🐱 GlobalClimateImpacts

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Extreme Weather, Climate Change, Societal & Infrastructure Impacts

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• Human-Caused Warming Played ‘Very Strong’ Role in Himalayan Floods, Report Finds

  This report details how human-caused climate change strongly drove the catastrophic Himalayan floods and impacted vulnerable regional infrastructure.

• After a Desperate Search for Survivors, Rescuers Find Bodies at Nepal Power Plant

  This is a detailed report on the devastating impacts of catastrophic floods on a hydropower plant in Nepal.

• In the Maldives, A.I. Is Helping to Rebuild Beaches Lost to Rising Seas

  This is a fascinating look at how artificial intelligence is being used in the Maldives to combat coastal erosion and rising sea levels.

• A powerful heat dome — which will become the strongest on the planet Wednesday — will tower 3.7 miles above Tennessee, drawing extreme heat and humidity into the central U.S. “I don’t even know what to say anymore,” meteorologist Pete Delkus said.

  This is a report on an extreme heat dome event driving severe weather and public health risks across the central United States.

• The Trump administration plans to repeal Biden-era rules to limit the carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that drive climate change. Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA administrator, said the change would help reduce the cost of Americans’ electricity bills. https://wapo.st/3Vu0UtW

  This content addresses the repeal of rules aimed at limiting carbon dioxide emissions, a key factor in climate change.