Me First, America 19th, the Planet Last

BY: TOM ENGELHARDT

Climate crisis escalates: Gulf Stream collapse, heat records. Urgent action needed. Wildfires, scorching seas, global impact.

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June, July heat records. 2023 likely hottest year. Prevailing warmest eight years suggest enduring trend. Boredom ahead.

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Amid widespread fires, more CO2 released, intensifying future heat. Ongoing updates could bring alarming additions.

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UN Chief Guterres: "Global warming" replaced by "global boiling." Fossil fuel profits soar as operations expand.

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UN's Guterres shifts from "global warming" to "global boiling." Fossil fuel profits soar, expansion persists, despite concerns.

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Companies knew climate impact, funded denial, now cover assets. China leads alternative energy, yet builds coal plants.

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Sweating on extreme planet. Texas heat, GOP limits renewables, promotes gas. Contradictions in climate action.

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Skip DeSantis, Florida's climate-denying governor, for a close view of American extremism and contradictory politics.

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