Climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in highly exposed Los Angeles area - Combining models and observations, we find that human-induced warming from burning fossil fuels made the peak January FWI more intense, with an estimated 6% increase in intensity, and 35% more probable

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Major Study Details How Fossil Fuels Are Driving Climate, Health and Biodiversity Crises | Scientists have issued an urgent warning that the fossil fuel industry and its products are driving intertwined crises threatening humans, wildlife and our shared future on this planet.

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New research estimates that the 34 largest Bitcoin mining operations in the United States consumed more electricity in 2022 than all of Los Angeles combined. 85% of the electricity came from fossil fuels and exposed 1.9 million Americans to more than 0.1  μg/m3 of additional PM2.5 pollution.

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**Research has estimated that 111 of the world's largest fossil fuel companies have caused $28 trillion in heat-related climate damages so far—slightly less than the value of all goods and services produced in the United States last year. 🌍💰🔥**

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Anthropogenic Warming is Accelerating Recent Heatwaves in Africa ☀️🌍🔥

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Dramatic slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists 🌊❄️ | Natural climate variation is most likely reason as global heating due to fossil fuel burning has continued 🔥🌍

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China Is the Engine Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels 🌍🚗💨

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Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise. Overall, fossil fuel producers own only 1.42 percent of global renewable energy projects 🌍, and those projects are responsible for a measly 0.1 percent of their total energy production ⚡.

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The Southern Ocean has been dutifully gobbling up a century's worth of carbon dioxide 🌍 and heat 🔥 released by human activities, but when we finally let go of our fossil fuel habit, it might come back to haunt us. 👻

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A major report finds rising heat now kills one person every minute. 🌡️💔 Fossil fuel addiction drives toxic air, wildfires, and diseases like dengue. 🔥💨 In 2023, governments gave $2.5 billion a day to fossil firms—while workers lost the same sum as extreme heat halted farms and construction. 🌍🚜

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Past emissions from top polluters will continue warming the planet for decades to come. Future fossil fuel production will exacerbate climate disasters for many decades to come, so new legal battles about who is accountable should be expected for many years

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🌡️ New UW study reveals past emissions from top 178 fossil fuel & cement producers (carbon majors) will impact climate for decades, even if emissions stop today.

🕰️ Over a trillion tons of CO2 emitted mean Earth will remain ~1.5°C warmer than preindustrial levels for millennia.

⚖️ Findings support lawsuits holding major emitters accountable for past, present, and future climate disaster damages due to persistent warming.

📊 Researchers used the FaIR model to simulate climate until 2500, showing carbon majors' warming impact is calculable & relatively independent of future emissions.

#ClimateChange #AttributionScience #FossilFuels