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EarthBeat Weekly: 'The Earth is speaking; she tells us we have no more time'
… new in other climate news: … Severe flooding and landslides, possibly exacerbated by summer wildfires, left some 18,000 people stranded in British Columbia, after heavy rains pounded the …
Climate Crisis as Public Health Crisis: A Regional Perspective
… The effects of climate change on health are many — directly, such as poor air quality from wildfire smoke, to indirectly, such as increasing rates of zoonotic infections, and food …
As Biden prepares to meet Pope Francis, a call to honor greatest commandment
… that share our common home in greater peril, threatened by a cataclysmic climate crisis. Wildfires rage in the American West, deadly heat waves have killed hundreds, and droughts …
Twin brothers beautify yards while fighting climate change
… business approach that's more relevant than ever. After months of seeing scorching wildfires out west and drastic temperatures sweep across parts of the nation, the impacts of …
Like prior stand against nuclear weapons, climate emergency calls for bold leadership from US bishops
… New York have drowned in their homes, and as California residents breathe poisonous smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles away, U.S. legislators are debating laws meant to put a brake on …
5 reasons why Catholics should care about the COP26 climate summit
… and many parts of the world have been hit by extreme weather — heat waves accompanied by wildfires and severe storms and flooding — that scientists link to global warming. "These things …
Links: Palm oil corruption; the blue-collar struggle for social justice
… ledes I have seen in a long, long time: Hurricane Ida in Louisiana in August and the historic wildfires in the West and Midwest are the latest reminders that too much water, or too little, …
EarthBeat Weekly: As the planet warms, more frequent heat waves will hit children hardest
… at Politico New Jersey. Tens of millions of gallons of flame retardant have been dropped over wildfires in the western United States in the past decade. Autumn Spanne at The Daily Climate …
At Home in Creation: Blessing in the burning
… like California and Australia learning from Indigenous practices to better prevent and manage wildfires. And Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American in that post, is embracing Indigenous knowledge in confronting climate change challenges like wildfires. The last decade has been the hottest on record, and the metaphor of "Earth on fire" is …
At Home in Creation: Some small green thing
… life or the place where you live recently? … ACT … As we grapple with the intensification of wildfires due to climate change, it is important to know where the energy we use in our homes …
At Home in Creation: The unquenchable fire in our heart
… this reflection now. We also know that fire can be destructive, and we feel this acutely as wildfires continue to rage on the West Coast of the United States. Burning unprecedented …