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More than 100 million Americans are waking up under extreme heat conditions Thursday morning, and it's only going to get hotter over the next few days.

More than 100 million Americans are waking up under extreme heat conditions Thursday morning, and it's only going to get hotter over the next few days.

7,490 wildfires razed 362,455 acres and killed nine people last year, per Cal Fire.

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels and cement production are making western forests drier and more susceptible to wildfire, researchers say.

JIMMY DORE IS CORRECT — TO A POINT.HE SAYS SOMETHING LIKE “CLIMATE CHANGE IS A CROCK DESIGNED TO ENSLAVE PEOPLE AND MAKE THE RICH RICHER”. THIS IS TRUE.  HELLO? HAS GUS FLIPPED HIS LID?

A network of volunteers is preparing for the next big quake, fire or other disaster by knocking on doors, getting to know their neighbors and creating strategies should first responders become strapped.

The 12th extreme <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/us/california-weather-atmospheric-river-drought-climate/index.html">atmospheric river</a> just clobbered California (“<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsltrib.pressreader.com%2Farticle%2F281732683731895&data=05%7C01%7C%7C114f2a9ffe874e429c4508db2c9a1197%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638152812488531697%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLC...

Though it's still too early to take a victory lap, the drought now has a very big and growing dent in it.  

Artificial intelligence provides new evidence for global warming thresholds, with temperatures projected to cross 1.5 degrees Celsius in 10-15 years. Further warming beyond 2 degrees is possible even with significant emissions reductions, according to the Stanford study.

Based on the models given to it, artificial intelligence has informed a team of scientists that Earth is approaching a critical threshold.