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Canada’s wildfires in 2023 and the role of climate change
Hundreds of wildfires have been burning across Canada in what has been called an “unprecedented” start to the nation’s fire season.
Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable. It Just Got Worse.
The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas.
2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record Since 1850
Berkeley Earth's Global Temperature Report for 2022 finds that 2022 was nominally the fifth warmest year on Earth since 1850
Arts for activism: Passions for our tortured planet
Composer Brian Field's ‘musical movement’ shares his climate-focused composition with artists for free to raise awareness of the impact of climate change
Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality
With an annual summit next month, the United Nations assessed progress on countries’ past emissions commitments. Severe disruption would be hard to avoid on the current trajectory.
To address climate change, lifestyles must change
Measures for promoting sustainable lifestyles would do well to learn from successes and failures in other areas, such as smoking, obesity and the national response to the pandemic.