/u/The_Weekend_Baker's posts in /r/climate
Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern United States. All of this is in line with an anomalously warm Atlantic Ocean - seas fueled by climate change are at all-time highs in the modern era.
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Scientists and climate change: Extreme concern and high level of engagement. Many of them say they have already made significant changes to their lifestyle, by driving less (69%), flying less (51%) and switching to a more plant-based diet (39%).
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Extreme heat in India: A crisis on the rise. Recurring heat waves in recent months have killed more than 100 people, and are also responsible for over 40,000 suspected cases of heat stroke.
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‘The Adriatic is becoming tropical’: Italian fishers struggle to adapt to warm sea. Sticky mucilage made of microalgae covers the surface and fishing is impossible as waters reach 30C
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Death Valley records its hottest month ever in July, 121.9F (49.9C). “Record-breaking months like this one could become the norm as we continue to see global temperatures rise."
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More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs. It was the largest number of heatstroke deaths in Tokyo's 23 metropolitan districts in July since 127 deaths were recorded during a 2018 heat wave.
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Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay. Protesters say recently approved tax-free datacentre will ‘provide nothing except toxic waste and greenhouse gases’
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