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CNN: In Asia Pacific the climate crisis is happening now, not in the future

In Asia Pacific the climate crisis is happening now, not in the future The world's most disaster-prone region felt the harsh reality of the climate crisis in 2019. Read in CNN: https://apple.news/AB4Pxh36PQCaFCXPJDm60kQ Shared from Apple News

NPR: This Florida Keys Neighborhood Has Been Flooded For Nearly 3 Months

This Florida Keys Neighborhood Has Been Flooded For Nearly 3 Months Exceptionally high "king tides," combined with rising seas, have left some Key Largo residents surrounded by water. Getting out of the house for work and daily chores can be a challenge. Read in NPR: https://apple.news/AtdBNq6dFQqm8h-pIn-zPmg Shared from Apple News

CNN Business: Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough

Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet. Read in CNN Business: https://apple.news/AWDy2juQsRyaplOejSRGphQ Shared from Apple News

In face of climate change, cities consulting with engineering firms to assess infrastructure - The Globe and Mail

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/featured-reports/article-engineering-infrastructure-to-tackle-climate-change/ In face of climate change, cities consulting with engineering firms to assess infrastructure Published 2 days ago Hans Arisz seen here along the St. John River in Frediericton, New Brunswick on Sept. 27, 2019, is a principal at Fredericton-based engineering firm R.V. Anderson and Associates Ltd. Vicktor Pivovarov/The Globe and Mail Hans Arisz's job as an engineer currently working in Saint John, N.B. – inspecting and assessing urban infrastructure – has just become bigger. He's looking at how the city will respond to and manage the effects of climate change. Increasingly, urban communities across Canada are seeing the big picture, hiring consultants and adopting plans to determine the changes needed to cope with the long-term problem of climate change worldwide. "In Saint John, we're helping the city with its climate-change action pl...

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The Hill: Scientists honor Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change with plaque, eulogy

Scientists honor Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change with plaque, eulogy Scientists are memorializing Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change with a plaque and eulogy that will be unveiled in August. Read in The Hill: https://apple.news/AXyaucKYqSp2xGt7-JDOsvQ Shared from Apple News

USA TODAY: Summer swelter: Earth just had its hottest June on record

Summer swelter: Earth just had its hottest June on record Last month was the Earth's hottest June on record, federal climate scientists announced Thursday. Read in USA TODAY: https://apple.news/AimfdEn6SS5-O5DaWpiCmGQ Shared from Apple News