Noëlla Boudart
@noellab.bsky.social
Climate & Health. Story. Sustainability. Collaboration.
"It's as if we have to mourn the future."
Repeated heatwaves fuel eco-anxiety and anger among youth: 'It feels like we're living in a dystopia'
In the wake of the third heatwave to hit France since May, frustration and anxiety have gripped part of the younger generations, faced with what some call 'the coolest summer of the rest of their live...
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A warmer climate is driving more incidents of wildfires. Wildfire smoke harms health. Climate change is a #publichealth crisis.
University of Maryland, Baltimore@umaryland.edu · 2d agoNew research from @umsop's Zafar Zafari, PhD, found a 6-day wildfire smoke event in 2023 was associated with a ~20% increase in cardiopulmonary hospital events and an estimated $2.4M in hospital and societal costs. https://ow.ly/6jM350ZvSKA
Thoughtful piece abt #AI measuring farm animal pain. "...researchers argue that artificial intelligence-based pain detection systems could reduce animal welfare to only what algorithms can measure, which risks overlooking less easily detected conditions in industrial animal agriculture."
Sentient@sentientmedia.org · 2d agoA new wave of AI tools promises to change the way farm animal pain is detected, using cameras, microphones and machine learning to spot suffering before a human could. @epayne.bsky.social reports: buff.ly/zddjDoV
At 1pm PT on Mon, Aug 3, I'll have a live update on the historic wildfire disaster that unfolded over the weekend in Spokane, Washington, including causes and context, then discuss the very active wildfire conditions currently present elsewhere in West.
Active wildfire conditions worsen across U.S. West, including historic wildfire disaster in Spokane - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 08/03/2026 topics: ...
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fossil fuels vs. wind & solar: "dinosaur" vs "above ground" energy
Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 4d agoSomething I love doing is talking about fossil fuels as "19th century technology". Coal plants and gas plants are machines from CENTURIES ago. The combustion engine is silly. It gets people thinking about what modernity means but also, importantly, it makes fossil fuel guys mad online
"The national average number of heat wave days, tropical nights, and instances of torrential rainfall over the past five years has risen to two to three times the levels documented in the 1970s." via www.techtimes.com/articles/321...
Korea Shatters July Heat Record: Yangsan Crosses 40°C, Busan Snaps 122-Year High
South Korea heat wave 2026 shattered records when Yangsan hit 40.3°C in July for the first time in Korean history, while Busan set a new all-time high of 38.8°C, topping a mark set in 2016. A dual hig...
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Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Trump took office.
The EPA halted a study on gas stoves and asthma. But even partial results were striking.
Research that used a federal grant to pay for asthma patients to have their gas stoves replaced showed a dramatic fall in asthma attacks. The program was cut short after President Donald Trump took of...
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Japanese officials have coined an entirely new word to signify the dangerous heat of #ClimateChange. It's "kokushobi," which means "cruel heat day." This coinage is but a drop of the coming shower of cultural changes that climate change will force upon us. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/w...
Americans are making the connection between climate change and this summer’s droughts, floods, extreme heat, wildfires, and toxic smoke. Majorities of likely voters say extreme weather events are being “worsened by climate change” and 61% say that extreme weather is increasing.
Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds
Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’
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Important topic that doesn't get the attention it deserves. What exactly is causing these massive wildfires and floods? Scientists say burning fossil fuels is the number-one contributor to climate change. That should be in every news story about these disasters.
Andreas Sieber@andreassieber.bsky.social · last wk.I spoke with @cnbc.com, Indias largest business channel how the #fossilfuel industry laid the tinder for the horrific #EuropeanWildfires.
Your daily reminder that climate change is already an economic problem: Ships are struggling to carry stuff on the Rhine because there's not enough water Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Extreme Heat Pushes Rhine River to Critically Low Levels
Extreme heat in Europe has left the Rhine River at critically low levels, driving up the cost of commercial deliveries along the key waterway.
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If a picture tells a thousand words, here are 20,000 words to depict the impact of #climate change on our world right now.
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last wk.🔥🔥🔥Newspaper frontpages🔥🔥🔥
300,000 is the population of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · last wk.Wildfires in Spain and France have driven more than 300,000 people to flee their homes
Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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As long expected. It’s climate science 101. The vapor thirst of the atmosphere increases exponentially with temperature. A law of physics known since the early 19th C (Clausius–Clapeyron law). It causes more drought even if rainfall doesn’t decline. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe
Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation
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You guys aren't going to believe this, but ... it turns out the oil & gas industry knew that they were poisoning people (in this case, with methane) for years, and they hid it & did nothing to mitigate the harm. No, really, it's true! Incredible investigative work here from @rebleber.bsky.social:
Oil Firms Knew for Decades of Methane’s Danger to Planet, Documents Suggest
The companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization.
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According to #ClimateCentral's @kaitlyntrudeau.bsky.social, "Climate change is increasing the risk of critically-dry conditions that set the stage for extreme fire behavior — and that's exactly what we've seen so far in 2026.” 🎥Watch our latest Monthly Climate Briefing: youtu.be/XUtVXGG1UqA?...
"Energy bills have increased three times faster than the rate of inflation while Trump has been president."
Power Failure: Rising Energy Debt Is Climbing into the Middle Class
New analysis of consumer credit data by The Century Foundation and Protect Borrowers reveals a worsening utility debt crisis affecting nearly all corners
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We are given only a limited number of truly perfect summer days in our time on Earth. One of the more insidious cruelties of fossil fuel greed is how it slowly strips those days from us, more and more throughout our lifetimes, perhaps without us even realizing what we have lost.
Another stolen summer day
What are we still waiting to learn?
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If the U.S. will not address climate change or manage its oil companies, states are going to have to take actions on their own to protect their people.
Global News@globalnews.ca · 3w ago"If Canada will not manage its forests to prevent these fires, the United States will look elsewhere, and act on our own, to protect our people,” said a group of U.S. lawmakers. globalnews.ca/news/1196860...
🚨Nearly every region of the U.S. is experiencing dangerous #ExtremeWeather this week! Tomorrow, join #ClimateCentral experts for a press briefing on what's driving these events, how they're connected, and the role climate change is playing. Register ➡️ climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The EPA approved several new pesticides, prompting backlash from prominent MAHA activists who are warning that the Trump administration is alienating voters ahead of tight congressional races this fall. https://wapo.st/4yqTy9w
MAHA activists thought Trump would limit pesticides. His EPA has green-lit more.
Some MAHA supporters are becoming disillusioned with the administration and warning of consequences in congressional races this fall.
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A new study published in @natclimate.nature.com, authored by scientists from #CopernicusClimate, shows global heat stress is not only intensifying, but also persisting for longer & affecting previously untouched regions. 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/global-study... @ecmwf.int
next time someone asks me why we need good government I’m going to yell DIARRHEA LETTUCE
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 3w agoi cannot handle canadian wildfire smoke and the threat of diarrhea lettuce at the same time
Just like Google and Amazon, AI is causing Microsoft's climate pollution to soar. The company's carbon emissions were up 25% last year: www.opb.org/article/2026...
Microsoft’s climate-warming emissions surge 25%, driven by AI
Microsoft’s total carbon emissions have increased 25% year over year, driven by the company’s aggressive buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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Blistering heat descends on NYC again: ‘This is gonna be a problem’ gothamist.com/news/blister...
Blistering heat descends on NYC again: ‘This is gonna be a problem’
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the five boroughs and surrounding areas Tuesday and Wednesday.
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