Climate Change
Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
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Fossil Fuels
Why the EPA Might Make New Gas Plants Catch Carbon
There is debate about whether the agency will rely on carbon capture to achieve emissions reductions
Climate Change
Astonishing Heat Grips India and Pakistan
Sustained temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit threaten people, wheat crops and power supplies
Epidemiology
Climate Change Will Boost Viral Outbreaks
A modeling study is the first to project how global warming will increase animal encounters and virus swapping between species
Oceans
Scientists Warn of Looming Mass Ocean Extinction
If greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, temperature spikes could bring the first such mass extinction in 250 million years
Conservation
Millions of Trees Were Removed in 2021, Hurting Climate Goals
The dramatic loss of tree cover in the tropics and northern boreal forests is releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide
Oceans
A Major Ocean Current Is at Its Weakest Point in 1,000 Years
Natural variations are currently the main cause, but climate change should continue to cause it to slow down
Climate Change
Carbon Cap and Trade Is Set to Start in Pennsylvania—but for How Long?
Governor Tom Wolf announced last week that his administration had finalized a regulation to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Pollution
Western Wildfires Reverse U.S. Clean Air Gains
A “new peak of air pollution” every August exposes as many as 130 million people to harmful chemicals
Climate Change
Climate Change Is Shrinking Animals, Especially Bird-Brained Birds
As the world warms, many animals are getting smaller. For birds, new research shows what they have upstairs may just make a different in how much smaller they get.
Conservation
Biden Aims to Protect the Nation’s Old Trees to Help with Carbon Removal
The president is issuing an executive order requiring the federal government to catalog the nation’s biggest trees
Conservation
How Conserving 30 Percent of U.S. Land by 2030 Could Work
Achieving the 30x30 goal, as it is known, requires much more than declaring more national parks
Climate Change
Insects Are Dying Off Because of Climate Change and Farming
Tropical regions show the greatest risk for insect declines
Climate Change
Antarctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low; Now Scientists Think They Know Why
In February sea ice dropped below two million square kilometers for the first time on record
Climate Change
Responses to Rising Hunger Could Threaten Climate Goals
European policy makers are considering easing environmental protection measures to allow for increased crop production
Weather
Officials Warn of ‘Complacency’ ahead of Hurricane Season
Many communities are unprepared for storms that have been getting worse in part because of climate change
Climate Change
Record-Breaking Simulation Hints at How Climate Shaped Human Migration
The model suggests that a shift in weather patterns in southern Africa might have contributed to the rise of Homo sapiens
Climate Change
Climate Change Worsened Record–Breaking 2020 Hurricane Season
The storms produced significantly more rainfall than they would have without global warming
Climate Change
Climate Litigation Boosted by IPCC Report
The report says lawsuits filed against governments and fossil fuel companies have the potential to influence climate policy
Climate Change
Scientists Risk Arrest to Demand Climate Action
A growing international movement called Scientist Rebellion calls on world leaders to end the burning of fossil fuels
