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Global Warming
Hartford, CT
News
Record Ocean Heat Causes Coral Disaster, Bleaching Most Of Earth's Reefs: Researchers
The most severe global coral bleaching event ever recorded is underway, with most of the world's reefs hit by damaging heat stress, according to scientists. The devastating bleaching has affected 84% of the world's reefs, the International Coral Reef Initiative said on Wednesday, April 23. The non-government organization first declared the fourth global bleaching event in April 2024. One year later, the crisis continues to grow, with alerts now issued across 82 countries and territories between January 2023 and March 2025. "We know coral bleaching is accelerating as our ocea…
Fairfield, CT
News
First Human Case Of Tick-Borne Illness Spotted In Connecticut
For the first time, a tick-borne illness normally found hundreds of miles away was detected in a person in Connecticut, causing concerns that the insect that spreads it has begun to thrive in new locations. The disease rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, which is carried by the Gulf Coast tick, was recently discovered in someone in Connecticut, according to a report from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Authorities did not say where in the state the case was detected. The disease is similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever but with milder symptoms, the report…
Dorchester, MA
News
The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Boston
Step aside, Paul Revere. This British invasion comes with its own press release. Prince William and his wife Prince Kate Middleton will hold the awards ceremony for the Earthshot Prize in Boston later this year. The Earthshot Prize goes to the people and projects who are working to "repair and regenerate the planet," a press release about the awards said. In December, the Royals will choose five winners out of 15 finalists to win a £1 million prize (about $1.2 million) to help fund their initiatives. Introducing #EarthshotBoston2022 🇺🇸This December, we're heading to the @CityofBo…
Hyde Park, NY
Weather
July Was Hottest Month Ever Recorded On Earth, NOAA Says
The world broke a dubious record last month as the Earth’s climate continues heating up. July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to new data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), causing more concern for those anxious about climate change. The combined land- and ocean-surface temperature around the world was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit above the average of 60.4 degrees, according to NOAA — making July the hottest month on Earth since record-keeping started 142 years ago. “In this case, first place is the worst place to be,” NOAA Administrator Ri…
Torrington, CT
News
CT Sues Exxon For 'Decades Of Deceit On Climate Change'
Connecticut is suing Exxon Mobil Corp. over alleged longterm deception about climate change as the state seeks to rake the oil and gas industry over the coals for the recent rise in the planet’s temperature. Attorney General William Tong announced he was suing under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act - which has no statute of limitations - alleging an “ongoing, systematic campaign of lies and deception to hide from the public what ExxonMobil has known for decades—that burning fossil fuels undeniably contributes to climate change.” Prosecutors allege that Exxon has knowingly burned f…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Report: Climate Change Heating Up N.J. Faster Than Almost All Other States
New Jersey's average annual temperature has risen by nearly 2 degrees Celsius since 1895, double the average for the lower 48 states, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. Of all U.S. states, Alaska's average temperature has risen by the most, followed by Rhode Island and New Jersey. Other states in the Northeast, including Connecticut and Massachusetts, are close behind. A temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius is regarded as a critical climate warming threshold. Scientists fear that if average global temperatures rise by 2 degrees above the 1895 average, the conseque…
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
Gov’t Report: Climate Change Will Cost U.S. Lives, Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars
Climate change isn’t just happening – it’s going to get much worse, warns a massive government report that proposes solutions that are severely at odds with President Trump’s policies. Extreme weather, changes in air quality and the spread of new diseases by insects will combine to cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars in health, agricultural and infrastructure damage by the end of the century, warns Volume II of the National Climate Assessment, which was released Friday. "Earth’s climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primar…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
Bloomberg Rejoins Democratic Party: Who Would You Vote For If He Ran Against Trump?
The race for president in 2020 is getting even more interesting. Former three-term New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who owns an estate in Westchester, announced on Instagram and Twitter that he has re-registered as a Democrat, setting up what many political observers anticipate may become a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump, a native New Yorker. Bloomberg's decision was posted here on Instagram. The announcement quickly spread like wildfire among international media outlets on Wednesday, Oct. 10, including an early scoop, of course, by Bloomberg News in this report: Blo…
Fairfield, CT
Schools
Yale Professor Wins Nobel Prize For Economics
A Yale University professor who is considered the world's leading economist on climate change has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on environmental issues. William Nordhaus, Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University, received the 2018 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences for “integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis.” VIDEO: A New Haven press conference held in recognition of the highly-prestigious award at the Yale School of Management can be viewed by clicking here or on the first image above. “I am honored to be awarded the Nobel Prize i…
