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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 1d ago
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During his decades-long career, the retiring senator blocked climate action at every opportunity. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/11/mitch-mcconnells-climate-legacy/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Mitch McConnell’s climate legacy » Yale Climate Connections
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Mitch McConnell’s climate legacy » Yale Climate Connections

During his decades-long career, the retiring senator blocked climate action at every opportunity.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 1d ago
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Climate.us provides public access to climate data, tools, and analysis. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/11/climate-resources-taken-offline-under-trump-now-back-online/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Climate resources taken offline under Trump now back online » Yale Climate Connections
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Climate resources taken offline under Trump now back online » Yale Climate Connections

Climate.us provides public access to climate data, tools, and analysis.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 1d ago
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A push by China to revive its mangrove forests is paying off. Not only have mangroves colonized large areas of coastline, but the new forests have drawn scores of new bird species. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-mangrove-restoration-bird-species #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
As Mangrove Forests Expand in China, Bird Species Multiply
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As Mangrove Forests Expand in China, Bird Species Multiply

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 1d ago
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Voters in Athens, Ohio, chose to add about $1.80 a month to their utility bills to help fund local solar projects. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/11/an-ohio-city-is-raising-about-100000-a-year-for-solar-through-a-carbon-fee/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
An Ohio city is raising about $100,000 a year for solar through a carbon fee » Yale Climate Connections
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An Ohio city is raising about $100,000 a year for solar through a carbon fee » Yale Climate Connections

Voters in Athens, Ohio, chose to add about $1.80 a month to their utility bills to help fund local solar projects.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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Researchers have found that snowstorms are delivering vast numbers of tiny plastic particles to remote reaches of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Snowmelt is a major source of fresh water for the state. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/sierra-nevada-snowfall-microplastics #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Snowstorms Are Dropping Microplastics on Remote Parts of the Sierra Nevadas
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Snowstorms Are Dropping Microplastics on Remote Parts of the Sierra Nevadas

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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A leading marine scientist and conservation strategist explores the surprising relationship between whales, ocean health, and climate change – and what their recovery can teach us about protecting the planet. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/why-whales-are-climate-heroes-who-also-need-our-protection/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Why whales are climate heroes — who also need our protection » Yale Climate Connections
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Why whales are climate heroes — who also need our protection » Yale Climate Connections

A leading marine scientist and conservation strategist explores the surprising relationship between whales, ocean health, and climate change – and what their recovery can teach us about protecting the planet.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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Huge waves and tides contain massive amounts of energy, but technology to capture that energy has been slow to develop. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/can-we-harness-the-oceans-energy/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Can we harness the oceans’ energy? » Yale Climate Connections
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Can we harness the oceans’ energy? » Yale Climate Connections

Huge waves and tides contain massive amounts of energy, but technology to capture that energy has been slow to develop.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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Plug-in cars, including both plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles, accounted for two in three new passenger vehicles sold in China in September, according to industry data. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-september-2026-plug-in-car-sales #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Two in Three Cars Sold in China Last Month Were Electric
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Two in Three Cars Sold in China Last Month Were Electric

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Jules she/her @afewbugs@social.coop
· 3d ago
"Kellogg's has stopped using rice grains in Rice Krispies and Coco Pops in the UK due to "changing weather conditions" that have disrupted supplies. Crops have been hit by dry weather in key producing countries in Asia, reducing harvests and driving up prices." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqvg0y44ym7vo Bit of a canary in the coalmine moment there, rice makes a much bigger contribution to a lot of people's diets than in the form of breakfast cereal. #ClimateDiary #FoodSecurity
No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather
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No more rice grains in Kellogg's Rice Krispies due to changing weather

The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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Plug-in systems are small but can save renters and homeowners hundreds of dollars a year. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/11/in-some-states-you-can-now-plug-solar-panels-into-your-wall/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
In some states, you can now plug solar panels into your wall » Yale Climate Connections
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In some states, you can now plug solar panels into your wall » Yale Climate Connections

Plug-in systems are small but can save renters and homeowners hundreds of dollars a year.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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Sixteen years after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig unleashed more than 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, life in the deep sea has yet to recover. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/deepwater-horizon-deep-sea-recovery #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery
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Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Deep Sea Life Shows Few Signs of Recovery

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 3d ago
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More than a year after a devastating wildfire destroyed the Hawaiian town of Lahaina, residents were found to have high levels of arsenic and other toxic metals in their bodies. Read more on E360 → https://e360.yale.edu/digest/lahaina-fire-toxic-metals #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Long After Maui Fire, Residents Found With High Levels of Toxic Metals in Their Bodies
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Long After Maui Fire, Residents Found With High Levels of Toxic Metals in Their Bodies

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 4d ago
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In a Maryland orchard, one researcher is searching for apple varieties that can handle these swings. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/poor-apple-crop-blamed-on-early-spring-late-freeze/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Poor apple crop blamed on early spring, late freeze » Yale Climate Connections
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Poor apple crop blamed on early spring, late freeze » Yale Climate Connections

In a Maryland orchard, one researcher is searching for apple varieties that can handle these swings.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 4d ago
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The world’s largest importer of crude oil has cut transportation-related oil use by 16% since the Iran war started – in part by adopting EVs. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/electric-cars-help-china-weather-the-global-energy-crisis/ #Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature
Electric cars help China weather the global energy crisis » Yale Climate Connections
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Electric cars help China weather the global energy crisis » Yale Climate Connections

The world’s largest importer of crude oil has cut transportation-related oil use by 16% since the Iran war started – in part by adopting EVs.

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gclef @gclef@social.vivaldi.net
· 4d ago
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A key Southern Ocean water layer has turned saltier, denser and deeper since 2016 as Antarctic meltwater input fell, research suggests, with possible implications for ocean carbon storage, deep-ocean heat and global currents. https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/antarctic-meltwater-engine-sputters-as-key-ocean-layer-reverses/ #Oceans #Antarctic #AAIW #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Ocean #AMOC
Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses - Oceanographic
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Antarctic meltwater engine sputters as key ocean layer reverses - Oceanographic

The Antarctic Intermediate Water has abruptly reversed course since 2016 as sea ice shrank, raising ocean warming and sea level rise concerns

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