The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought – Grist Magazine
Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise….
The surprising reasons thunderstorms are more destructive than ever – the Washington Post
There were a record-setting 28 billion-dollar disasters last year, causing $94 billion in damage. Thunderstorm events accounted for 19 of those disasters, and more than half of the costs. A decade earlier, seven thunderstorm events topped $1 billion in damage…
In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica – Inside Climate News
A steep decline of Antarctic sea ice may mark a long-term transformation in the Southern Ocean, and seawater intrusions beneath the Thwaites Glacier could explain its melting outpacing projections…
DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law – the Washington Times
Climate advocates said the bill is a bid for national attention from a Republican governor eager to use global warming as a culture war issue..
‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns – the Guardian
Top climate figures respond to Guardian survey of scientists who expect temperatures to soar, saying leaders must act radically…
Michael Hiltzik : Exxon Mobil is suing its shareholders to silence them about global warming – the Los Angeles Times
You wouldn’t think that Exxon Mobil has to worry much about being harried by a couple of shareholder groups owning a few thousand dollars worth of shares between them — not with its $529-billion market value and its stature as the world’s biggest oil company. But then you might not have factored in the company’s stature as the world’s biggest corporate bully…
We Asked 380 Top Climate Scientists What They Felt About the Future – the Guardian
They are terrified, but determined to keep fighting. Here is what they said…
Brutal heat swells across Texas as many remain without power in Houston – the Washington Post
Heat-related illness is a growing danger for those without air-conditioning after last Thursday’s violent storms. South Texas will also see extreme heat….
A streak of record global heat nears one-year mark – the Washington Post
Hurricanes are more frequently escalating quickly, and the places they destroy may be those disadvantaged by racist housing policy…