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Climate Change: No Credible Pathway to 1.5C Limit

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) insisted there is “no credible pathway to 1.5C in place.” The report Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit found: National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformation of the […]

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Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now

The UN’s United in Science 2022 release their report A multi-organization high-level compilation of the most recent science related to climate change, impacts and responses. In order to avoid catastrophic climate change, greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030. Currently, greenhouse gas emissions will INCREASE by 13% by 2030. “According to […]

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Health and Climate Change: Health at the Mercy of Fossil Fuels

The Lancet released the report The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. Q: Are millions of people already dying as a result of human induced climate change? A: Yes. Q: Can millions of people’s lives still be saved? A: Yes, “a health-centred response […]

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COVID-19: Aging Accelerant

In three separate studies of the kidneys, heart, and brain, COVID-19 has been found to act as an aging accelerant. “Some of the theories for what may be causing long-COVID symptoms include the persistence of the virus. So, instead of the virus coming and going, it sticks around causing inflammation, auto-immune problems and changes in […]

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Climate Change: Viruses and Bacteria Reawaken

The proceeding of the Royal Proceedings released the report Viral spillover risk increases with climate change in High Arctic lake sediments. Scientists in Canada wanted to investigate how climate change might affect spillover risk by examining samples from the Arctic landscape of Lake Hazen. It is the largest lake in the world entirely north of […]

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Climate Change: Flesh Eating Bacteria

The side effects of climate change are far reaching. Lee County, Florida is where hurricane Ian made landfall. Storm surges and subsequent flooding led to a spike in the potentially deadly infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus. The flesh eating species of bacteria is found in warm, brackish water. One species, Vibrio vulnificus, can cause life-threatening […]

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Ocean Warming and Climate Change

Q: How much of global warming is in the ocean? A: 90% Q: How long will it take for the ocean temperature to return to normal? A: Hundreds of years “The irreversibility of this ocean warming on centennial timescales creates additional requirements for climate policy, particularly considering the widespread impacts.” Q: What is my greatest […]

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Long-COVID: 4 Out of 5 Experiencing Limitations in Daily Activities

The CDC Panel Report Long COVID Panel Survey found: * 81% of adults with ongoing symptoms of COVID lasting three months or longer — or four out of five adults — are experiencing limitations in their daily activities compared to before they had the virus. (Economic implications include work force participation and long-term health care […]

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Rapidly Increasing Disasters, Costs, and Frequency

The rapid increase in disaster costs and frequency in the USA is the focus of the report by Climate Central Billion-Dollar Disasters in 2022. The report states: * As of this month, the U.S. has experienced 15 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters so far in 2022—already well above the historical average of seven events per […]

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10% of Canadian Homes Uninsurable Due to Extreme Weather and the Climate Crisis

The Guardian reports The uninsurables: how storms and rising seas are making coastlines unliveable. “In Canada, the number of uninsurable homes has reached 10%, according to industry figures. The Magdalen archipelago is losing half a metre each year to erosion, roads have fallen into the sea and the sand dunes that once offered protection from […]

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