Tag: extreme-events
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How Disasters Became Political
Map showing the only other times storms hit both coasts simultaneously. Source: https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/rare-tale-two-coasts-unfolds-tropical-systems-target-gulf-west-coast#google_vignette Last night, Hurricane Isaias made landfall on the Florida Panhandle as a category 2 hurricane. As of 8am this morning, over 900,000 people are without power and states in the storm’s path are preparing for tornadoes. At the same time, the Pacific…
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How Climate Shocks Motivate Social Change
Even though September begins on Tuesday, this summer of climate shocks has yet to slow down: record-breaking heat and extreme weather are continuing across much of the northern hemisphere and thousands of people are missing and hundreds of lives are confirmed lost after a glacier’s collapse triggered a flash flood in Nepal and Tibet this…
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The Summer of Climate Shocks Rages On
The summer of 2026 will go down as a summer of climate shocks. “Climate shocks are deviations from normal environmental patterns in the form of droughts, floods, heat waves, or other extreme events that have been exacerbated by climate change” (Saving Ourselves, p. 3). While I write this newsletter, the US and Europe continue to…
