#  CLIMATE

   ##  [ Pakistan: After The Deluge](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25639-pakistan-after-the-deluge "Pakistan: After The Deluge")

      Details    Derek Royden    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     October 03 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/079t.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25639-pakistan-after-the-deluge)

CLIMATE WATCH - In 1988 climatologist James Hansen announced, “Global warming has arrived.”

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25639-pakistan-after-the-deluge)

   ##  [ Sea Level Acceleration](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25635-sea-level-acceleration "Sea Level Acceleration")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     October 02 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/079c.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25635-sea-level-acceleration)

CLIMATE CHANGE - This article addresses the most current research on sea level rise, as well as adaptation measures being taken around the world. Of special interest, brilliant adaptation measures are taking place in the face of higher seas.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25635-sea-level-acceleration)

   ##  [ The Climate Ready Tree Myth](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25628-the-climate-ready-tree-myth "The Climate Ready Tree Myth")

      Details    Charles Miller    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     October 02 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Oct-2022/079i.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25628-the-climate-ready-tree-myth)

CLIMATE WATCH - For decades, humanity has been warned about the perils of the coming climate crisis caused by human activity.

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   ##  [ Eight Reasons Why There Hasn't Been a Global Climate Revolt Yet](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25619-eight-reasons-why-there-hasn-t-been-a-global-climate-revolt-yet "Eight Reasons Why There Hasn't Been a Global Climate Revolt Yet")

      Details    TAMARA PEARSON    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 29 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/078m.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25619-eight-reasons-why-there-hasn-t-been-a-global-climate-revolt-yet)

CLIMATE WATCH - Our worldhome is critically ill and on fire, but the politicians and economically powerful are fluffing about with rockets, gleefully banning abortion, spending US $[**932**](https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/ipcc-clarion-call-puts-spotlight-on-fossil-fuel-industrys-hypocrisy/) billion on new oil and gas fields, and goofing around with carbon trading, as though our living conditions and survival were a leisurely card game.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25619-eight-reasons-why-there-hasn-t-been-a-global-climate-revolt-yet)

   ##  [ The Green New Deal Goes Local. What Does That Mean?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25604-the-green-new-deal-goes-local-what-does-that-mean "The Green New Deal Goes Local.  What Does That Mean?")

      Details    John Feffer    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 29 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/078k.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25604-the-green-new-deal-goes-local-what-does-that-mean)

CLIMATE WATCH - Ithaca, a city of 30,000 people in the Southern Tier of New York state, has pledged to be carbon-neutral by 2030.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25604-the-green-new-deal-goes-local-what-does-that-mean)

   ##  [ Monumental Plans to Fix the Planet](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25526-monumental-plans-to-fix-the-planet "Monumental Plans to Fix the Planet")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 19 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/075b.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25526-monumental-plans-to-fix-the-planet)

CLIMATE WATCH - When Congress directs the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) to coordinate with other relevant federal agencies to research a five-year scientific assessment of solar and other rapid climate interventions.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25526-monumental-plans-to-fix-the-planet)

   ##  [ Will 2022 Mark the Turning Point in the Climate Crisis?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25496-will-2022-mark-the-turning-point-in-the-climate-crisis "Will 2022 Mark the Turning Point in the Climate Crisis?")

      Details    John Feffer    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 15 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/074a.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25496-will-2022-mark-the-turning-point-in-the-climate-crisis)

CLIMATE WATCH - Carbon emissions continue to rise, but this year the international community might finally be getting serious about climate change.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25496-will-2022-mark-the-turning-point-in-the-climate-crisis)

   ##  [ Kiss the Amazon Goodbye? Far Right Governments and Rainforest At Odds](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25469-kiss-the-amazon-goodbye-far-right-governments-and-rainforest-at-odds "Kiss the Amazon Goodbye? Far Right Governments and Rainforest At Odds")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 11 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/073d.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25469-kiss-the-amazon-goodbye-far-right-governments-and-rainforest-at-odds)

CLIMATE WATCH - The ecosystems of the world that support life like Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have an incompatible relationship with far right governments, like the United States under Trump, who took a baseball bat to the EPA.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25469-kiss-the-amazon-goodbye-far-right-governments-and-rainforest-at-odds)

   ##  [ Lethal Heat? How Bad Can It Get?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25433-lethal-heat-how-bad-can-it-get "Lethal Heat? How Bad Can It Get?")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 05 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/071b.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25433-lethal-heat-how-bad-can-it-get)

CLIMATE WATCH - How bad can it (climate change) get? The sky’s the limit! No pun intended.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25433-lethal-heat-how-bad-can-it-get)

   ##  [ Diablo Canyon: Nuke Plant a Step Closer to Staying Open Longer](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25430-diablo-canyon-nuke-plant-a-step-closer-to-staying-open-longer "Diablo Canyon: Nuke Plant a Step Closer to Staying Open Longer")

      Details    Nadia Lopez    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 05 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/071m.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25430-diablo-canyon-nuke-plant-a-step-closer-to-staying-open-longer)

ENVIRONMENT - Diablo Canyon, California’s last nuclear power plant, moved a step closer this week to remaining open past its scheduled 2025 closure date.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25430-diablo-canyon-nuke-plant-a-step-closer-to-staying-open-longer)

   ##  [ Devastation: Never Seen Anything Like This](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25428-devastation-never-seen-anything-like-this "Devastation: Never Seen Anything Like This")

      Details    Jeffrey St. Clair    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 05 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/071l.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25428-devastation-never-seen-anything-like-this)

CLIMATE CHANGE - The scale of the destruction defies the imagination.

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   ##  [ Buy A Zero Emissions Vehicle? Where Does The Old Gas Burner Go?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25421-buy-a-zero-emissions-vehicle-where-does-the-old-gas-burner-go "Buy A Zero Emissions Vehicle? Where Does The Old Gas Burner Go?")

      Details    Matthew Hetz    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 05 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/071r.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25421-buy-a-zero-emissions-vehicle-where-does-the-old-gas-burner-go)

CLIMATE WATCH - Global Warming is no longer a thought exercise or academic paper trying to predict its existence, it is here, now, with burning temperatures in Los Angeles, and horrendous flooding in some places of the world.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25421-buy-a-zero-emissions-vehicle-where-does-the-old-gas-burner-go)

   ##  [ California Legislature Approves Climate Change Steps, But One Ambitious One Fails](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25406-california-legislature-approves-climate-change-steps-but-one-ambitious-one-fails "California Legislature Approves Climate Change Steps, But One Ambitious One Fails")

      Details    Nadia Lopez    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 01 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/070q.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25406-california-legislature-approves-climate-change-steps-but-one-ambitious-one-fails)

CLIMATE POLITICS - California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s last-minute legislative plan for tackling the climate crisis was largely victorious as lawmakers approved laws to set interim targets for 100% clean energy, regulate projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere and smokestacks, and end new oil drilling near communities.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25406-california-legislature-approves-climate-change-steps-but-one-ambitious-one-fails)

   ##  [ LA Excessive Heat Warning: Ways to Stay Safe and Conserve Energy](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25400-la-excessive-heat-warning-ways-to-stay-safe-and-conserve-energy "LA Excessive Heat Warning:  Ways to Stay Safe and Conserve Energy")

      Details    LADWP Communications    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 01 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/070c.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25400-la-excessive-heat-warning-ways-to-stay-safe-and-conserve-energy)

CLIMATE WATCH - In preparation for the extended heat wave that is forecast to affect Southern California through Labor Day weekend, the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) is urging all customers to stay safe with tips for what to do to navigate the heat, including if a power outage occurs.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25400-la-excessive-heat-warning-ways-to-stay-safe-and-conserve-energy)

   ##  [ Green Group Blasts Biden for Backing Big Oil's California Offshore Fracking Push](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25399-green-group-blasts-biden-for-backing-big-oil-s-california-offshore-fracking-push "Green Group Blasts Biden for Backing Big Oil's California Offshore Fracking Push")

      Details    Brett Wilkins    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     September 01 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Sept-2022/070j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25399-green-group-blasts-biden-for-backing-big-oil-s-california-offshore-fracking-push)

ENVIRONMENT - A leading environmental group on Wednesday condemned the Biden administration's attempt to overturn a court ruling that blocked offshore fracking in public waters off the coast of California.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25399-green-group-blasts-biden-for-backing-big-oil-s-california-offshore-fracking-push)

   ##  [ Joe Biden Could Have Gone a Lot Further on Student Loans](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25376-joe-biden-could-have-gone-a-lot-further-on-student-loans "Joe Biden Could Have Gone a Lot Further on Student Loans")

      Details    Sonali Kolhatkar    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 29 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/069c.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25376-joe-biden-could-have-gone-a-lot-further-on-student-loans)

STUDENT DEBT - President Joe Biden has just launched a plan to forgive a portion of federal college loan debt for millions of Americans.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25376-joe-biden-could-have-gone-a-lot-further-on-student-loans)

   ##  [ California Democrats Race to Pass Gov. Newsom’s Emergency Climate Change Package](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25371-california-democrats-race-to-pass-gov-newsom-s-emergency-climate-change-package "California Democrats Race to Pass Gov. Newsom’s Emergency Climate Change Package")

      Details    Aaron Cantu    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 29 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/069n.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25371-california-democrats-race-to-pass-gov-newsom-s-emergency-climate-change-package)

CA CLIMATE POLITICS - Climate hawks in California’s Legislature are taking up Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposals to accelerate the state’s emissions reduction targets, protect communities from poisonous oil and gas wells and build out enough renewable energy to completely wean the state off fossil fuel electricity by 2045.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25371-california-democrats-race-to-pass-gov-newsom-s-emergency-climate-change-package)

   ##  [ Capitalist Economies Won’t Fix the Climate Crisis. They Will Also Not Survive It. ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25344-capitalist-economies-won-t-fix-the-climate-crisis-they-will-also-not-survive-it "Capitalist Economies Won’t Fix the Climate Crisis.  They Will Also Not Survive It. ")

      Details    John Kendall Hawkins    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 25 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/068e.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25344-capitalist-economies-won-t-fix-the-climate-crisis-they-will-also-not-survive-it)

CLIMATE WATCH - Bill McGuire is a volcanologist and Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25344-capitalist-economies-won-t-fix-the-climate-crisis-they-will-also-not-survive-it)

   ##  [ Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25343-is-there-enough-metal-to-replace-oil "Is There Enough Metal to Replace Oil?")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 25 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/068k.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25343-is-there-enough-metal-to-replace-oil)

FOSSIL FUELS - The short answer: No, not even close!

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25343-is-there-enough-metal-to-replace-oil)

   ##  [ 'This Is Huge': California to Ban New Gasoline-Fueled Car Sales by 2035](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25341-this-is-huge-california-to-ban-new-gasoline-fueled-car-sales-by-2035 "'This Is Huge': California to Ban New Gasoline-Fueled Car Sales by 2035")

      Details    Jenna McGuire    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 25 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/068g.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25341-this-is-huge-california-to-ban-new-gasoline-fueled-car-sales-by-2035)

CLEAN AIR WATCH - California is expected to implement a groundbreaking measure on Thursday that will ban sales of all new gas-powered cars by 2035, *The* *New York Times*[ reports**](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/climate/california-gas-cars-emissions.html).

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25341-this-is-huge-california-to-ban-new-gasoline-fueled-car-sales-by-2035)

   ##  [ Our Health Vs Petroleum Refinery Profits: It’s Time for Our Air Agency to Act](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25326-our-health-vs-petroleum-refinery-profits-it-s-time-for-our-air-agency-to-act "Our Health Vs Petroleum Refinery Profits: It’s Time for Our Air Agency to Act")

      Details    Whitney Amaya & Alison Hahm    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 22 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/67b.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25326-our-health-vs-petroleum-refinery-profits-it-s-time-for-our-air-agency-to-act)

LA AIR QUALITY - Southern California’s petroleum refineries have a long history of dodging regulation.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25326-our-health-vs-petroleum-refinery-profits-it-s-time-for-our-air-agency-to-act)

   ##  [ Scientists Petition EPA to Take Bold Steps](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25322-scientists-petition-epa-to-take-bold-steps "Scientists Petition EPA to Take Bold Steps")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 22 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/067j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25322-scientists-petition-epa-to-take-bold-steps)

CLIMATE WATCH - Scientists are working on a plan to go beyond the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) recently signed by President Biden, which is supposed to tackle global warming, which, in turn, is tearing the planet apart, piece-by-piece.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25322-scientists-petition-epa-to-take-bold-steps)

   ##  [ Irvine: A National Role Model for Sustainability](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25319-irvine-a-national-role-model-for-sustainability "Irvine: A National Role Model for Sustainability")

      Details    Joel Kotkin    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 18 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/066j.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25319-irvine-a-national-role-model-for-sustainability)

ENVIRONMENT - Irvine provides a solution for transportation, energy and diversity issues bedeviling the country.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25319-irvine-a-national-role-model-for-sustainability)

   ##  [ Coming Together to Save Earth Could Be the Best Project Ever Undertaken by the Human Species](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25306-coming-together-to-save-earth-could-be-the-best-project-ever-undertaken-by-the-human-species "Coming Together to Save Earth Could Be the Best Project Ever Undertaken by the Human Species")

      Details    David Korten    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 18 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/066f.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25306-coming-together-to-save-earth-could-be-the-best-project-ever-undertaken-by-the-human-species)

CLIMATE WATCH - In his message launching the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on April 4, 2022, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres offered the following [**chilling observation**](https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statement/2022-04-04/secretary-generals-video-message-the-launch-of-the-third-ipcc-report-scroll-down-for-languages):

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25306-coming-together-to-save-earth-could-be-the-best-project-ever-undertaken-by-the-human-species)

   ##  [ Oil Company Scenarios for Combating Climate Change Don’t Meet the Paris Agreement Goals](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25300-oil-company-scenarios-for-combating-climate-change-don-t-meet-the-paris-agreement-goals "Oil Company Scenarios for Combating Climate Change Don’t Meet the Paris Agreement Goals")

      Details    Robert Brecha-Gaurav Ganti    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 18 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/066p.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25300-oil-company-scenarios-for-combating-climate-change-don-t-meet-the-paris-agreement-goals)

THE CLIMATE - Several major oil companies, including BP and Shell, periodically publish scenarios forecasting the future of the energy sector.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25300-oil-company-scenarios-for-combating-climate-change-don-t-meet-the-paris-agreement-goals)

   ##  [ We Must Pass This Imperfect Climate Bill—and Then Continue to Fight for the Future We Deserve](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25267-we-must-pass-this-imperfect-climate-bill-and-then-continue-to-fight-for-the-future-we-deserve "We Must Pass This Imperfect Climate Bill—and Then Continue to Fight for the Future We Deserve")

      Details    Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 11 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/064g.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25267-we-must-pass-this-imperfect-climate-bill-and-then-continue-to-fight-for-the-future-we-deserve)

CLIMATE WATCH - The climate emergency intensifies daily as the planet warms.

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   ##  [ People Fighting for a Livable Planet Don't Owe Joe Manchin One Single Thing](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25259-people-fighting-for-a-livable-planet-don-t-owe-joe-manchin-one-single-thing "People Fighting for a Livable Planet Don't Owe Joe Manchin One Single Thing")

      Details    Bill McKibben    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 11 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/064h.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25259-people-fighting-for-a-livable-planet-don-t-owe-joe-manchin-one-single-thing)

CLIMATE POLITICS - Assuming that the Democratic majority in the House passes the massive climate bill this week, the next round for federal climate action will come when Congress returns after its August recess, and it will center on something euphemistically called ‘permitting reform.’

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25259-people-fighting-for-a-livable-planet-don-t-owe-joe-manchin-one-single-thing)

   ##  [ America’s Biggest Reservoirs Hit By Dead Pool Jitters](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25241-america-s-biggest-reservoirs-hit-by-dead-pool-jitters "America’s Biggest Reservoirs Hit By Dead Pool Jitters")

      Details    Robert Hunziker    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 08 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/063m.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25241-america-s-biggest-reservoirs-hit-by-dead-pool-jitters)

CLIMATE WATCH - Hoover Dam’s Lake Mead is dangerously close to dead pool status for the first time since construction in the mid 1930s.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25241-america-s-biggest-reservoirs-hit-by-dead-pool-jitters)

   ##  [ How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25225-how-climate-change-drives-heatwaves-and-wildfires "How Climate Change Drives Heatwaves and Wildfires")

      Details    Chloe Atkinson    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 04 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/062n.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25225-how-climate-change-drives-heatwaves-and-wildfires)

CLIMATE WATCH - Our planet is burning up – at least that is what it seems.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25225-how-climate-change-drives-heatwaves-and-wildfires)

   ##  [ Amid Climate Crisis, Shell's Financial Windfall Is Profiteering At Its Most Grotesque](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25196-amid-climate-crisis-shell-s-financial-windfall-is-profiteering-at-its-most-grotesque "Amid Climate Crisis, Shell's Financial Windfall Is Profiteering At Its Most Grotesque")

      Details    Andy Rowell    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     August 01 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Aug-2022/061g.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25196-amid-climate-crisis-shell-s-financial-windfall-is-profiteering-at-its-most-grotesque)

OIL INDUSTRY WATCH - Oil giant Shell has just posted record profits for a second consecutive quarter, smashing its previous record from earlier this year.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25196-amid-climate-crisis-shell-s-financial-windfall-is-profiteering-at-its-most-grotesque)

   ##  [ Green Dreams, Inflationary Realities](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25176-green-dreams-inflationary-realities "Green Dreams, Inflationary Realities")

      Details    Joel Kotkin & Hugo Kruger    [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate)     July 28 2022       [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/July-2022/060s.jpg)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25176-green-dreams-inflationary-realities)

GREENFLATION - Global policy and politics, particularly in the high-income world, have been obsessed with dreams of a green economy.

     [  Read more …  ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25176-green-dreams-inflationary-realities)

1. [ The Enduring Tyranny of Oil](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25167-the-enduring-tyranny-of-oil)
2. [ The World Burns and the Rich Profit](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25149-the-world-burns-and-the-rich-profit)
3. [ Paper Straws Are Not Enough](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25148-paper-straws-are-not-enough)
4. [ Industry Backed California Bill Echoes Pro-Drilling Talking Points](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25139-industry-backed-california-bill-echoes-pro-drilling-talking-points)
5. [ Greenland Loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in 3 Days, Harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25138-greenland-loses-6-billion-tons-of-ice-in-3-days-harbinger-of-unprecedented-coastal-flooding)
6. [ Climate Change Collides With Western Water Law](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25120-climate-change-collides-with-western-water-law)
7. [ Joe Manchin as Alibi](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25109-joe-manchin-as-alibi)
8. [ Scary: Will Egypt Drain the World’s Second Largest Wetlands?](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25079-will-egypt-drain-the-world-s-second-largest-wetlands)
9. [ Biden Oblivious to America’s Reluctance To Give Up Fossil Fuels](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25075-biden-oblivious-to-america-s-reluctance-to-give-up-fossil-fuels)
10. [ Hike the High Sierra, See the Future Unfold](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/25069-hike-the-high-sierra-see-the-future-unfold)

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