AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHeat and health: A new review links hotter days to worse mental health for kids, finding about a 1% rise in mental health issues for each 1°C increase in daily temperature, with anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts among the risks. Climate records: NOAA says July was the hottest month on record for the contiguous U.S., while EU Copernicus reports July ocean temperatures hit a new record amid a rare “super El Niño.” Drought pressure: England is now nearly three-quarters in drought, with flash drought expanding fast and water restrictions affecting millions. Water and governance: In the Philippines, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan calls for a science-based national flood plan and a full accounting of flood-control spending as heavy rains keep displacing communities. Carbon storage accountability: California’s first carbon “vault” is operating without state rules for monitoring and liability, raising questions about who pays if something goes wrong. Policy and science fights: The U.S. SEC’s climate disclosure rollback faces pushback in an op-ed, while the National Academy of Sciences removed a climate-attribution chapter from a judicial evidence manual after backlash. Mining and climate transition: A SADC push highlights responsible mineral value chains for clean energy, while Indigenous groups sign an agreement for potential equity and stewardship in Ontario’s Kearney graphite project.
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