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President Trump talked about 2017's extreme weather in his State of the Union speech this week, but he didn’t mention climate change. He celebrated American energy, but only fossil fuels, and boasted about jobs and trade, without acknowledging the thousands of U.S. solar jobs his tariff plan puts at risk.
It takes effort to ignore the risks of climate change. Just this week, measurements confirmed California’s snowpack is near drought-year lows, and scientists showed through polar bear cameras the challenges ahead as Arctic sea ice disappears. If you’re hearing people say, “but it’s cold out!” take a look at our jet stream explainer.
Trump talked of the year's climate disasters without saying "climate change" and while repeating his usual promotion of fossil fuels. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images
The snow in the Sierra Nevada, source of about a third of California's water supply, is at a worrisome 27 percent of normal right now. Credit: Max Whittaker/Getty Images
As Arctic sea ice disappears with global warming, polar bears will have a harder time catching seals. A new study that tracked bears in Alaska shows how that puts their survival at risk. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
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"If you are not a climate-aware investor, then you are fundamentally not doing your job." —Brian Deese, global head of sustainable investing for BlackRock, speaking to top fund managers at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk
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