Really, up to you.
www.ft.com/content/8352...
You can call this backsliding, or you can call it murderous indifference. Really, up to you.
www.ft.com/content/8352...
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“African countries wake up every morning to a crime they did not commit."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop29 live: campaigners say talks are ‘reaching point of real emotion’
‘Talks aren’t just about figures on paper, they’re about people’s lives’, says Climate Action International as talks reach critical final days
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:10 PM
“African countries wake up every morning to a crime they did not commit."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's a dark today in London - and on some other social media platforms! - so time for some BlueSky. Delighted to be here
November 19, 2024 at 3:49 PM
It's a dark today in London - and on some other social media platforms! - so time for some BlueSky. Delighted to be here
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Extreme heat is deadly. Time to rethink how we portray it visually in the news....
#heatwave #climate #health #journalism
#heatwave #climate #health #journalism
9 Guidelines for Effective Extreme Heat Visuals
www.climateresilience.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Extreme heat is deadly. Time to rethink how we portray it visually in the news....
#heatwave #climate #health #journalism
#heatwave #climate #health #journalism
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“The adaptation window is closing, and countries affected by conflict and fragility can easily reach their limits, if they’re not already there. The question is, who actually pays the cost of doing nothing?” #COP29 #climate #adaptation @odi.global
Can climate funders overcome fear to tread in conflict zones?
At COP29, fragile climate-vulnerable countries launched a network aimed at securing the climate finance they say has been slow to come as their needs surge Conflict-hit countries launch a network aime...
www.climatechangenews.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:28 PM
“The adaptation window is closing, and countries affected by conflict and fragility can easily reach their limits, if they’re not already there. The question is, who actually pays the cost of doing nothing?” #COP29 #climate #adaptation @odi.global
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I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...
Trump's entire Cabinet misrepresents climate change
I analyzed the public statements of each nominee. It was awful. (Though Matt Gaetz was surprising?)
heated.world
November 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...