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Delegates from 200 countries meet at the Madrid Climate Conference to improve the 2016 Paris accords which the U.S. has announced its intention to leave. The United Natioins Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the attendees that the planet was near a point of no… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change December 2019”
It’s official, and tragic, the Trump administration has notified the international community that it will indeed withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. It was the first day possible for a country to exit the agreement, but it won’t become official until… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change November 2019”
An estimated 1 million go without power in California due to the combination of weather conditions that are thought to have been made worse including drought and winds. The state’s largest utility takes the preemptive step to turn power off to whole sections of… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change October 2019”
The month starts with one of the worst hurricanes ever in the Atlantic decimating the Bahama Islands. Category 5 Hurricane Dorian hovered over the islands for more than a day unleashing winds of 150-200 mph devastating entire communities and killing dozens There are reported… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change September 2019”
Greenland is experiencing on of the biggest ice melts ever observed during a July with warmer temperatures following a warmer Spring. It is projected that melting ice in Greenland alone could raise the global sea levels by up to a foot by 2100. Alaska… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change August 2019”
As the new month begin, Alaska experiences record heat with temperatures climbing to 90 degrees in Anchorage. Because of the risk of wildfires, fireworks are being prohibited for the July 4th holiday. This all is to be expected with climate change where the far north… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change July 2019”
The Trump administration is said to be trying to change how long-term impact of climate change is reported by limiting how far into the future federal agencies like the USGS they can talk about affects of a warming planet. Are we are witnessing another… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change June 2019”
A NPR news report and poll found that most teachers don’t teach or even discuss climate change which is bad news. Many feel either unprepared to do so or feel political pressure not to. The good news is that 4 in 5 parents wish… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change May 2019”
According to new research, the Great Barrier Reef is under threat of collapsing due to warming oceans and mass bleaching events. Canada is said to be warming at twice the global rate said an official Canadian government report, similar to what is happening to… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change April 2019”
A brutal winter is coming to an end in the U.S. where unseasonable cold weather in the Midwest meets up with warmer moist air in the south to create over three dozen tornadoes over one weekend which devastated whole towns and killed dozens of… Continue Reading “Bearing Witness to Climate Change March 2019”
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