Climate Change
Extreme Heat Saps Billions in Worker Productivity
Annual worker productivity losses from extreme heat amounted to $44 billion on average across 12 cities and are projected to rise to $84 billion by 2050
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Climate Change
Climate Polluters Should Pay a Tax for Damages, U.N. Chief Says
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has decried fossil-fuel companies receiving subsidies and investment “while household budgets shrink and our planet burns”
Fossil Fuels
U.S. Fossil-Fuel Reserves Alone Could Put Global Climate Targets Out of Reach
A new fossil-fuel tracker tallies global oil, gas, and coal reserves and projects to show how current production could drive the world above the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius
Climate Change
Vultures Prevent Tens of Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Each Year
Vultures get a bad reputation for their carrion-scavenging ways, but their dietary habits prevent the release of greenhouse gases
Renewable Energy
Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Break the Grid
Though conservatives have attacked California officials for asking electric vehicle owners to unplug during a heat wave, experts say more electric cars won’t topple the power grid
Climate Change
Why Typhoon Merbok Was So Powerful when It Hit Alaska
Typhoon Merbok heavily damaged Alaskan communities, many of which are Indigenous and rely on subsistence hunting that residents would normally be doing right now
Climate Change
Climate Change Likely Worsened Pakistan’s Devastating Floods
A new analysis finds that extreme rainfall has intensified across Pakistan and could become even more severe as the planet heats up
Climate Change
How California Kept the Lights On during Monster Heat Wave
A combination of rapid growth in battery storage and efforts to reduce power demand helped California avoid blackouts during an intense heat wave
Climate Change
Scientists Can Now Monitor Thinning Sea Ice Year-Round
A new technique can measure the thickness of Arctic sea ice even during the difficult summer months
Climate Change
U.N. Calls for Climate Alert Systems Worldwide in 5 Years
Early-warning systems for heat waves, floods and other hazards can save lives and property across the planet
Climate Change
Here’s How Climate Change Is Hurting the U.S.
A new U.S. government website keeps a running tally of climate-juiced hazards and the number of residents facing these threats
Climate Change
$35 Billion Worth of Real Estate Could Be Underwater by 2050
Local governments in coastal states will lose billions of dollars in local tax revenue as rising seas claim developed land
Pollution
A Growing Drinking Water Crisis Threatens American Cities and Towns
The Jackson, Miss., disaster rings alarm bells about myriad problems lurking in water systems across the country
Climate Change
Greenland Is Still Melting, and It’s September
The Greenland ice sheet just experienced one of its strongest late-season melt events on record
Climate Change
A Climate-Fueled Heat Wave Tests California’s Power Grid
Officials are urging California residents to curtail their energy use as the state faces this summer’s highest chance of outages during record-breaking temperatures
Climate Change
Why Are Pakistan’s Floods So Extreme This Year?
One third of the country is underwater following an intense heat wave and a long monsoon that has dumped a record amount of rain
Climate Change
During a Heat Wave, You Can Blast the AC, but What Does a Squirrel Do?
Although recent spikes in temperature affect all of us, our urban critters have had to find their own ways to beat the heat. Sometimes they “sploot.”
Climate Change
This Hot Summer Is One of the Coolest of the Rest of Our Lives
Heat waves broke temperature records around the world this past summer, but it will still be one of the coolest summers of the next few decades
Climate Change
‘Weather Whiplash’ Withers, then Drowns Areas Worldwide
Climate change may be fueling back-to-back droughts and floods
Climate Change
Putting Cows in Forests Could Prevent Heat-Related Losses
Researchers say Indigenous “silvopasture” practices of raising livestock in naturally forested areas could be a critical tool to protect cows from climate change
