Category: Climate Crisis
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
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Actively maintaining your woodlot—no matter its size—can fight climate change and even help your bank account
One year, with the kind of gusto for tidying up that’s endemic across cottage country in early July, my husband, Steve, and I set out to clean up an abandoned … Continued
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McBean: June heat wave has passed but it will have lasting impact
Environment and Climate Change Canada used a heat wave in June to draw a clear link between heat waves and climate change for the first time
Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children | Great Lakes Now
By Lester Graham, Michigan Public
Although temperatures vary day-to-day, this summer is shaping up to be a hot one in Michigan. Doctors are warning parents to learn how to protect their kids, and how to talk to them about climate change.
It used to be that parents had to talk to their kids about things like ‘stranger danger,’ or ‘don’t take candy from a stranger,’ and ‘be sure to put on sunscreen.’ With climate change, parents are finding they have a lot more to teach their children.
This is why we get such stormy weather in the summer
Summer is the time for blue skies, gentle breezes, and puffy clouds that look like harmless marshmallow fluff. Psych! Summer is the time for stormy weather. “Unstable conditions can exist … Continued
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