Eight of the 10 worst wildfires in California history occurred in the past five years.

More info: https://www.fire.ca.gov/media/4jandlhh/top20_acres.pdf?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top

NOAA predicts a sixth consecutive year of above-normal hurricane activity.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/04/updated-hurricane-forecast-noaa-predicts-above-average-season/5482054001/

United and Mesa have agreed to buy up to 200 19-passenger electric-powered planes for routes of 250 miles or shorter.

More info: https://www.wsj.com/articles/united-and-mesa-to-buy-electric-planes-for-short-trips-11626174001?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&stream=top

Trees can lower the temperature in city neighborhoods by 10 degrees.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/climate/trees-cities-heat-waves.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage

Fareed Zakaria explained why the US should tax carbon emissions.

Check it out: https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2021/06/20/exp-gps-0620-taxes-and-climate-change.cnn

Phoenix (117 degrees this week) has created a four-person Office of Heat Response and Mitigation.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/climate/wildfires-drought-climate-change-west-coast.html

Maine is the only state with a commercial wild blueberry crop, and climate change is putting the blueberries at risk.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/maine-business-science-climate-climate-change-445655b75eb34abf5b60e6ecb1168683

New study shows potential economic benefits of a carbon tax.

Read more: https://www.rff.org/publications/working-papers/the-macroeconomic-effects-of-a-carbon-tax-to-meet-the-us-paris-agreement-target/

Power outages in the US caused by weather have increased by 67% since 2000.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/business/energy-environment/colonial-pipeline-security-weather.html?searchResultPosition=3

An electric version of the nation’s top-selling vehicle, Ford’s F-150 pickup, will be unveiled May 19. Production begins next year.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/10/ford-names-new-f-150-electric-pickup-lightning-with-plans-to-reveal-it-may-19.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate&stream=top