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Alameda County chapter, Citizens Climate Lobby. We're for: 🌎Carbon pricing 💡Building electrification ⚡Energy permitting reform 🌳Healthy forests #Climate #Justice #FossilFree

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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 15h
#FridayReads California is still protecting its coasts, even through all this.. #HealthyForests
insideclimatenews.org
California to Vote on Landmark Tribal Petitions for Coastal Protections - Inside Climate News
The state is set to decide on a slew of proposed changes to its network of marine protected areas this fall, but how co-management between the state and tribes would proceed is unclear.
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Nova @novaf13.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Hatch Act violations of 45 not being prosecuted meant the Hatch Act violations of 47 are inevitable.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#ClimateGoodNews We are definitely on track to miss the "most realistic" projections of 3 to 5 degrees C, too. Just keep working, we need to improve the world 🌎.
drawdown.org
We’re going to miss the 1.5 °C climate target. Now what?
The United Nations Environment Program released a report earlier this month saying the world – which is already experiencing roughly 1.3˚C of warming – will miss the 1.5˚C climate change target set by...
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#FridayReads Here's an idea for what to do this weekend -- after a day at the #inclusion conference, of course. @cclinclusion.bsky.social
yaleclimateconnections.org
7 climate films to binge-watch next weekend » Yale Climate Connections
An organizer of New York City’s Climate Film Festival offers his recommendations.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#MondayReads Chile's Atacama desert in full bloom 🌻🪻🏵️ #HealthyForests
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Chile's Atacama desert in full bloom
The Atacama is one of the driest places on Earth — yet unusually heavy rains, due in part to the El Nino climate phenomenon, have now transformed the barren landscape into a colorful sea of ​​flowers.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌴💧📽️This looks like a good documentary! #Trailers #Environmental #Films
youtu.be
Beyond plantations: How Saudi Arabia is restoring millions of hectares of land
YouTube video by UN Environment Programme
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌊Over 1,300 dead and thousands missing after the #NepalFloods. #ClimateDisaster
youtube.com
‘What remains’ along Nepali river
YouTube video by CNN
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Guys, I cannot overemphasize this. We need to get out and vote if we want to create lasting change. Today, take one minute and visit vote.gov to check your voter registration. @environmentalvoter.bsky.social @envirovoters.bsky.social #climatevoters #GOTV
An icon of a donkey and an elephant that love each other is in the top right, and a watch in the bottom left. Text reads: Calling all #ClimateVoters!  I just need one minute ☑️  Most Americans agree - but not most Americans turnout.  Today, check your voter registration.  vote.gov
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🔋🌊🪨Trump thought he was getting ripped off by the Paris Agreement. Here's the reality. #ClimateDisaster #Floods #Nepal
theclimatewatch.com
Nepal seeks emergency Loss and Damage Fund aid after Bhotekoshi flood
Nepal urges emergency Loss and Damage Fund support after severe Bhotekoshi flooding.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#ThursdayReads 🔋🌬️🌞Battery storage doesn't count as generation. #cleanenergy #electricalinfrastructure
insideclimatenews.org
These States Are Leading the Electricity Generation Boom - Inside Climate News
Texas saw the greatest increase in the first half of 2026, while California’s production plummeted.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🎈🥳 #GoodClimateNews Maybe we can have fun, after all.
bbc.com
Scientists invent 'world's greenest balloon'
Imperial College London experts say standard party balloons can take years to break down.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🌊🛕🏛️Another major disaster defining the #newnormal. #ExtremeWeather #Flooding
youtu.be
Flash floods in Nepal: What we know so far | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🔥🧑‍🚒Looks like another #extremeweather event just a stone's throw away 🪨. #HawkFire #ClimateCrisis
youtu.be
Inferno bears down on Reno, Nevada, displacing thousands
YouTube video by CBS News
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Europe is still on fire 🔥🥵🫠 #extremeweather
joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu
Current wildfire situation in Europe
See the most recent data on the forest fire situation in the EU and the weather forecast for the coming month.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🌀⛈️Hawaii braces for what could be a second hurricane this year. #extremeweather And it will also be the second hurricane this century➕. #climatechange
apnews.com
Still recovering from Hurricane Lala, Hawaii prepares for a possible weekend cyclone
Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🌊🌧️Flooding in the East. #extremeweather
cnn.com
Flash flood risk increases in New York City as powerful storms threaten millions in Northeast | CNN
Drenching storms sweeping through the East Coast on Thursday will hit during the evening commute.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
California's finally about to pass a plug-in solar bill to help people save money with cheap balcony solar. Yay! Thing is, 11 other states got there first. PG&E was a major obstacle — but not the only obstacle. My latest in CLIMATE-COLORED GOGGLES: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/california...
climatecoloredgoggles.com
Just let me buy a few solar panels already
The easy stuff shouldn’t be this hard. Especially in California.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#WeeklyReads 📚 not-so-good #climate news. Good for the Caribbean hurricane season, though🌎.
nature.com
This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’
Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#TuesdayReads 👩🏽‍🦱👩‍🦰When you realize racism is not over and the consequences have not gone away👩‍🦳👵🏾. #ClimateJustice
science.org
Slavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans today
New study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#TuesdayReads Just a reminder that #fossilfuel companies can sell bad products and stay in business⛽🙄.
insideclimatenews.org
Exxon Accurately Predicted Global Warming, Years Before Casting Doubt on Climate Science - Inside Climate News
For climate activists, the term “Exxon Knew” has settled deeply into the lexicon of climate accountability, shorthand for the contradiction between the oil giant’s long campaign to publicly question c...
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#MondayReads The Times of India is an up and coming publication for environmentalists. Here's why hurricanes 🌀 are so bad. Or, at least, one reason🧐.
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In 2026, volunteers began planting 30,000 trees to rebuild the wetland forest that once shielded New Orleans from storms
In the wetlands behind a pumping station near Lake Borgne in Meraux, Louisiana, hundreds of young saplings stand wrapped in white plastic cylinders as volunteers ferry them through the marsh by airboa...
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#MondayReads Something to nerd out on that relates to heat pumps 🤓!
insideclimatenews.org
NYC Wants to Use Thermal Energy to Cool Subway Stations - Inside Climate News
The stations can become “underground saunas” in the summer. An $800,000 pilot study could help lower temperatures.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🌲🌳 #HealthyForests Wildfire management and prevention is on fire as a rare bipartisan priority 🔥🔥🔥! Thanks 🙏, Senators John Curtis and Alex Padilla, for cosponsoring the Fix Our Forests Act. @padilla.senate.gov
deseret.com
Wildfire prevention emerges as a rare bipartisan priority in Congress
Utah Sen. John Curtis is urging his colleagues to pass the Fix Our Forests Act aimed toward improving forest management.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Click here to be frustrated by the housing situation in San Francisco ⤵️⤵️⤵️ #ClimateJustice #policy #gridlock
insideclimatenews.org
State Vulnerability Metric Overlooks San Francisco Neighborhoods, Excluding Them From Billions in Funding - Inside Climate News
An influx of wealthy residents and imprecise data on environmental threats have led the state to underestimate the city’s vulnerability.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🌀⛈️ Hurricane Lala is scheduled to approach Hawaii this weekend, bringing up to 25 inches of rain. This would the first time in 34 years Hawaii has a hurricane. #extremeweather #hurricanelala
usatoday.com
Hawaii could face historic hurricane landfall; Lala forecast updates
The National Hurricane Center said rain is expected to begin affecting the Big Island on Aug. 14 before spreading westward through the weekend.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
⛽"NOAA’s lack of opposition might be because 'they don’t want to go against the administration and be on the chopping block.'" 🐦‍⬛🦆
insideclimatenews.org
California Marine Sanctuaries Face Threats of New Trump-Backed Offshore Oil Leases - Inside Climate News
With the federal government trying to jumpstart California’s oil production, environmental advocates and Indigenous organizations are concerned about what new leasing could do to their habitat and com...
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🌞🌻😎 #MondayReads Look, you can build a more sustainable grid in just five years! #CleanEnergy #PermittingReform
yaleclimateconnections.org
New Mexico’s clean energy success story » Yale Climate Connections
In just five years, solar, wind, and batteries overtook fossil fuels, keeping air conditioners running while slashing pollution.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thousands are fleeing their homes in #Canada as the wildfire becomes an "explosion." #Wildfires #ClimateEmergency
youtu.be
Emergency declared as Canada wildfire doubles in size | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
#ClimateGoodNews We stand a chance after all 🤩! Like the hockey puck curve, but different! via @pbs.org
youtu.be
Pessimistic about the climate, here's some good news!
YouTube video by PBS Terra
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🐮🐺🐻 #climatenews: Cows are getting to be more in harmony with the wildlife -- and the ranchers.
insideclimatenews.org
Can New Ranching Practices Help Cattle, Cowboys and Wolves Coexist? - Inside Climate News
A small nonprofit with an innovative approach to predator-livestock conflicts is trying to ease Colorado ranchers’ concerns about wolves.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🌡️🫠Sadly, this is exactly what we expected. Let's fast-track those #Infrastructure projects: we can still slow the disaster. #ClimateChange #CleanEnergy
drawdown.org
Is climate change unfolding faster and fiercer than scientists expected?
Climate change is undeniably here, and it’s bad. But is it, as some are claiming, worse than even the scientists expected?
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🌳🔥🌲Take Action: We need to do something about those wildfires. And in an El Nino, they are likely to be severe. #HealthyForests community.citizensclimate.org/tools/wildfi...
A hand holding a pen above a very legible, handwritten letter.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🏭Remember when Trump invented an "Energy Emergency?" Well, Europe isn't making this one up 🫠. #EnergyInfrastructure #CleanEnergy
youtu.be
Heatwaves and record-low water levels threaten European energy crisis | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#TuesdayReads 🔬Thanks, 👩‍🔬scientists, for reminding us how #HealthyForests support our health, communities, and the #ecosystem 🎋🌱.
yaleclimateconnections.org
The government canceled this nature study. Scientists kept going anyway. » Yale Climate Connections
When the National Nature Assessment was shut down, the scientists who worked on it found another way. In this Q&A, one author explains what the research reveals about nature’s powerful, underused role...
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🏭🌳I love the stories of citizens like us taking action and getting loud! @vsgoliath.bsky.social #GrassrootsClimate www.instagram.com/reel/DVytNlW...
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Vs. Goliath on Instagram: "It’s time to end fossil fuels and build healthier, more peaceful, futures 🔥🌎 The official trailer for our award-winning series, VS. GOLIATH, is HERE! We’re honored to ann...
689 likes, 27 comments - vsgoliath on March 12, 2026: "It’s time to end fossil fuels and build healthier, more peaceful, futures 🔥🌎 The official trailer for our award-winning series, VS. GOLIATH, is ...
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🌲🌳We are feeling this administration slash staffing, programs, and research all through the U.S. We stand a chance. If we act now. Tell #Congress to fully fund all of the U.S. Forest Service programs that Trump is trying to claw back! #HealthyForests
citizensclimatelobby.org
Ask Congress: Support a Fully Resourced U.S. Forest Service
Congress has started to advance FY2027 appropriations bills. Tell your representatives we need a fully resourced U.S. Forest Service!
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
#ThursdayReads 🌻 Solar is still going crazy, even with all the flak they got from the Trump Administration 😎. #ClimateGoodNews
insideclimatenews.org
Even With Tariffs and Tax Changes, Solar Power Is Soaring - Inside Climate News
Utility-scale solar is booming in the United States as electricity demand rises and projects remain relatively easy to develop.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🥵🫠🚙 Does it ever seem like climate change is making things more expensive? You're not alone. NPR just found one more thing that will change in #extremeheat.
npr.org
As climate change damages streets and highways, the road ahead may be expensive
Heat waves are becoming more common and intense as a result of climate change — and roads are suffering as a result. Are the nation's roads up to meeting the challenge of a warmer, wetter future?
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🔋🪫 #WednesdayReads Don't forget that we are on unceded land. As much as lithium is essential for our energy transition, we need to respect the tribes' claim to their territory and health. #ClimateJustice #IndigenousRightsAreHumanRights
insideclimatenews.org
How the Rush to Mine the Metal of the Future Echoes America’s Colonial Past - Inside Climate News
Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium-mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🌳🫠Good reasons to have urban trees, even if it's not like the great outdoors. Lots of social justice issues, just like extreme weather news, here. Good read. #climatechangeisreal #extremeweather
newscientist.com
5 graphs that show how heatwaves are getting more dangerous
Longer-lasting hot spells and high temperatures at night are making it harder to cope, leading to thousands more deaths from extreme heat
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
🫠🫠Dangerous #extremeheat and wildfires in Eastern US and Europe🔥. And they act like we don't need to fight #climatechange. Stay safe out there, and #hydrated 🧉💧.
youtu.be
Record-breaking temperatures in US and Europe heats up again | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
🔥🌲🌾Wildfire season is here. Heralded by three tragic, and preventable, deaths💔. #WildfireSeason
insideclimatenews.org
Three Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Blaze - Inside Climate News
The firefighters had been sent by helicopter to fight a rapidly expanding fire near the state’s border with Utah. The region had been under an extreme fire danger warning.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🏭⚡ "Each dollar we can save by conserving electricity is another dollar the county can reinvest ..." says county with important data center customers. #ClimateJustice #CleanEnergy #PermittingReform
404media.co
County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’
Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computer...
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Grist @grist.org · 26/06/2026
How climate change gets under the skin
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How climate change gets under the skin
Here’s what we know, so far, about the lasting effects of climate change on the body’s vital systems.
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Citizens' Climate Lobby @cclusa.org · 01/07/2026
#Europe is in the midst of a record-breaking and deadly heatwave. The scientists at @wwattribution.bsky.social studied the event to estimate global warming's contribution.
Map from World Weather Attribution of Europe's historic week of heat stress. Data shows that 45% of 854 cities analyzed have broken or are forecased to break historic heat stress records.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🌏🌍🌎How are we going to save the planet without coffee 🤣? To save scientists' favorite beverage ☕ from the #climatecrisis, writers @nature.com delve into the nature of the plants - and unearth tasty varieties.
nature.com
Coffee is under threat: how scientists are fighting to save it from extinction
Coffee plants are critically endangered by climate change. Researchers are finding solutions to keep scientists supplied with their favourite discovery fuel.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
🌏🌍🌎“Walking away from climate demobilizes our base. There’s a huge bloc of low-propensity environmental voters—people who rate climate as one of their top voting issues, but don’t reliably turn out[.]” #GreenHushing #EnergyPolicy
insideclimatenews.org
Elected Democrats Have Embraced ‘Climate Hushing.’ Are They Making a Mistake as the Midterms Loom? - Inside Climate News
An Inside Climate News analysis of congressional press releases shows that Democrats have scaled back mentions of climate change and recently shifted the focus to energy affordability.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🥵🫠🌊 #WednesdayWatchlist right now, Europe is having a serious #heatwave. The UN has asked them to create a plan📜. #ClimateEvents 2 min vid📽️.
euronews.com
Video. Europe heatwave: Power cuts, school closures and 40 deaths in France
Video. Extreme weather is getting worse as climate change speeds up.
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#HopefulNews Here's a video 📽️ with @katharinehayhoe.com and @projectdrawdown.bsky.social on #climatesolutions 🌳🌏! youtu.be/PKDTQo5KaCo?...
youtu.be
Where does climate action go from here? A conversation with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe
YouTube video by Project Drawdown
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CCL Alameda County @cclalameda.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🤒🌀🔥 #TuesdayReads One of the reasons we're sure overshoot is inevitable in the next decade. "The global temperature is certainly going to be the highest on record from about now through next June." #extremeweather #wildfires #ElNino2026
insideclimatenews.org
El Niño Is Here and Will Have ‘Big Consequences’ for Global Weather - Inside Climate News
A deep pool of warm water that forms in the Western Pacific could bring strong storms to Southern California and throughout the South while increasing the risks of Western wildfires.
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