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The capital city of Alaska is experiencing a historic flooding event after a glacier melted, gushing water into the city. Devastating Floods Rock Juneau In an alarming climate-change-related disaster, residents of Juneau, Alaska sought shelter when the Mendenhall glacier melted this week. The event caused significant property damage, but no injuries or deaths have been reported. Rapid Emergency Response Officials …
Oregon’s wildfire season has started, and it has already kicked off concerns about how bad it might get. Oregon Faces Massive Fires Oregon residents and wildfire experts are watching in horror as the state experiences another brutal wildfire season. Already, over one million acres of Oregon land have burned, and the season has just begun. Durkee Fire Largest in United …
A recent study shows the true cost of the California wildfires, in both lives and dollars. Too Many Lives Lost Approximately 55,000 people have lost their lives during the past decade due to wildfires raging across California, according to recent figures. UCLA Study According to a UCLA study published in Science Advances, this has also cost the state between $432 …
The Edgehill Fire is the newest blaze scorching up thousands of acres and structures in southern California – and weather conditions seem all but promising. Another Day, Another Fire There seems to be no end in sight for the thousands of people fighting and/or fleeing the flames in the United States, with new wildfires seemingly appearing every few days. The …
A fire less than one week old has overtaken nearly four hundred thousand acres in Northern California, making it the sisth largest wildfire the state has ever seen. A Man-Made Disaster While many of the fires currently blazing across the country were ignited by weather events like lightning strikes, the Park Fire got its start when a man, Butte County …
Florida Governor Ron Desantis’ lack of climate policies has been a problem as severe flooding recently hit South Florida. Critics are concerned about how the widespread damage will impact residents as extreme weather worsens from climate change. Concerns in Florida There has been severe flooding in Southern Florida, which has brought attention to Governor Ron DeSantis’ climate policies. Now, critics …
Another wildfire is causing havoc in the Golden State, as thousands of residents in Northern California were left without electricity after transmission lines were cut due to fire risks. Thousands Without Electricity Utility companies were forced to cut off power to tens of thousands of customers in Northern California this week, due to a nearly 700-acre wildfire raging near Lake …
A recent study shows the true cost of the California wildfires, in both lives and dollars. Too Many Lives Lost Approximately 55,000 people have lost their lives during the past decade due to wildfires raging across California, according to recent figures. UCLA Study According to a UCLA study published in Science Advances, this has also cost the state between $432 …
A 2018 lawsuit against major energy companies was just dismissed. The case could impact future cases seeking to hold big companies, like Exxon and Chevron, accountable for their environmental impacts. New Lawsuit Baltimore filed a lawsuit back in 2018 that aimed to hold energy giants accountable for their role in climate change. The city argued that companies ExxonMobil and Chevron …
In a rare case of County vs Corporation, county officials in northwestern Oregon have filed suit against some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies over a devastating heatwave that killed dozens of residents. Historic Heatwaves Historic heatwaves have ravaged northwestern Oregon in recent years. Now, a lawsuit filed by Multnomah County against some of the world’s largest fossil fuel …
