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July was the hottest month ever recorded. It could be overtaken by August, but we'll have to wait for the data to come out. Extreme heat can be deadly. A study in The Lancet estimates 489,000 people died worldwide from extreme heat in 2019. Jeff Goodell's new book "The Heat Will Kill You First" examines the impact extreme heat has on our planet. This week Bill Loveless talked with Goodell on Columbia Energy Exchange. Here are a few points he Goodell makes in the converation: 🔥 Defining heat waves is challenging because they vary from place to place and depend on multiple factors. There's no simple measurement for heatwaves, making it difficult to communicate their severity effectively. Naming and ranking heatwaves, which would be complex, could help raise awareness and encourage preparedness. 🔥 Many heat-prone areas are not prepared to handle the increasing threats of extreme heat. We need to adapt infrastructure to withstand higher temperatures to avoid power grid failures, softened roads, vulnerable bridges and buildings, etc. 🔥 Extreme event attribution is a field of climate science that uses models to determine which specific extreme weather events are caused by rising CO2 levels. This will help establish a direct link between climate change and certain events, and could open the door to climate litigation against fossil fuel companies. Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/gGuhB4YB Center on Global Energy Policy Post Script Media #energy #climatechange #extremeheat

As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, and flooding pose significant challenges. That's why organizations and communities are actively working on enhancing their infrastructure resilience. Click below to join this insightful LinkedIn Live event featuring Erkan Erdem, Ph.D., Principal at KPMG, and Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for NOAA as they dive into NOAA's crucial role in Climate Science and Technology, driving a more resilient future for the U.S. #climatechange

As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, and flooding pose significant challenges. That's why organizations and communities are actively working on enhancing their infrastructure resilience. Click below to join this insightful LinkedIn Live event featuring Erkan Erdem, Ph.D., Principal at KPMG, and Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for NOAA as they dive into NOAA's crucial role in Climate Science and Technology, driving a more resilient future for the U.S. #climatechange

As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, and flooding pose significant challenges. That's why organizations and communities are actively working on enhancing their infrastructure resilience. Click below to join this insightful LinkedIn Live event featuring Erkan Erdem, Ph.D., Principal at KPMG, and Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for NOAA as they dive into NOAA's crucial role in Climate Science and Technology, driving a more resilient future for the U.S. #climatechange

As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, and flooding pose significant challenges. That's why organizations and communities are actively working on enhancing their infrastructure resilience. Click below to join this insightful LinkedIn Live event featuring Erkan Erdem, Ph.D., Principal at KPMG, and Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for NOAA as they dive into NOAA's crucial role in Climate Science and Technology, driving a more resilient future for the U.S. #climatechange

As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, and flooding pose significant challenges. That's why organizations and communities are actively working on enhancing their infrastructure resilience. Click below to join this insightful LinkedIn Live event featuring Erkan Erdem, Ph.D., Principal at KPMG, and Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for NOAA as they dive into NOAA's crucial role in Climate Science and Technology, driving a more resilient future for the U.S. #climatechange

As climate change intensifies, extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, and flooding pose significant challenges. That's why organizations and communities are actively working on enhancing their infrastructure resilience. Click below to join this insightful LinkedIn Live event featuring Erkan Erdem, Ph.D., Principal at KPMG, and Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., Chief Scientist for NOAA as they dive into NOAA's crucial role in Climate Science and Technology, driving a more resilient future for the U.S. #climatechange

#ClimateChange will change the world as we know it. Soon those changes will be so evident that we need to prepare good answers for the kids and grandkids. Here an hypothetical dialogue 👇 Hypothetic Kid: « Why didn’t your generation engage in #ClimateAction when there was still time to do something about all this? » Hypothetic Grownup: « I guess we were busy making money? We did not want to change? And even if I wanted to, you understand, what could I do by myself? » Hypothetical Kid: «You knew and did nothing? It’s outrageous!» Here below a first non-hypothetical alarming sign from the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in the Ocean that acts as thermostat for so many Northern Nations. The #AMOC can cause havoc if or when collapsing. Let me be absolutely clear, these changes are irreversible and pervasive as the The Guardian article describes 👉 https://lnkd.in/eC5-6fJJ Following this #Science paper 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEXxKVQ2 using improved #EarthSystemModels and #EarthObservations the mechanism controlling Ocean currents can be better represented. There is still #hope as we understand it. It does not have to be that way, the world 🌎🌍🌏 must unite to manage the #ClimateCrisis and the heat trapping #GreenhouseGases that are causing it. The time for #ClimateFinance and #ClimateAction is now! ⏱️

Beth Fussell (Professor of Population Studies and Environment and Society, Research) is among the authors of the Fifth National Climate Assessment, which was released today. The report — a primary source of information on the risks, impacts, and responses to climate change in the U.S. — offers details by region and topic, showcasing America's current climate landscape from numerous angles. You can read Fussell's work in Chapter 20, "Social Systems and Justice," which is the report's first-ever chapter dedicated to social science. https://lnkd.in/ecGAKauY