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What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

The City Fix

And as blistering heat waves punish communities across several continents, 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record. The world recently experienced a 13-month streak of record-breaking global temperatures. Global average temperatures are now perilously close to exceeding 1.5.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

“And a quarter are in zones that are highly vulnerable to sea level rise and severe storms,” she added. is building flood gates and stormwater systems even as it evacuates the basement collection of its American History museum. . “Over a third of museums in the U.S.

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California Water Challenges Remain Despite Significant Precipitation in 2023

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Regulators and water managers had a busy 2023 as they grappled with persistently low groundwater levels, planned for additional water storage and conveyance, and continued to advance water conservation initiatives. Potential adoption of the regulation is slated for consideration in 2024.