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The Milton, which is expected to make landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast Wednesday evening, is sailing through unusually warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico.…
Between 10% to 15% of California’s wildfires are caused by arson annually, a trend that seems to continue in 2024. With the impact of climate change…
Two rapid attribution studies released Tuesday found that human-induced global warming made Hurricane Helen stronger and wetter, and that these factors contributed to the storm’s destructive…
A new type of weather forecast could give us advance warning of whether extreme weather events like 2018’s Hurricane Florence are exacerbated by climate change. Nathan…
Eric S. Neitzel Fireground Communications LLC/AdobeStock Central Park Reservoir is one of the few places in New York City to get a good view of the…
summarySo far this year, hail — not hurricanes, floods or tornadoes — has caused the most costly weather damage in the United States.Research suggests that large…
Most political efforts to tackle climate change have had little effect Shutterstock Most climate policies fail to significantly reduce emissions and have little effect on halting…
AP Photo/François Mori, File/Alamy As a COP26 During climate change negotiations in Glasgow, UK, in November 2021, a new slogan entered the vocabulary: “Stay at 1.5°C.”…
Using the large number of human fossils found in Ice Age Europe, paleoanthropologists have identified a population turnover in Western Europe 28,000 years ago, isolation between…
The sun sets at 1.5 degrees CelsiusHamataro @ e-kamakura/Getty Images The defining goal of climate policy over the past decade – limiting global warming to 1.5°C…
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Around this time last year, Dean Grubbs and his colleagues were celebrating a conservation success story.The star of the show was the smalltooth sawfish, a large…
Raising cattle produces huge amounts of greenhouse gasesAlan Hopps/Getty Images As the world's population grows, the only way to reduce agriculture's huge greenhouse gas emissions is…
aBlue skies, crystal clear waters and a fleet of boats bearing the words “Welcome to Pleasureland” – it sounds like a dream vacation, but in reality…
summary Many young climate advocates believe Kamala Harris is stronger on environmental issues than Joe Biden. The Biden administration’s Inflation Control Act was the largest climate…
It was 21 years ago that I walked and swam alone, unsupported, across the icy Arctic Ocean from Canada to the North Pole, a feat that…
Manu National Park in Peru, where some measurements were taken for the studyVincent Ghossi Microorganisms living in their bark absorb methane from the air, giving trees…
Montana Republicans have filed a lawsuit against the state Supreme Court, challenging a landmark climate change ruling that requires regulators to consider greenhouse gas emissions when…
The rise of artificial intelligence has propelled the stock prices of major tech companies to new heights, but this growth has come at the expense of…
Water levels rise at Rapidan Dam in MinnesotaBen Brewer/Bloomberg/Getty Images The near failure of a century-old dam in Minnesota has drawn new attention to the vulnerability…
Three years ago, Google launched an ambitious plan to address climate change, aiming to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2030. This goal entails not emitting more…
Bill Gates argues that artificial intelligence will assist, not hinder, in achieving climate goals, despite concerns about new data centers depleting green energy supplies. The philanthropist…
Walking on hot red sand is hard work, especially when the temperature exceeds 40°C (104°F). After about 40 minutes you are soaked, dehydrated and exhausted. It…
Anthropogenic causes Climate Change I turned up the thermostat, bolstering the possibility of a heatwave this month. Grilling the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central AmericaThis…
Antarctica: The southernmost continent in the world, mostly covered in ice.Atomic Clock: A timing device that relies on the frequency of microwave radiation from excited atoms.…
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that the United States Climate Corps is a federal program focused on training young individuals in clean energy, environmental protection,…
aAfrica has the potential to tackle pressing climate challenges with innovative solutions, according to one of the world’s leading environmentalists. With vast natural capital and a…
Climate activists protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London in March.Andrea Domeniconi/Alamy This week, more than 400 climate scientists from UK research institutes published an…
Climate activists protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London in March. Andrea Domeniconi/Alamy This week, more than 400 climate scientists from UK research institutes published…
Activation: (in biology) to turn on something like a gene or a chemical reaction.Annual: adjective describing something that occurs annually. (botany) A plant that only lives…
Is removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere one of the best weapons against climate change? Climeworks, a Swiss company, believes so, as they have recently unveiled…
High temperatures occur in Joshua Tree, California on June 5, 2024Gina Ferrazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Mexico has been hit by a severe heat wave…
Vermont’s groundbreaking new law is set to become the first in the United States to mandate that fossil fuel companies contribute to the expenses associated with…
IE11 is not supported. For the best experience, please visit our site in a different browser. Now playing Concrete made from sugarcane could help fight climate…
When was the last time you read a realistic and moving novel about the climate crisis? This kind of fiction is especially valuable in a world…
Iceland’s Mammoth direct air recovery plant is the world’s largest Crime Works Over the past 250 years or so, humans have released more carbon dioxide into…
The Vermont Legislature recently approved a bill that targets major fossil fuel companies to pay for weather-related damages caused by climate change. This law, inspired by…
A recent report released by Congressional Democrats reveals that big oil companies have been deceiving the American public about the dangers of man-made climate change for…
The proportion of readers from India is increasing. new scientist Audience – Not that surprising given the public’s interest in and affinity for science and technology.…
Solar power generation is on the rise in India Rebecca Conway/Getty Images “The whole world is watching us,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a…
