It’s Danger Season & Workers Need Heat Safety Protections Now — UPS Knows It

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:47:11 +0000

What would be the largest single-employer strike in US history may soon be avoided if UPS and the Teamsters union reach an agreement on adding life-saving cooling equipment in more than 90,000 fleet vehicles. UPS is the largest employer here in Louisville, Kentucky, so a strike would have serious implications for the metro region as […]

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Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Wants Us To Focus On “Pollution” Rather Than “Climate Change”

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2023 03:59:25 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been one of the few Republican champions of climate action. That’s not to say he’s been perfect on the topic, but he has been serious about wanting to address global heating and disruptive climate change. He’s also been a top-notch climate communicator. Talking about climate change in an effective way is a […]

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Global Temperatures To Reach New Records In Next 5 Years

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 01:52:19 +0000

Geneva, 17 May 2023 (WMO) — Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fueled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is a 66% likelihood that the annual average near-surface global […]

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Record Heat Stresses N. Hemisphere Grids

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 12:11:10 +0000

THIS IS NOT A NATURAL CYCLE – “Spain recorded its hottest ever temperature for April on Thursday, hitting 38.7C according to the country’s meteorological service. The record figure was reached in Cordoba airport in southern Spain just after 17:00 local time (16:00 BST)”

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It’s Warmer In Antarctica Than It Is In Louisiana & Florida

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 03:25:21 +0000

It’s getting toasty in Antarctica. A new record was just set of 18.3 degrees Celsius, which for us in America is 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Right now, in Baton Rouge, it’s 62 degrees Fahrenheit. The high in Tampa, Florida, today was 59 degrees Fahrenheit. It is warmer in Antarctica than it is in Louisiana and Florida

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NASA & NOAA: 2010s Was The Hottest Decade Ever

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 07:00:05 +0000

NASA and the NOAA have both found that the last decade was the hottest ever recorded

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Scientists Tell Us How To Deal With Ecological Grief

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 23:31:33 +0000

Great Barrier ReefMany find ourselves grieving for the planet we used to know before fossil fuel pollution began to destroy it. Here are some examples of how climate scientists deal with their grief and a few small suggestions about what you can do to turn your grief into a positive force.

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