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And it’s accelerating: “About 12.5 trillion tons (11.3 trillion metric tons) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice five feet deep across the continental United States.” @NBCNews
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
The numbers behind the melting ice are both mind-bogglingly huge and deceptively small.
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Americans are increasingly worried about rising extreme weather impacts: "Last year, the U.S. registered 23 weather- or climate-related disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage, together costing roughly $115 billion in damages." @Gallup
38% in U.S. Say Extreme Weather Damaged Their Community
Nearly four in 10 Americans say extreme weather damaged their community in the past year, and six in 10 of them worry about future impacts.
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In the wake of the Nepal disaster, a call to action: a renowned climate scientist says fight climate change by voting for science. "You can make support for urgent and dramatic climate action a litmus test issue as you go to the voting booth."
Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann
The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now
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Oil execs say a fuel crisis is here: “All these mechanisms helped to mitigate the price and supply risk...Those have largely now played out" @WSJ @benmorenne @CollinEatonHC
Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here
Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies...
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