Impacts
Green trees on one side of the road and deforested brown land with bare earth and cut timber on the other.

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus.

www.theguardian.com
Aerial view of a group of search and rescue assisting a victim on an orange stretcher.

Dozens are dead and dozens more missing as catastrophic rains devastate Mexico

Torrential rains set off deadly floods and landslides across five Mexican states, leaving a trail of destruction.
www.nytimes.com
A group of people standing outside of a house with a body of water in background.

One dead, about 1,000 displaced as western Alaska hit by ex-typhoon

Emergency supplies began to arrive in communities Monday, as search and rescue efforts continued for two people unaccounted for in Kwigillingok.
www.juneauindependent.com
white house on forest with floodwaters in foreground.

Government shutdown cuts off flood insurance program during storm season

The government shutdown has halted the National Flood Insurance Program, blocking new policies and renewals for 4.7 million policyholders.

www.latimes.com
Two men in gray hoodies and blue jeans picking strawberries in a farm field

Extreme heat is making toxics even more dangerous to farmworkers, study says

Extreme heat can exacerbate the impacts of some toxics on the kidneys, according to a University of Arizona study published this month in the journal Environmental Research.

www.kjzz.org
Cars on a road flanked by apartment buildings with a polluting smokestack in background.

Former EPA Region 2 administrator Lisa Garcia considers environmental justice with Trump in power

Pivotal in creating environmental justice programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Garcia now says ongoing cuts by President Donald Trump's administration have meant the “complete dismantling” of years of work.

insideclimatenews.org
cars on road near buildings during daytime

Climate change and aging drains wreak havoc on Indian city

A deluge that dumped more than 12% of of Kolkata's annual rainfall in a single day left the city flooded, revealing how climate change–driven extreme weather and a crumbling drainage system are straining India’s urban infrastructure.

news.mongabay.com
A vineyard with purple grapes hanging on the vines

A Japanese Pinot Noir town blessed by climate change now worries about the weather

Climate change has helped make the small Japanese town of Yoichi the toast of Pinot Noir connoisseurs. But farmers fret that recent rapid gains in temperatures and potentially more rain during harvesting could mean it will become difficult to grow the grape here.
www.reuters.com
Scuba divers exploring a damaged coral reef.

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns.

www.theguardian.com
A kenyan woman cooking food in a large silver pot in the outdoors

Searching for links between a changing climate and mental health in Kenya

New research shows rising anxiety and suicidal thoughts among women in Kenya as climate change worsens their economic and emotional burdens.

apnews.com
Water coming from a kitchen faucet

It’s brown and burns your eyes. In small-town Texas, clean water is elusive

Plagued by climate-driven weather extremes, communities that need help improving water quality are being left behind.
capitalandmain.com
A private water well with pipes pointing into the ground

Saudi-owned corporate farms are draining Arizona’s desert dry

Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells.
floodlightnews.org
two person on mountain with snowy mountains in the background

How the autumn climbing season turned deadly in the Himalayas

As climate change extends South Asia’s monsoon season into autumn, hikers in the Himalayas are facing increasingly extreme weather.

www.bbc.com
A farm field on a sunny day with farm workers bending down to pick food

Opinion: California farmworkers face dual threats from extreme heat, pesticide exposure

As California’s summers grow hotter, farmworkers are enduring the twin dangers of extreme heat and pesticide exposure—conditions that current regulations fail to address in combination.

www.sacbee.com
Sea turtle swimming underwater.

A new wildlife assessment shows alarming declines and a few bright spots

An update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, the global scientific authority on the status of species, underscores the immense challenges facing species in a world transformed by humans but also offer exciting new evidence of how the right interventions can help them survive.

www.nytimes.com
A worker in an orange safety vest standing under solar panels looking at equipment

This data scientist sees progress in the climate change fight

Countries are falling short on reducing emissions, but British data scientist Hannah Ritchie looks at the numbers and sees the world making real gains on climate change.

e360.yale.edu
A male caribou standing in brush

The biologists racing to count Porcupine caribou

Scientists are racing to count Porcupine caribou amid climate changes and ramped up pushes for oil and gas. Despite the odds, there’s optimism for the future.

thenarwhal.ca
A rat looking at its reflection in the water

As Singapore heats up, pests are seeking refuge indoors

Singapore’s reputation as one of the world’s cleanest cities is being put to the test by a surge in rodent and insect infestations that experts say is being fueled by climate change and heat stress.

news.mongabay.com
The Daily Climate
FOLLOW US:
SUBSCRIBE:
Journalism that drives the discussion
Copyright © 2017 Environmental Health Sciences. All rights reserved.