Higher heat & humidity have created a major mosquito problem in L.A.

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/09/19/climate-mosquito-los-angeles/

Electric pickup trucks are now rolling off a US production line.

More info: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/ev-start-up-rivian-beats-tesla-gm-ford-as-first-automaker-to-produce-electric-pickup.html

President Biden plans to attend the UN climate conference in Glasgow. So does Pope Francis.

More info: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/571166-biden-says-hell-go-to-un-climate-conference-weve-got-to-move-the

There are still more than 200 coal-fired power plants in the U.S.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal-fired_power_stations_in_the_United_States

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