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Trump’s win is a victory for the “petrostate” and a major loss for climate action, experts say

by | Nov 8, 2024 | Original Source Salon.com

When the science journal Nature surveyed more than 2,000 scientists last month about the 2024 presidential election, 86 percent said they preferred Vice President Kamala Harris over former president Donald Trump. Because of Trump’s anti-scientific views on issues like climate change and public health, these experts worried that a second Trump term would put millions of innocent lives at risk.... Read Original Article

“Human sacrifice”: Tucker Carlson says abortion is to blame for freak hurricanes

by | Nov 5, 2024 | Abortion, Original Source Salon.com

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Monday that he believes climate change is caused by abortions, not burning fossil fuels.

Speaking on a podcast with former Trump campaign strategist and fellow Trump ally Stephen Bannon, who was just released from prison, Carlson denied the scientific consensus that fossil fuel use is behind global heating, and that this in turn fuels hurricanes like those which recently struck the American Southeast.... Read Original Article

Spain reeling from deadly floods that killed over 200 people

by | Nov 4, 2024 | Original Source Salon.com

Unexpected flash floods overwhelmed residents of eastern Spain on late Tuesday and early Wednesday last week, with more than 217 bodies having been recovered so far, the majority from the eastern Valencia region. As Spain staggers from the recent natural disaster, scientists point to climate change as the culprit — and locals vent their frustration at government authorities.... Read Original Article

As the Southwest cooks from climate change, rising temperatures are a warning for everyone

by | Nov 3, 2024 | Original Source Salon.com

For millions of Americans in the Southwest, the extreme heat from climate change is a literal life-and-death matter. Just ask Amy Dishion, whose 32-year-old husband Evan unexpectedly died from the heat while hiking six miles with friends in Phoenix. Dishion was left to raise their three-month-old baby.

“I lost my partner in life and my favorite person and the father of my child to extreme heat because he went on a hike during hot weather,” Dishion told Salon.... Read Original Article