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The IPCC report brings the future of the climate into clearer focus

Envirotec Magazine

Mountains in the Arctic in 2012: The region can expect an ice-free summer “at least once before 2050”, under even the most optimistic scenarios described in the latest IPCC report (image credit: duncan c , CC BY-NC 2.0

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Legal Action Against High Emitters Failing to Use Latest Climate Science, Study Finds

DeSmogBlog

For example, recent research found that human-caused sea-level rise increased the damages suffered when Hurricane Sandy hit the US East Coast in 2012 by $8.1 Another study found that climate change was responsible for $67 billion of damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas in 2017.

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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.

Grist

These changes will only worsen for as long as society continues to burn fossil fuels, and for some time after. The Chugach Regional Resources Commission, an organization made up of seven Indigenous governments in south-central Alaska, is leading several projects aimed at helping coastal communities adapt to the changing ocean.

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The Rising Hunger of AI Data Centers Accelerates the Need for Clean Energy to Meet Demand

DeSmogBlog

To meet demand, in Louisiana and elsewhere , utilities are rushing to build fossil fuel-powered plants that are pushing off sustainable energy goals, while exposing struggling communities to more greenhouse gas emissions from these energy-hungry data centers. billion price tag will be shouldered by ratepayers.