Energy and Environment: Extreme climate change in the United States: Here are America’s fastest-warming places

July was Earth's hottest month since records began, with the globe missing 1 million square miles of sea ice; The Energy 202: Tom Steyer says 2020 race needs him for urgent action on climate change; Arctic sea ice loss may not be causing cold winters in the U.S. and Asia after all, study finds; States and cities sue EPA over rollback of climate regulations aimed at coal plants; Five takeaways from The Post's analysis of warming climates in the United States; Lightning struck near the North Pole 48 times on Saturday, as rapid Arctic warming continues; Increasing humidity, driven in part by climate change, is making even modest heat waves unbearable; New Trump rules weaken wildlife protections; Newark begins giving residents bottled water amid ongoing lead problems

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Climate and environmental stories that impact our lives.       NOAA/The Washington Post Extreme climate change in the United States: Here are America's fastest-warming places More than a century of temperature data shows much of the U.S. Northeast is in the grip of extreme warming, with winter heating up more quickly than other seasons. By Steven Mufson, Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin, John Muyskens, and Salwan Georges ● Read more » July was Earth's hottest month since records began, with the globe missing 1 million square miles of sea ice July brought extreme heat to Europe, and massive wildfires to the Arctic, including Alaska, Siberia and even Greenland, as well as a record and sudden melt event to the Greenland Ice Sheet. By Andrew Freedman ● Read more »   The Energy 202: Tom Steyer says 2020 race needs him for urgent action on climate change A national emergency is the best way to combat the crisis, he says. By Dino Grandoni ● Read more » Arctic sea ice loss may not be causing cold winters in the U.S. and Asia after all, study finds A new study challenges the hypothesis that Arctic sea ice loss is driving a trend toward colder, snowier winters in the U.S. and parts of Asia. By Andrew Freedman ● Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT States and cities sue EPA over rollback of climate regulations aimed at coal plants Attorneys general from 22 Democratic-led states, six cities and the District of Columbia argue that the EPA is negligent in its duties under the Clean Air Act. By Dino Grandoni and Brady Dennis ● Read more » Five takeaways from The Post's analysis of warming climates in the United States The analysis, based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, examines annual temperature data for the Lower 48 U.S. states and more than 3,000 counties. By Chris Mooney ● Read more »   Lightning struck near the North Pole 48 times on Saturday, as rapid Arctic warming continues Lightning strikes detected within 200 to 300 miles of the North Pole constitute a rare, though probably not unprecedented, event. By Andrew Freedman ● Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Increasing humidity, driven in part by climate change, is making even modest heat waves unbearable Heat waves like the ongoing event in the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast are becoming increasingly humid, which makes them more dangerous to human health. Analysis ●  By Matthew Cappucci ● Read more »   New Trump rules weaken wildlife protections The rules will shrink habitats that animals and plants rely on for survival. By Darryl Fears ● Read more » Newark begins giving residents bottled water amid ongoing lead problems "Newark is what keeps me up at night now," says the pediatrician who helped expose the Flint water crisis. By Clare Fieseler and Brady Dennis ● Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Energy 202 for PowerPost's daily guide to energy and environment policy, by reporter Dino Grandoni. Sign up »

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