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alojapan.com/1251382/japan-to- Japan to start special heatstroke alert system Wednesday #ClimateChange #EnvironmentMinistry #HeatWaves #heatstroke #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #news Japan is set to begin this year’s operation of its Special Heat Stroke Alert system Wednesday in an effort to reduce health risks from extreme summer heat. The Environment Ministry will issue the special alert when dangerous heat levels are expected. Operation of the ordinary Heat Stroke Aler…

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Accuweather: Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels
For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods.
accuweather.com/en/weather-new

#heatwaves#india#pakistan

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Accuweather: Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels

For hundreds of millions of people living in India and Pakistan the early arrival of summer heatwaves has become a terrifying reality that’s testing survivability limits and putting enormous strain on energy supplies, vital crops and livelihoods.

accuweather.com/en/weather-new

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And why would Trump care about lobsters?

""Fossil fuel-driven climate change is intensifying #HeatWaves, #flooding and other #ExtremeWeather events. Waters in the #GulfOfMaine are warming faster than nearly every other swath of ocean on the planet, threatening the future of the state’s signature #lobster industry and other #fisheries "

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kolektiva.socialDoomsdaysCW (@DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social)Senator #AngusKing fumes at #ClimateChange being nixed from annual threat assessment Chris D’Angelo for The Maine Monitor April 8, 2025 "#Maine has been described as a 'climate haven,' [the same for #Vermont] a place expected to remain relatively sheltered from the most extreme and dangerous impacts of global climate change. But the #PineTreeState is far from immune. "Fossil fuel-driven climate change is intensifying #HeatWaves, #flooding and other #ExtremeWeather events. Waters in the #GulfOfMaine are warming faster than nearly every other swath of ocean on the planet, threatening the future of the state’s signature #lobster industry and other #fisheries. "Sea levels here are forecast to rise approximately 4 feet by the end of the century, forcing coastal communities, shipyards and military installations to prepare and adapt. " 'This is a guaranteed threat,' said #AmyEshoo, director of #MaineClimateActionNow. 'It’s not one we can negotiate with. It’s not one that we can put #tariffs on. It’s not one we can go to the table with. We unleashed it. It’s here. We’re feeling its effects. Maine is definitely feeling them.' " Read more: https://mainebeacon.com/sen-king-fumes-at-climate-change-being-nixed-from-annual-threat-assessment/ #MaineWx #ClimateCatastrophe #SeaLevelRise #SenatorAngusKing

Senator #AngusKing fumes at #ClimateChange being nixed from annual threat assessment

Chris D’Angelo for The Maine Monitor April 8, 2025

"#Maine has been described as a 'climate haven,' [the same for #Vermont] a place expected to remain relatively sheltered from the most extreme and dangerous impacts of global climate change. But the #PineTreeState is far from immune.

"Fossil fuel-driven climate change is intensifying #HeatWaves, #flooding and other #ExtremeWeather events. Waters in the #GulfOfMaine are warming faster than nearly every other swath of ocean on the planet, threatening the future of the state’s signature #lobster industry and other #fisheries.

"Sea levels here are forecast to rise approximately 4 feet by the end of the century, forcing coastal communities, shipyards and military installations to prepare and adapt.

" 'This is a guaranteed threat,' said #AmyEshoo, director of #MaineClimateActionNow. 'It’s not one we can negotiate with. It’s not one that we can put #tariffs on. It’s not one we can go to the table with. We unleashed it. It’s here. We’re feeling its effects. Maine is definitely feeling them.' "

Read more:
mainebeacon.com/sen-king-fumes

Maine Beacon - A project of the Maine People's Alliance · Sen. King fumes at climate change being nixed from annual threat assessment - Maine BeaconMaine has been described as a “climate haven,” a place expected to remain relatively sheltered from the most extreme and dangerous impacts of global climate change. But the Pine Tree State is far from immune. Fossil fuel-driven climate change is intensifying heat waves, flooding and other extreme weather events. Waters in the Gulf of Maine

Teens search for ways to tackle huge urban heat issue in Sydney's west
By Declan Bowring

Urban heat is a major problem in Western Sydney, where temperatures can be 10 degrees Celsius higher than in the city's coastal areas. A new school program is asking teens to consider potential fixes.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/how

ABC News · Program asks how Western Sydney school students would solve urban heatBy Declan Bowring