#At least 63 people die in Oregon due to PNW heat wave

#At least 63 people die in Oregon due to PNW heat wave

“#At least 63 people die in Oregon due to PNW heat wave” More than 60 people in Oregon died from health issues related to the sweltering conditions in the state as three consecutive days of record-setting temperature pushed the mercury to 117 degrees in the Beaver State on Monday. Authorities in Canada and Washington state…

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#Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health

#Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health

“#Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health” CANBERRA, Australia — Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the UN World Heritage Committee’s proposal. The committee said in a draft report on Monday that “there is…

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#Rainstorms bring relief as Europe suffers summer heat wave

#Rainstorms bring relief as Europe suffers summer heat wave

“#Rainstorms bring relief as Europe suffers summer heat wave” BERLIN — Thunderstorms brought a much-needed cool down to parts of Western Europe over the weekend as the continent sweltered under its first summer heat wave. Dozens of people were reported drowned as they sought relief from the heat. Forecasters predicted further downpours Monday moving east…

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#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought

#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought

“#Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low in another sign of extreme drought” June 10 – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme drought across the U.S. West. Lake Mead, formed in the 1930s from the damming of the Colorado River at…

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#Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

#Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

“#Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground” As Enbridge Energy prepares to finish rebuilding an oil pipeline across rural northern Minnesota, protesters are occupying part of the construction area and pledging a “summer of resistance” on the ground and in court. Enbridge, which has obtained all necessary state and federal permits for the Line 3 project, says it will be…

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#Maine’s blueberry crop faces climate change peril

#Maine’s blueberry crop faces climate change peril

“#Maine’s blueberry crop faces climate change peril” PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have found they are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state. The warming of the blueberry fields could imperil the berries…

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#Warmer temperatures imperil Maine wild blueberries

#Warmer temperatures imperil Maine wild blueberries

“#Warmer temperatures imperil Maine wild blueberries” Climate change is wreaking havoc with Maine’s world famous wild blueberries, and could imperil future crops of one of the state’s most important exports, scientists say. Rising temperatures in blueberry fields across the state have brought on a loss of water, scientists at the University of Maine said. They…

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