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"Science: The Biggest Climate Questions For A New Decade"

"In the past decade, scientists substantially improved their ability to draw connections between climate change and extreme weather events. They made breakthroughs in their understanding of ice sheets. They raised critical questions about the implications of Arctic warming. They honed their predictions about future climate change. As another decade begins, scientists say there are more questions to be answered."

Source: ClimateWire, 01/06/2020

"Jim Beam Fined In Massive Bourbon Spill That Killed Fish"

"Jim Beam was fined $600,000 earlier this month after a July warehouse fire sent a nearly 23-mile plume of alcohol into the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, killing fish."

Source: AP, 12/31/2019

"U.S. Military Precariously Unprepared for Climate Threats"

"A string of climate-related disasters that crippled the strategic capability of multiple U.S military bases in recent years has exposed the military's vulnerability to extreme weather, putting a spotlight on its failure to prepare and the consequences to national security."

Source: InsideClimate News, 12/24/2019

Oz PM Morrison Dismisses Calls To Curb Coal Use As Wildfires Intensify

"Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison doubled down on his government’s climate policy Monday amid a record-breaking heat wave and a devastating weekend of wildfires."

Source: HuffPost, 12/24/2019

"U.S. Ignores Climate Benefits Of Heat Pumps — Study"

"A new study says the wider use of heat pumps for heating and cooling homes and buildings could sharply reduce global fossil fuel emissions, but the solution has received relatively little policy support from governments, and its advantages are poorly understood by consumers."

Source: ClimateWire, 12/19/2019

"Australia Records Its Hottest Day. At Least for Now."

"A national heat wave pushed high temperatures across the country on Tuesday to an average of 105.6 degrees. Even more heat is in the forecast." "It is so hot, birds are abandoning the sky."

Source: NY Times, 12/19/2019

Earth's Hottest Decade on Record Capped by Years of Storms and Wildfires

"Deadly heat waves, wildfires and widespread flooding in 2019 punctuated a decade of climate extremes that, by many scientific accounts, show global warming kicking into overdrive."

Source: InsideClimate News, 12/18/2019

"Extreme Weather Patterns Are Raising The Risk Of A Global Food Crisis"

"Extreme weather patterns associated with heat waves and droughts are raising the risks of simultaneous harvest failures of vital crops worldwide such as wheat, maize and soybeans, two studies published Monday found. This is pushing the world closer to the edge of potential food price spikes, associated social unrest and food shortages."

Source: Washington Post, 12/11/2019

"UN Climate Talks Aim To Pave Way For Global Carbon Market"

"Economists say that carbon markets ... can become a powerful tool in the fight against climate change, by giving emitters a financial incentive to reduce greenhouse gases. But despite making progress in other areas, governments have for years been unable to agree on the rules that would allow truly global trade in carbon permits to flourish."

Source: AP, 12/06/2019

"Climate: Democrats Look To Undercut Trump in Madrid"

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other congressional Democrats are in Madrid for U.N. climate talks this week, lending a high-profile voice to U.S. supporters of the Paris climate agreement as the 2020 elections heat up."

Source: E&E Daily, 12/03/2019

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