Don't miss this killer story from Corbin, @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social and Lesley Clark on the quiet forces aligning to attack climate research.
Scott Waldman
NEW: Republican lawmakers and oil industry allies are seeking to discredit a forthcoming National Academies report on weather attribution science — a field of climate research that could cost fossil fuel companies billions of dollars. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry. Billions of dollars are at stake.
Sea surface temperatures are already surging to record high levels for this time of year in key El Niño monitoring areas.
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Some things I have learned recently:
The most recent world cups have been held in "hot" countries but in those countries WINTER. The World Cup Final in the US will likely be hotter than the Qatar World Cup for example.
The US prosecuted FIFA for corruption.
