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2/ The combo of fossil fuel-caused climate change and a potential super El Niño event makes a terrible team. Global temps could easily reach record levels this year and/or next. Check out Marc Alessi’s blog post on this:
3/ With oceans being pushed into hot, unprecedented territory, we need to defend NOAA, the key fed agency helping us monitor and understand these changes. Tell your members of Congress that science must be a non-negotiable priority:
BREAKING! The 17th #BankingOnClimateChaos report reveals that fossil fuel financing from the world’s top 65 banks has reached $8.7 TRILLION over the last decade. Instead of investing in a livable future, big banks are driving pollution & climate devastation.
Learn more: bankingonclimatechaos.org
1/ 2026’s Triple Danger Season is here, with (1) climate extremes, (2) Trump admin cuts, and (3) the affordability crisis all on a collision course. And this week, many millions of people will start to feel the heat.
Fossil fuel interests are working to control how judges see the climate crisis—and it's not subtle.
Their goal? Replace independent expertise with industry voices like President Trump's Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a former fracking executive.
The Trump Administration's agenda is indistinguishable from the fossil fuel agenda:
💵 Higher costs for families
💰 Record profits for Big Oil CEOs
😷 Toxic energy sources subsidized with your tax dollars
1/ The #WorldCup arrives tomorrow, with the first two group stage matches played in Mexico. During the tournament, we’ll be lifting up @climatecentral.org's Info Hub and exploring what happens when the biggest cultural event in the world collides with climate-fueled Danger Season.
1/ El Niño has officially developed in the eastern Pacific, according to NOAA. Per the Climate Prediction Ctr, there’s a 63% chance of this El Niño becoming very strong, or “super.”
US energy secretary Chris Wright featured in seminars to judges when he was a fracking executive
Tell Congress to reject any proposal that weakens the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Weather forecasting, emergency prepared...
