Summer 2023 was hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in 2,000 years, study finds & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, May 17, 2024 “The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest; it is the one thing all of us share.” — Lady Bird Johnson [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Summer 2023 Was Hottest Summer in the Northern Hemisphere in 2,000 Years, Study Finds After studying tree rings from the past 2,000 years, researchers have found that the Northern Hemisphere experienced its hottest summer in 2023 in the past two millennia. [Read More]( Related: [2023 Will Be Hottest Year on Record, EU Climate Service Says]( Florida’s DeSantis Signs Law Removing Most References to Climate Change, Banning Offshore Wind [Florida]( Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Wednesday that eliminates [climate change]( as a priority in state policymaking, as well as most references to it in state law. Florida is known as one of the most climate-vulnerable states in the country due to its susceptibility to [sea level rise]( [hurricanes]( and [flooding](. [Read More]( Related: [Florida’s DeSantis Bans Lab-Grown Meat]( Bumblebee Populations Threatened by Nests Overheating Due to Climate Change [Bumblebees]( are essential [pollinators]( but many species are in a downward spiral that is sometimes a mystery to scientists. In a new [study]( researchers have found that the increasing [temperatures]( of the human-caused [climate crisis]( may be interfering with climate control in bumblebee nests, threatening future generations. [Read More]( Related: [Like Humans, Bumblebees and Chimpanzees Can Pass on Their Skills to Form ‘Cumulative Culture’]( Scientists Use Solar Power to Generate Enough Heat to Smelt Metal Industrial processes like smelting metals or manufacturing cement can be carbon-intensive, as they typically rely on fossil fuels to generate enough energy to produce high temperatures. But researchers have found a way to use solar thermal trapping, rather than fossil fuels, to reduce the emissions of some industrial processes. [Read More]( Related: [Biden to Announce $7 Billion in Rooftop Solar Grants to Power Nearly 1 Million Households]( Indian Ocean to See ‘Rapid and Strong’ Increase in Heat Waves Unless CO2 Emissions ‘Substantially Cut’ New [research]( has found that the tropical [Indian Ocean]( is [warming]( at an unprecedented rate that could speed up this century if human-produced [greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions]( are not reduced right away. [Read More]( Related: [Marine Heat Waves Can Impact Microorganisms Enough to Cause ‘Profound Changes’ to Ocean Food Chain]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](