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Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave

Firefighter and EMT William Dorsey lifts a migrant woman suffering from heat exhaustion onto a stretcher near the border city of Eagle Pass on Saturday. A stifling June heat wave in Texas has caused deaths and hospitalizations across the state. Credit: REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune June 30, 2023 “Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter… Read More »Emergency room visits surge, Texans die amid dangerous heat wave

“It’s destroying me”: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texans’ mental health

By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune Sept. 8, 2022 ““It’s destroying me”: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texans’ mental health” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. For the latest coverage on how extreme weather events are affecting Texans, sign up to receive our weekly energy and environment newsletter. This story includes discussion of mental illness, trauma and natural disasters. For disaster mental health support, call or text 1-800-985-5990. You can also call or text… Read More »“It’s destroying me”: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texans’ mental health

Fastest growing job - solar panel installer

A Changing Climate For Alternative Energy

Three things point to 2019 being the year the tide turns in a big way for alternative energy. First, a seemingly never ending stream of environmental disasters made worse by climate change, convinces people that climate change will affect them personally. Second, a new congress, infused with younger representatives with new ideas and an acceptance of the science behind catastrophic climate change will drive political action, even among their more conservative peers. And third, alternative energy is making big gains contributing to the world’s energy mix. And not just for individuals, but for corporations. In this post we’ll go over… Read More »A Changing Climate For Alternative Energy

Climate Change Mapping Tools

The Best Climate Change Mapping Tools For You

<June 2022- Please note, some of the tools and methods in this post may be out of date as the original was written 4 years ago.  An update to this post is planned in the next month or two, so please check back or subscribe by email to be notified of any updates or new blog posts.  Thanks!> There are many climate change maps and tools that you can use to figure out your personal risk to climate change.  The Climate Advisor searched the web for the best interactive climate change visualization tools.  Sites that give information in a map… Read More »The Best Climate Change Mapping Tools For You