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Climate change is making life more expensive, and Americans are increasingly connecting the dots.
From higher utility bills to costly extreme weather, communities pay the price while Big Oil cashes in.
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Extremely hot June-July days are on the rise at nearly all of the #WorldCup stadiums. This is a dangerous decision that puts fans at risk.
“They are saying water is essential to the players’ safety. But for the fans, they are saying water is not essential, it is a commodity."
Clean and beautiful? More like deadly and expensive.
Every child deserves clean air to breathe, safe water to drink, and a stable climate system to grow up in. This World Environment Day, we celebrate the youth who are standing up for their rights and demanding a healthy environment for present and future generations. #YouthvGov
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
The headlines keep coming: heat waves, floods, storms, a super El Niño.
This summer, our new #HealthyClimateAmerica series, "Extreme Weather Explained," takes a closer look at what it all means for our health and communities.
Tune in here starting June 4: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica
🌀 On the first episode of #ExtremeWeatherExplained, @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social breaks down what you need to know about a potential "super" El Niño, the role of climate change, and how we help people understand these complex realities.
Listen here: bit.ly/HealthyClimateAmerica @climatecentral.org
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds www.independent.co.uk/news/washing...
Is your baby too hot? Here are the warning signs:
The #WorldCup is one wildfire 🔥 away from an air quality disaster
FIFA says it's prepared for "climate-related risks" but doesn't appear to have a plan for wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to players and fans.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
🚨Climate change is making hot summer nights more commo — and more dangerous.🚨
From June 8–12, about 135 million people across the southern and eastern U.S. are expected to experience overnight temperatures made at least 5x more likely by human-caused climate change.
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
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The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act.
Exclusive:
FIFA make last-gasp change to World Cup stadium rules: BANNING fans from bringing refillable plastic bottles, so fans must buy water in stadia
As of May, empty bottles permitted so fans could refill amid heat concerns. Not now
www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
Climate Central
The code of conduct has been altered so fans will no longer be able to take in, or refill, water bottles.