Trump Wins, Planet Loses – Grist Magazine
With control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans are poised to upend U.S. climate policy…
Your 2024 Election Rundown, from Immigration to Education – Scientific American
The outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election could set the climate agenda, reshape public education and shift the dynamics of global science collaboration…
Explainer: Five ways a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the climate – the Guardian
Second Trump term would restore climate denialism to an Oval Office efficiently dismantling protections…
Elections and Oceans – Gary Griggs | Op-Ed
While I typically try to inform rather than advocate in my columns, in the United States, we are currently about two weeks from what may be the most consequential election of our lives, and the outcome of our collective voting will have major impacts on all of us and the oceans in the years ahead…
This coastal tribe has a radical vision for fighting sea-level rise in the Hamptons – Vox
Next to some of the priciest real estate in the world, the Shinnecock Nation refuses to merely retreat from its vulnerable shoreline…
Climate Change Made Hurricane Milton Stronger, With Heavier Rain, Scientists Conclude – Inside Climate News
A rapid analysis of rainfall trends and Gulf of Mexico temperatures shows many similarities to Hurricane Helene less than two weeks earlier…
In Charleston, floods are a ‘constant existential fear’ – the Washington Post
Charleston, S.C., is weary from a parade of floods that go back a decade. The city is taking action to confront the risk, but Debby offered more proof of how tall a task it faces….
How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points? – the New York Times
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse…
Antarctic temperatures soar 50 degrees above norm in long-lasting heat wave – the Washington Post
This historic warm spell in East Antarctica is an ominous example of the temperature spikes this polar climate could experience more of in a warming world…