Facing the heat dome
A strong El Nino is expected this summer, which might bring some extreme weather our way.
El Nino set to be ‘strong’, UN warns
El Nino is here and will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fueling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations’ climate agency warned Friday.
Robin MILLARD
Rising sea levels are making coastal floods happen more often now. It's an important shift for how we plan our cities.
Rising seas make once-rare coastal floods 12 times more likely
Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans pushes sea levels higher, according to new research published Wednesday. Experts say the findings are crucial for making plans about floods and coastal infrastructure as the planet warms.
Alexa St. John
A drought in Estancia, New Mexico has left wells empty, meaning the town and a nearby detention center now have to haul in water.
A New Mexico town is running dry. An immigration detention center is its biggest water customer.
The town of Estancia and the ICE facility are trucking in water until a new well is drilled.
Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News
BC and Alberta aren't keeping up with fracking safety distance rules for local residents.
BC and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents
In May, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to double the capacity of Canada’s electricity grid by 2050, using natural gas in the name of “powering Canada strong.” Almost all Canadian natural gas these days is derived from hydraulic fracturing—known as fracking—an industrial process involving large amounts of water laced with chemicals pumped long distances underground.
Margaret McGregor and Deborah Curran and Élyse Caron-Beaudoin and Kevin Berk and Tim K. Takaro
A record heatwave has affected over 20 US states, with temperatures above 100F and at least 25 deaths reported.
At least 25 people die in US as record heatwave scorches swaths of country
More than 20 states reported temperatures above 100F as heat dome sits over eastern US during holiday weekend
Lucy Campbell
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