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Hot Planet Update: South Asian Heatwave, Worst-Ever Coral Bleaching Event, Indigenous Leaders Demand End to Oil & Gas Drilling, 1 in 2…
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of April 19-16.
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Jesse Damiani
Brett Christophers: The Real Reason Renewables Aren't Replacing Fossil Fuels at Scale | #47
Unpacking why the energy transition's 'Price is Wrong' with human geographer Brett Christophers—plus reflections on Trump energy policy, the…
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Hot Planet Update: Marine Heatwaves Tripling in Length, Climate Change Threatens Rice and Blood Supplies, Trump Halts Offshore Wind, AI…
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of April 12-18.
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Explaining Trump Tariffs, Insider Trading, & Crypto Scams—Emerging Economic Realities with Michael Mezzatesta | Rapid Response #7
The horrors persist...but so do we?
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Hot Planet Update: Record March in Europe, La Niña Ends, Deadly Storms in U.S., Groundbreaking AC Startup, Pro-Coal Trump Cuts Climate…
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of April 6-11.
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Jesse Damiani
Hot Planet Update: Trump Tariffs, Scientist SOS, Insurer Reports Grave Risk, Renewables Surge in Africa, Central Asian Heatwave Supercharged…
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of March 30-April 5.
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Individual Resilience vs. Community Resilience
Understanding the overlap and differences between personal and collective resilience.
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N. Katherine Hayles: A New Theory of Mind, from 'Bacteria to AI' | #46
A conversation with intellectual hero N. Katherine Hayles about her new book 'Bacteria to AI,' machine cognition, ecological relationality…
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March 2025

Hot Planet Update: Record Low Arctic Ice, Worst-Ever Korean Wildfires, Just Stop Oil Pivot, Earth's Land is Drying Out, EV Shake-Up, & More
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of March 23-29.
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Resilience vs. Resiliency. Which is Correct?
The two terms are related, but is one more correct than the other?
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Minna Salami: Can Feminism Be African? | #45
A conversation with Senior Fellow & Programme Chair at THE NEW INSTITUTE Minna Salami about her thought-provoking new book 'Can Feminism Be African?'
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Hot Planet Update: 2024 Hottest Year in 800,000 Years, 'Eternal' Glaciers Melting, Greenpeace's Courtroom Blow, Ocean Carbon Capture, EPA…
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of March 16-22.
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