Michigan tornadoes show a shift, but is it connected to climate change? Does a warmer world mean tornadoes are more likely to hit Michigan? "What we've learned is, it's complicated," a University of Michigan expert said. 06/8/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
How is climate change impacting global flooding? Dams burst and thousands were forced to evacuate as floods battered the south of Germany this month following days of relentless rain. It is the latest of several countries impacted by extreme floods ... 06/8/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
India’s Climate Dilemma Will Hang Over Modi’s Next Five Years Prime Minister Narendra Modi, heading into his third term with a weakened mandate, wants India to embrace a new “green era” at the forefront of climate diplomacy and clean technology.Most Read from Bl ... 06/8/2024 - 2:02 pm | View Link
Climate Science: Dead trees can talk to us, in a way; Our national electrical grid Scientists are curious creatures and will go to great lengths to try and get answers to questions. In this case there is an interest in knowing what the climate has been like in the past. Our ... 06/8/2024 - 11:32 am | View Link
European farmers' discontent with EU climate policies may sway elections: expert In a recent NPR interview, an agricultural policy specialist explained that the recent protests by European farmers could prove influential over the weekend.Alan Matthews, a retired professor of ... 06/8/2024 - 11:28 am | View Link
Climate Climate is the average weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time, ranging from months to thousands or millions of years. WMO uses a 30-year period to determine the average climate. 1.45°C. The global mean temperature in 2023 was about 1.45°C above the 1850-1900 average. 2023. 06/7/2024 - 3:15 pm | View Website
Climate Change Earth-orbiting satellites and new technologies have helped scientists see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate all over the world. These data, collected over many years, reveal the signs and patterns of a changing climate. 06/7/2024 - 10:21 am | View Website
Global Climate Dashboard | NOAA Climate.gov Southern Oscillation Index. The SOI tracks the disruptions to the normal air pressure and wind across the tropical Pacific Ocean that indicate El Niño and La Niña. Learn more. 06/7/2024 - 8:12 am | View Website
Home – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet From space, sky, sea, and land, NASA provides detailed climate data and research to the world. 06/7/2024 - 7:29 am | View Website
Climate | Definition, Weather, & Meteorology | Britannica Climate, conditions of the atmosphere at a particular location over a long period of time; it is the long-term summation of the atmospheric elements (and their variations) that, over short time periods, constitute weather. These elements are solar radiation, temperature, humidity, precipitation. 06/7/2024 - 1:10 am | View Website
“Families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims moved to take over Alex Jones’ social media accounts on Thursday as a bankruptcy lawsuit over his estate moves into liquidation proceedings,” The Hill reports.
“President Biden emphatically defended his son at a summit of world leaders here, commenting directly for the first time since Hunter Biden was convicted this week on federal gun charges, while also reiterating that he would not use his presidential powers to soften whatever penalty his son faces,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Biden: “I’m extremely proud of my son, Hunter.
“Billionaire political donor Harlan Crow provided at least three previously undisclosed private jet trips to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in recent years, an investigation by Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats has found,” ProPublica reports.
CNBC: “Campaign finance experts say a unique combination of fundraising tactics and legal maneuvers have helped the Trump campaign climb out of a financial sinkhole that raised questions about his ability to compete in the race.”
“Since he left the White House in 2020, Trump has taken advantage of a little-known loophole in campaign finance law to pay for his mounting legal costs, which Federal Election Commission filings show amount to around $90,000 per day over the past three years.”
“Campaign disclosures show Trump has used a web of political action committees, or PACs, to funnel donor money to a leadership PAC he founded called Save America, which is primarily paying his legal bills.
TPM: “Through a series of prosecutions, federal law enforcement effectively decapitated the Proud Boys’ leadership. It’s left an organization that is vulnerable, unclear in its organization, more prone acting at the local level, far weaker than it was at the end of the Trump administration, but still resilient and capable of inflicting harm.”