Climate change causing more change in rainfall, fiercer typhoons, scientists say | Reuters

Extreme Heat | United Nations

In response to the rapid rise in the scale, intensity, frequency and duration of extreme heat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 25 July 2024 called for an urgent and concerted effort to enhance international cooperation to address extreme heat in four critical areas:

Caring for the vulnerable - Protecting workers - Boosting resilience of economies and societies using data and science - Limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C by phasing out fossil fuels and scaling up investment in renewable energy.

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Extreme heat: How does it affect medicines and those taking them? | Reuters

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In Northeast Ohio, Hello to Solar and Storage; Goodbye to Coal - Inside Climate News IRA funding will help a city shut down a very old power plant in favor of something cleaner. Derek Harrison Inside Climate News

A coal-fired power plant that started running more than a century ago is about to get a long-overdue retirement, and its electricity will be replaced by a solar farm and a battery storage system on an existing brownfield.

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation | Nature Climate Change

Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation Nature Climate Change - It is important to understand the cost-effectiveness of natural regeneration and plantations, which are common reforestation methods for mitigation. The authors estimate and... Nature

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COVID-19 Can Increase During Any Season of the Year

Long Covid risk has dropped over time but remains substantial, study shows | CNN With a summer wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping the country, a timely new study has looked at the risk of getting long Covid and whether those odds have changed over time. Brenda Goodman CNN

...the likelihood of developing long Covid has dropped since the start of the pandemic but remains substantial, especially for people who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Scientists Say This Lowers Your Risk of Long COVID by 72% This cuts your likelihood of contracting long-term COVID effects by over 70%. Prevention

...researchers found that the lowest rates of long COVID (3.5%) were in people who were vaccinated against COVID-19. Of the people who were unvaccinated, 7.8% developed long COVID.

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Here's how $4 billion in government money is being spent to reduce climate pollution Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners. NPR

Also see yesterday's EPA statement posted yesterday:

94 people in Florida accused of defrauding the government during COVID-19 pandemic, so far Dozens in Florida, including several people in Jacksonville, are paying the price after they were accused of misusing COVID-19 loans. John Asebes WJXT News4JAX

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Federal investigators with the US Attorney’s Office say more than $84 million is believed to be fraudulently used.

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Climate change is ending the Sun Belt boom For decades, Americans streamed from North to South. No more. AOL Staff AOL

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Since the widespread adoption of air conditioning in the 1970s, Americans have moved in droves from cold northern climes to sunny southern ones. That has led to booming populations in states such as Florida, Texas and Arizona, and a shift in economic activity from north to south.

Pandemic Fund by World Bank draws over $700 mln from US, Germany | Reuters

COVID-19 devastated teacher morale − and it hasn’t recovered The pandemic led many teachers to leave their jobs − a trend that could continue if education leaders don’t address issues that affect morale. The Conversation

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