Michael Riojas

Extraordinary Heatwave in Central Asia Was Intensified by Climate Change, Study Finds - EcoWatch A recent “extraordinary” heatwave throughout Central Asia was strengthened by climate change, according the World Weather Attribution.

A recent heatwave researchers say was fueled by climate change saw temperatures in Central Asia rise by up to 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit)

More climate-flation here and hunger abroad.

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Climate Change Threatens Earth’s Major Crops, Study Finds - EcoWatch New research finds that climate change will disrupt many of Earth’s major crops and harm global crop diversity.

More climate-flation ahead in grocery aisles.

Glacial Melting Is Accelerating, Driving Sea Level Rise and Depleting Freshwater: Study - EcoWatch Accelerating glacial melting is causing the world’s oceans to rise year after year and is causing a loss of regional freshwater.

Glacial melting has accelerated by 36% since 2000, driving sea level rise and a substantial loss of regional freshwater, new research shows.

“Overall, the going trend is that we are losing our glaciated regions, and it is happening faster and faster,” Brian Sutterley, one of the authors, said.

Glacial Melting Is Accelerating, Driving Sea Level Rise and Depleting Freshwater: Study - EcoWatch Accelerating glacial melting is causing the world’s oceans to rise year after year and is causing a loss of regional freshwater.

Glacial melting has accelerated by 36% since 2000, driving sea level rise and a substantial loss of regional freshwater, new research shows.

“Overall, the going trend is that we are losing our glaciated regions, and it is happening faster and faster,” Brian Sutterley, one of the authors, said.

Donald Trump is doing everything he can to consolidate power.

Big Brother Becomes Little Brother Corporations are the new nation state, U.S. intelligence admits

Corporations are becoming more powerful than nation states, U.S. intelligence admits

Reforestation Boosts Biodiversity Where Other Carbon Capture Methods Fall Short, Study Finds - EcoWatch Reforestation effectively sequesters carbon and actively boosts biodiversity rather than potentially harms it like other methods do.

Carbon capture can have an enormous impact on local ecosystems, for good or bad.

Reforestation may be the way to go to boost biodiversity and sequester carbon, per a new study.

EPA Regulations Limiting Power Plant Emissions Likely to Be Weakened by Trump - EcoWatch Recent policies from the EPA would lower emissions and force an early retirement of most U.S. coal plants, speeding up the energy transition.

Recent policies from the EPA would lower emissions and force an early retirement of most U.S. coal plants, speeding up the transition away from fossil fuels with limited cost, a new study shows.

However, whether those rules will stay intact during an upcoming Trump administration is doubtful.

Global Ocean Temperatures Reached Record High in 2024 - EcoWatch Global sea temperatures reached an all-time high in 2024, according to a new study in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.

Ocean temps reached record highs in 2024.

Lijing Cheng, the lead author, told me that even if we manage to meet the Paris agreement, “Climate change mitigation and adaptation need to continue” because ocean heating is a delayed response.

About 90% of Earth’s excess heat is stored in the oceans.

Global Ocean Temperatures Reached Record High in 2024 - EcoWatch Global sea temperatures reached an all-time high in 2024, according to a new study in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.

Ocean temps reached record highs in 2024.

Lijing Cheng, the lead author, told me that even if we manage to meet the Paris agreement, “Climate change mitigation and adaptation need to continue” because ocean heating is a delayed response.

About 90% of Earth’s excess heat is stored in the oceans.

What Is Jimmy Carter's Environmental Legacy? - EcoWatch Jimmy Carter had an enormous effect on the environment as an advocate for clean energy, protecting lands and regulating toxic chemicals.

Jimmy Carter had an enormous impact on the environment through policies that:

- protected tens of millions of acres of land
- invested in sustainable and renewable energy
- regulated pesticides

And more

A Marine Heatwave Killed 4 Million of Alaska’s Murre Seabirds - EcoWatch A massive marine heatwave nicknamed “the Blob” resulted in the deaths of roughly four million common murres in Alaska.

In what researchers believe was the “largest mortality event of any wildlife species reported during the modern era,” roughly four million Alaskan common murres died during an anomalous heatwave.

Abnormal Typhoon Season in the Philippines 'Supercharged' by Climate Change: Report - EcoWatch An abnormally active typhoon season in the Philippines this year was “supercharged” by climate change, the World Weather Attribution reports.

An abnormally active typhoon season that hit the Philippines this year was “supercharged” by climate change, according to a new attribution study published Thursday by the World Weather Attribution.

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