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As many major economic powers such as the United States and Europe work towards fighting climate change by placing tariffs and subsidies and establishing policies, other countries can be at a disadvantage because of pre-established economic rulings. In addition, this change towards green by the!-->…
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The Fertile Crescent agricultural area in the Middle East plays a key role in seed preservation. Many of these seeds are sent to many major countries such as the United States, Canada, and countries in Europe, mainly to help with crop resilience against the effects of climate change. Today, the!-->…
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During the 4 years of the Trump Administration, over 1,200 scientists and policy experts left the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With this loss, the agency is finding it difficult to formulate the policies integral to Biden's climate plan, before a new administration comes in. Because of!-->…
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Unlike former President Trump, Joe Biden shared at the COP27 summit that the U.S. plans to return to focusing on climate change and limiting fossil fuel use. He even went so far as to apologize for Trump leaving the Paris Agreement. He also diverted the conversation from focusing just on pollution,!-->…
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Despite experiencing some of the most severe hurricanes and tropical storms in the country, Florida lawmakers still refuse to vote in favor of legislation to slow down climate change. These blocks are seen at the Senate level, as well as at the state government level, with Governor DeSantis!-->…
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One of the unfortunate realities of climate change is that it disproportionately hurts people and countries who contribute very little to the actual problem. As such, international organizations, such as the World Bank have policies in place to help these countries recover. However, these!-->…
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These coming weeks, Tropical Storm Kay approaches the north as a Category 1 hurricane, creating a climate crisis-fueled heatwave. Rain has begun falling from far Southern California and far southwest Arizona, with increased risk of flash flooding. In the meantime, wildfires continue to burn in!-->…
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This month, the largest climate bill in US history passed the Senate, and this event marked the first achievement to take action against climate change. Senator Brian Schatz declares climate change, along with other environmental declines, a planetary emergency, with hopes of this issue becoming a!-->…
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With record-high temperatures occurring throughout Greece to Sctoland, an upwards number of 37,000 people have been forced to evacuate in the past week. Despite the best efforts of the firefighters, several major wildfires continue to ablaze, causing panic to senior citizens and passerbys alike.!-->…
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On Wednesday, a fast-moving brush fire in Orange County, California, torched at least 20 homes and prompted emergency evacuations. The Laguna Niguel fire began Wednesday afternoon and spread to nearly 200 acres as it swept down houses along hillside streets in one of California's wealthiest areas.!-->…
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According to the MWD, rates show that we use 125 gallons per day per person. In order to save in large numbers, it is necessary for each person to use 80 gallons per day. Officials are focusing on lowering outdoor water use. MWD is requiring suppliers to limit watering times, in fact some agencies!-->…
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While at the UN climate change summit in Glasgow, Pete Buttigieg emphasized that when discussing climate change, it is important to stress that the work is being done to save lives, not necessarily just the planet. The argument goes that the planet will likely remain when humans are gone, but we!-->…
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Now, about a week out from the oil spill in southern California, wildlife and environmental experts are attempting to assess the damage done to the wildlife population. The spill was estimated to have leaked anywhere from 31,000 to more than 120,000 gallons of oil into the water off the coast of!-->…
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The Pentagon is temporarily extending FireGuard, a surveillance program that provides military and government satellite images to firefighters to implement effective firefighting strategies and evacuations. FireGuard was scheduled to end on September 30th, 2021, but its temporary renewal will last!-->…
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