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August 07, 2023

California ‘undergrounding’ approach leaves lower-income populations disadvantaged

The Hill

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/4141541-california-undergrounding-approach-leaves-lower-income-populations-disadvantaged/

August 07, 2023

A solution for California’s wildfire safety deficit

Stanford News Service

https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2023/08/07/resilient-power-grids/

August 07, 2023

The roads of the future could be paved with plastic

Fast Company

https://www.fastcompany.com/90933072/the-roads-of-the-future-could-be-paved-with-plastic

August 05, 2023

Studying Climate Change With An Ice Radar Drone

IEEE Spectrum

https://spectrum.ieee.org/drone-ice-radar

August 03, 2023

Leader of Indigenous-Led Conservation and Land Stewardship Efforts in Canada Wins 2023 Bright Award

Stanford Law School

https://law.stanford.edu/press/leader-of-indigenous-led-conservation-and-land-stewardship-efforts-in-canada-wins-2023-bright-award/

August 03, 2023

California Supreme Court rejects Monterey County ban on new oil, gas drilling

San Francisco Chronicle

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/monterey-county-oil-drilling-18277282.php

August 03, 2023

Extreme Heat Is Endangering America's Workers—and Its Economy

TIME Magazine

https://time.com/6299091/extreme-heat-us-workers-economy/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=health_climate-change&linkId=228196834

August 02, 2023

Lightning-Caused Wildfires are 80 Percent More Likely Under Dry Vegetation

EOS

https://eos.org/editors-vox/lightning-caused-wildfires-are-80-percent-more-likely-under-dry-vegetation

August 01, 2023

Dune patterns reveal environmental change on Earth and other planetary bodies

Stanford Earth Matters

https://earth.stanford.edu/news/dune-patterns-reveal-environmental-change-earth-and-other-planetary-bodies

August 01, 2023

When every day somewhere is a climate record

The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/01/record-breaking-heat-2023/

August 01, 2023

Extreme Global Heat and the Impact of Climate Change on the Planet

Houston Public Media

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/town-square/2023/08/01/458403/extreme-global-heat-and-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-the-planet/

July 31, 2023

Mosquitoes Carry Nasty Diseases. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Scientific American

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mosquitoes-carry-nasty-diseases-heres-how-to-protect-yourself/

July 31, 2023

South America's Largest Lake Gets Dire Warning as Water Levels Drop

Newsweek

https://www.newsweek.com/south-americas-largest-lake-gets-dire-warning-water-levels-drop-1816513

July 28, 2023

Is Climate Change Causing the Heat Wave?

Newsweek

https://www.newsweek.com/climate-change-causing-heat-wave-1816082

July 28, 2023

Chumash Tribe Champions National Marine Sanctuary

Science Friday

https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/chumash-tribe-marine-sanctuary/#segment-transcript

July 28, 2023

Chief heat officers want to help cities adapt to scorching heatwaves

BBC

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66272154

July 27, 2023

Can sharks help predict hurricanes?

The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/sharks-hurricane-prediction-storms-weather-b2383134.html

July 27, 2023

How to move communities away from flooding risks with minimal harm

Stanford News Service

https://news.stanford.edu/2023/07/27/moving-communities-safety/

July 27, 2023

July could be the hottest month ever recorded in human history

Audacy

https://www.audacy.com/podcast/knx-news-on-demand-single-content-ba2bb/episodes/july-could-be-hottest-month-ever-recorded-in-human-history-6cd9a?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&actionContentId=201-4fd4f8fa-0f6f-4ad6-9c4f-7bca85777697

July 27, 2023

Is this summer’s extreme heat the new normal?

The Hill

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4121529-is-this-summers-extreme-heat-the-new-normal/