Northeast US Ocean Temperatures Highest on Record: Report | Common Dreams

Northeast US Ocean Temperatures Highest on Record: Report | Common Dreams
"Ocean surface temperatures off the Northeast U.S. coast last year were the highest in 150 years, according to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."

Global Warming is a Domestic Crisis | Common Dreams

Global Warming is a Domestic Crisis | Common Dreams
"At a time of continued unemployment and Republican assaults on workers’ rights, the climate crisis may not seem like a pressing bread and butter concern. However it is vital for the president and his allies in Congress to remember that those Americans most defenseless against extreme weather and natural disasters form the backbone of the Democratic Party.

That is the only conclusion one can draw from the draft of a new federal study on global warming’s growing impact on the United States. Those who stand for workers and the middle class, and for the rights of minorities, women and the underprivileged in our increasingly unequal society, are facing yet another epochal struggle."

Halfway To Hell (And High Water): 333rd Month In A Row Global Temperatures Exceed Long-Term Average

Halfway To Hell (And High Water): 333rd Month In A Row Global Temperatures Exceed Long-Term Average: Okay, NOAA’s State of the Climate Report for November isn’t the Mayan meteorological forecast. And the Apocalypse isn’t quite “now.” But this part of the NOAA report is kind of ominous: Including this November, the 10 warmest Novembers have occurred in the past 12 years. The 10 coolest Novembers on record all occurred prior to 1920. [...]/p