Front Line: Taking an Expanded View of Climate Change

17 Oct 2022


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Summer 2022 — a season marked by historic heat waves, widespread drought, and torrential rains — ranks among the hottest on record, according to data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

During a triple-digit wave in California, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a state of emergency, ordering some manufacturers to cease operations, encouraging electric vehicle drivers to charge at night, and allowing ships in harbor to keep their engines on instead of using shore power from the grid.

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