‘…Yet climate is the most important issue almost no one is talking about this campaign season. Holt owes it to future generations to change that. He should press both candidates, but especially Trump, who scoffs at climate science, on how they’ll abandon fossil fuels this century.’

Source: Trump would wreck the climate (Opinion) – CNN.com

‘…Those numbers spell out, in simple arithmetic, how much of the fossil fuel in the world’s existing coal mines and oil wells we can burn if we want to prevent global warming from cooking the planet. In other words, if our goal is to keep the Earth’s temperature from rising more than two degrees Celsius—the upper limit identified by the nations of the world—how much more new digging and drilling can we do?’

Source: New Republic – Recalculating the Climate Math

‘The historic global climate accord reached last December in Paris is moving rapidly toward enactment, with 60 countries — representing 48% of all greenhouse gas emissions — having formally approved it as of Wednesday.’

Source: In hurry-up mode while Obama is president, 60 nations have agreed to global climate accord – LA Times

‘…Indigenous people are among the most vulnerable communities on the front lines of the climate crisis, and are leading the fight. Corporations have repeatedly used force to extract fossil fuels from their lands with approval from government attorneys and military forces. Major pipeline projects invariably cut across Native lands while bypassing white suburban communities.’

Source: Standing Rock Sioux on the front lines of the climate emergency | TheHill

‘…The Pentagon must game out catastrophic climate scenarios, track trends in climate impacts and collaborate with civilian communities, they say. Stresses from climate change can increase the likelihood of international or civil conflict, state failure, mass migration and instability in strategically significant areas around the world.’

Source: Military Leaders Warn That Climate Poses Security Threats – Scientific American

‘…So in a way the graphic is really comparing apples and oranges: measurements of the recent past versus reconstructions of more ancient times.’

Source: Climate Cartoon Goes Viral, But Scientists Have One Concern : Goats and Soda : NPR

‘The floods that hit Louisiana last month were caused by rainfall that was unlike anything seen there in centuries. Most of the southern part of the state was drenched with up to two or three inches in an hour. A total of 31 inches fell just northeast of Baton Rouge in about three days; 20 parishes were declared federal disaster areas.’

Source: Outdated FEMA Flood Maps Don’t Account For Climate Change : NPR

‘The authors looked at current climate impacts on areas such as economy, agriculture, trade, energy, violence, migration and more. They calculate, for example, that high temperatures currently drive up rates of civil conflict in sub-Saharan Africa by 29 percent and slow the growth rate of the global economy by 0.25 percentage points per year.’

Source: Researchers find climate change already playing major roles

‘…Now under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, the state will ratchet up its fight against climate change by launching an ambitious campaign to scale back emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.’

Source: California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs New Climate Change Laws : The Two-Way : NPR

‘…One potential defense that Exxon is floating: Since the 1970s its scientists have published climate findings in more than 50 peer-reviewed articles. What Exxon knew, the argument would go, the wider scientific world also knew. The company didn’t keep secrets the way the tobacco industry did.’

Source: Will ExxonMobil Have to Pay for Misleading the Public on Climate Change? – Bloomberg