Heavy showers blanketed northern India over the weekend, offering some much-needed respite from a blistering heatwave that ravaged the region. But with mercury levels expected to remain high in other areas, the soaring heat has highlighted how millions in the world’s most populous nation are among the most vulnerable to the effects of the climate […]
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Biden Wants To Issue Emergency Declaration Over Climate Concerns
As I sit writing in the scorching California sun, it is a relief to hear that President Joe Biden is doing everything he can to tackle climate change as Americans are forced to stay inside with the AC blasting amidst nationwide heat waves. Tomorrow, Biden will travel to a closed power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, and reports have shared that he may use this public opportunity to “declare the climate crisis a national emergency.”
