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Climate Disruption Dispatches

Our monthly Climate Disruption Dispatches chronicle ongoing evidence and impacts of anthropogenic climate disruption as they have manifested around the globe for the previous 30 days. The series, created by Dahr Jamail, is now written by Mike Ludwig.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders wave to his supporters at rally at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire on February 10, 2020.
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Environment & Health

Sanders and AOC’s Fracking Ban Angers Centrists and Their Fossil Fuel Backers

Democrats unveiled their own climate bills this week, but only the fracking ban would stop the fossil fuel boom.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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February 13, 2020
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Extinction Rebellion protesters participate in a hunger strike in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Office in Longworth House Office Building on November 18, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
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Environment & Health

Climate Justice Movement Turns Up the Heat on Democrats

Fossil fuel emissions have reached record levels, with no “peak” in sight.
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Mike Ludwig,
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November 29, 2019
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Health care workers evacuate residents from the Riverside Heights Healthcare Center as the Hill Fire grows close
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Environment & Health

From California to El Salvador, Climate-Driven Displacement Is on the Rise

Climate disruption is shaping migration patterns — of humans and birds alike.
by
Mike Ludwig,
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October 31, 2019
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A man in a white HAZMAT suit stands on top of rubble
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Environment & Health

Scientists’ Advice to People Living in Coastal Areas? Move.

Scientists’ direst climate predictions have often turned out to be underestimations.
by
Dahr Jamail,
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September 16, 2019
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People attend a monument unveiling at the site of Okjökull, Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change, in the west of Iceland on August 18, 2019.
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Environment & Health

Alaska’s Sea Ice Completely Melted Earlier Than Ever Before

There was no sea ice left within 150 miles of Alaska’s shores during one of the hottest Julys on record.
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Dahr Jamail,
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September 3, 2019
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A row of Puerto Rican people sit on a retaining wall as soldiers carrying guns overlook them from a rooftop behind them
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Environment & Health

Eventually, We Will All Be Climate Refugees

As runaway climate disruption escalates, mass displacement is inevitable.
by
Dahr Jamail,
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July 24, 2019
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A child's dust-caked hands are cupped underneath a rusted water faucet
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Environment & Health

Over One-Tenth of Global Population Could Lack Drinking Water by 2030

As civilization faces existential threats, Trump is trying to end long-term climate studies.
by
Dahr Jamail,
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July 1, 2019
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A man takes photos amidst hunks of sea ice
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Environment & Health

Arctic Is Thawing So Fast Scientists Are Losing Their Measuring Tools

Methane and CO2 released from the thawing permafrost will further accelerate the rate of global warming.
by
Dahr Jamail,
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June 3, 2019
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"A polar bear walks on a melting ice floe in Baffin Bay, Nunavut, Canada. "
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Environment & Health

The Last Time There Was This Much CO2, Trees Grew at the South Pole

The muddled political response to very clear climate science is putting millions of people at risk.
by
Dahr Jamail,
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April 29, 2019
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Last year was the fourth warmest-year ever recorded, with the only warmer years being 2015, 2016 and 2017.
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Environment & Health

We’re Living in the Warmest Decade Since Record-Keeping Began

Last year was the fourth warmest year ever recorded, with the only warmer years being 2015, 2016 and 2017.
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Dahr Jamail,
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March 12, 2019
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