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Extreme weather events-
Poyang Lake’s dry season arrives earlier than ever | China Dialogue: https://chinadialogue.net/en/digest/poyang-lakes-dry-season-arrives-earlier-than-ever/
Swiss mountain pass will lose all glacier ice ‘in a few weeks’ for first time in centuries | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/11/swiss-mountain-pass-scex-rouge-tsanfleuron-glacier-melts-climate-crisis?utm_campaign=Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220812&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter
UK Heatwave: Official drought declared across large parts of England | BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62508521
Drought Threat Puts Focus on England’s Chronic Water Leaks | Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-11/drought-threat-puts-spotlight-on-england-s-chronic-water-leaks?cmpid=BBD081222_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220812&utm_campaign=greendaily
2 dead as heaviest rainfall in 10 years floods Las Vegas strip, casinos flood for second time in weeks | USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/12/las-vegas-strip-flooding/10308058002/
‘Firenado’ sparked by hot winds and wildfires burns in California – video | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2022/aug/11/firenado-sparked-by-hot-winds-and-wildfires-burns-in-california-video?utm_campaign=Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220812&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter
Climate studies-
Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate American forests | Grist: https://grist.org/science/nature-study-boreal-forests-tipping-point/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=beacon
Climate change has reversed 900 years of cooling in the Gulf of Maine warming | Bangor Daily News: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/08/08/news/climate-change-gulf-of-maine-warming/
Climate victories-
New Laws in Sierra Leone Reshape Environmental Battleground | The NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/world/africa/sierra-leone-land-environment.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20220812&instance_id=69154&nl=climate-forward®i_id=83007827&segment_id=101212&te=1&user_id=67e1fa5e9e1c2e5cdb1b62bca3aaeb35
Australia Rejects Plans for Major Coal Project Near Great Barrier Reef | Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-04/australia-knocks-back-major-coal-project-near-great-barrier-reef
Iberdrola Turns on Europe’s Biggest Solar Power Plant in Western Spain | Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-10/sun-drenched-spain-turns-on-europe-s-biggest-solar-power-plant?cmpid=BBD081122_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220811&utm_campaign=greendaily
‘This is HUGE!’ Major climate legislation will soon become law | Canary Media: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/this-is-huge-major-climate-legislation-will-soon-become-law
Federal court reinstates ban on new coal sales on public land | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/12/court-coal-moratorium/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Weekend+Reader%3A&utm_campaign=Weekend+Reader+Email
California Sets Ambitious Goal to Get Power From Offshore Wind by 2045 | Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-10/california-sets-goal-for-25-gigawatts-of-offshore-wind-by-2045?cmpid=BBD081122_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220811&utm_campaign=greendaily