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Conference highlights links among climate change, health, racial justice
… as record-hot days increase and heat waves last longer. In addition, more frequent and larger wildfires lead to numerous respiratory illnesses as the smoke causes decreases in air quality. …
Mar 24, 2022
Evangelical scientist Katharine Hayhoe finds hope in United Nations' climate report
… Arctic or sea ice or glaciers, but to talk about what is happening where we live. Out West, wildfires are burning greater area. Down South, hurricanes are getting stronger, dumping a lot …
Mar 16, 2022
Why there's still hope among the gloom and doom of climate crisis
… in recent weeks projecting accelerated rise in sea levels , a global crisis in burgeoning wildfires and wildly underestimated emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas shorter-lived but many …
Mar 10, 2022
Can religion and faith combat eco-despair?
… crises we face now. … Can faith and religion help counter rising eco-anxiety? … Catastrophic wildfires across the planet, extreme weather patterns that destroy homes and histories, degraded …
Mar 5, 2022
As Build Back Better stalls, faith leaders call Biden, Senate to 'moment for courage' on climate
… said. "Many of our communities have experienced the severe repercussions of climate change: wildfires, superstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and increasingly-intense weather phenomena …
Feb 17, 2022
New report on Amazon Basin offers solutions to repair some damage to the region's ecosystems
… countries do is tackle organized crime, because much of the deforestation and many of the wildfires that have occurred in Amazonia in recent years are related to illegal land grabbing for …
Jan 3, 2022
Catholic aid agencies respond to 2021 disasters with immediate and long-term relief
… helping collaborate with local affiliates wherever possible. She said the West Coast wildfires and major storms such as Hurricane Ida were some of the top disaster priorities of the … said. In states of Washington, Oregon, and California, Catholic Charities is still managing wildfire recovery efforts stemming from 2018 incidents, while new wildfires threatened those same states. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 also prompted disaster …
Dec 29, 2021
2021 in review: Pope calls world to act on impact of climate change on poorest countries
… globally experienced extreme heat and drought, massive flooding, intense and long-burning wildfires, rising sea levels and failed crops in 2021. The pope introduced the platform in a …
Dec 27, 2021
A future with little to no snow? What that means for the American West
… to the level of some other climate impacts that we often see in the news, like sea-level rise, wildfires and extreme weather events," he says. "We view this as one of the central issues for … could change what kinds of plants are able to grow. Drier vegetation can also increase wildfire risk. And decreased water in rivers and wetlands could harm a host of aquatic species. …
Dec 24, 2021
West Virginia faith leaders deliver Christmas card to bring Manchin back to Build Back Better bill
… Climate Corps. It also seeks to establish a fee on methane emissions, provides funding for wildfire prevention, drought relief and other conservation projects, and directs dollars toward …
Dec 22, 2021
Climate anxiety? This 30-day action plan may give you hope
… and ask about their plans to keep green spaces open in the face of warming temperatures, wildfires and increased extreme storms. Attend your local planning board meeting and speak out …
Dec 2, 2021