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By Barbara Ehrenreich
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RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch —
Posted on Jul 18, 2012
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Aislin, Cagle Cartoons, The Montreal Gazette —
Posted on Jul 16, 2012
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June 2011 to June 2012 was the hottest 12-month period ever recorded in the mainland United States, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The data don’t even include early July’s record-breaking temperatures that left 22 people dead.
Posted on Jul 9, 2012
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By Amy Goodman — Evidence supporting the existence of climate change is pummeling the United States this summer, from the mountain wildfires of Colorado to the recent “derecho” storm that left at least 23 dead and 1.4 million people without power from Illinois to Virginia.
Posted on Jul 3, 2012
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The Russian capital has suffered nearly 50 fires as Muscovites cope with the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the city. The BBC reports that it got up to 102 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday. Guess they won’t be needing those funny hats.
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By Eugene Robinson — It’s odd how little we’ve heard lately from the skeptics who deny that climate change is real. What’s the matter, people? Heat stroke?
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Extreme weather is rolling across Europe, bringing suffering and death. While the north has had to cope with heavy rainfall and flooding, an estimated 500 people were killed in Hungary alone last week by a heat wave that has spread across the southeast.
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While it may be frowned upon to discuss the weather, in this age of global warming it’s worth noting that the current heat wave is expected to break records throughout the western United States. Boise, Idaho, for instance, is about to be 6 degrees hotter than ever, while the town of Baker, Calif., which conveniently possesses a 134-foot-tall thermometer, recently topped off at 125 degrees. Can the ice caps be far behind?
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Marching in Chicago: Resisting Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Savagery
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