70% of California’s beaches could disappear by 2100 & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, June 5, 2023 “Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” — Gary Snyder Power Grids Struggle Under ‘Relentless’ Heat Waves in China For many parts of Asia, May has been a hot month, with records already being broken in places like [China]( and [India]( even before the official start of [summer](. Parts of eastern and southern China have been experiencing [heat waves]( which are expected to continue through June. The hot temperatures have been straining [power grids]( as people are turning up [air conditioners]( to combat the sweltering [heat]( in large cities like Shenzhen and [Shanghai]( reported Reuters. [Read More]( Related: [China Approved More Coal Plants in 2023 Q1 Than in All of 2021: Greenpeace Report]( 70% of California’s Beaches Could Disappear by 2100, Study Finds A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has found that 25% to 70% of California’s beaches could disappear by the end of this century. It follows a similar study from 2017 that found 31% to 67% of beaches in Southern California were at risk. The [research]( which is currently undergoing the peer-review process, looks at satellite data from the past 20 years along with climate models of sea level rise. USGS researchers reviewed satellite data on about 1,350 kilometers of coastlines and modeled sea level rise from 1.6 feet to 10 feet. [Read More]( Related: [Half of the World’s Beaches Could Disappear by 2100, Study Finds]( World Set to Add ‘Record-Breaking’ Renewables to Electricity Systems: New IEA Report A new [report]( from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that renewable power capacity additions are set to rise by a third globally this year, with [wind]( and [solar]( photovoltaic (PV) leading the way. Prompted by the worldwide [energy crisis]( it will be the largest yearly increase ever. [Read More]( Related: [‘Clean Energy Is Moving Fast’: Investments in Renewables Will Overtake Fossil Fuels for the First Time This Year, IEA Says]( Environmental Justice: Everything You Need to Know Environmental justice is a facet of broader social justice movements. It considers how individual communities can be overburdened with a disproportionate amount of environmentally negative facilities or activities in their area compared to other, less vulnerable communities. Achieving environmental justice looks like “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies,” according to [the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency](. [Read More]( Related: [Biden Establishes Office of Environmental Justice]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 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](