Climate Change
Water Wells Go Dry as California Feels Warming Impacts
Officials say climate change is driving an increase in dry wells in drought-stricken California
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Climate Change
More Americans Are Moving into Dangerous Wildfire Zones
A new study that looked at U.S. Census data found that migration patterns are putting more people in the way of wildfires and hot summers
Automobiles
Forest Service to Explore a New Frontier—Electric Trucks
As part of the push to electrify government fleets, employees at three national forests will test out Ford F-150 Lightnings for field operations in rugged and remote areas
Pollution
Los Angeles Bans New Oil Wells, Plans to Close Existing Ones
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban new oil and gas wells in the city and eventually close existing ones
Climate Change
Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocation
Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S. totaling $75 million are the first from a new voluntary relocation program aimed at climate risks
Climate Change
U.S. Embassies Face Growing Risk from Climate Change, Government Watchdog Says
A total of 32 U.S. embassies, including some of the most strategic, ranked in the highest category for climate disaster risk, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office...
Water
5 Billion People Will Face Water Shortages by 2050, U.N. Says
The World Meteorological Organization warns that climate-related shortages in water resources could affect two thirds of the world’s population by midcentury and will be felt unevenly...
Politics
Young Climate Voters Could Tilt Georgia’s Runoff Election for Senate
Voters under age 30 turned out for Raphael Warnock in the first race, suggesting he should lean even harder into climate policy
Climate Change
The World Cup In Qatar Is a Climate Catastrophe
Large sporting events often claim to be carbon neutral. But often this assertion is greenwashing, and it hides the incredible amount of pollution they actually create
Climate Change
A Burned Redwood Forest Tells a Story of Climate Change, Past, Present and Future
From the ashes of the giants of Big Basin Redwoods State Park arise a history of fire suppression and real questions about what happens to the forests in a drought-stricken West Coast going forward...
Fossil Fuels
U.S. Renewable Energy Will Surge Past Coal and Nuclear by Year’s End
Wind, solar and hydropower will generate more than 20 percent of the power supply
Climate Change
How Will Men’s World Cup Soccer Players Cope with Qatar Heat?
The question of how to preserve athletic performance amid extreme heat, including at the World Cup in Qatar, is pressing as climate change bites
Climate Change
Climate Models Could Help Predict Future Disease Outbreaks
Lessons from climate modeling could be used to help prepare for future disease outbreaks
Weather
Why a Warming Climate Can Bring Bigger Snowstorms
It may sound counterintuitive, but a warming climate can actually lead to bigger snowstorms
Climate Change
COP27 Summit Yields ‘Historic Win’ for Climate Reparations but Falls Short on Emissions Reductions
At the COP27 climate summit, surprise final statement text that could provide cover to natural gas use deflated the sense of triumph after the U.S. and E.U. agreed for the first time to create a fund to pay for some countries’ climate losses...
Climate Change
Warming Worsened West Africa Floods That Killed 800 People
Unusually heavy monsoon rains that caused deadly flooding in Nigeria were made 80 percent more likely by climate change
Climate Change
How a ‘Carbon Cage’ Blocks Climate Mitigation
Our current carbon-heavy economic system creates bars around us that stop effective climate change action.
Climate Change
Even Weak Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger as the Climate Warms
Data collected by thousands of scientific instruments scattered across the world’s oceans show that weak tropical cyclones are intensifying, not just stronger ones
Climate Change
Why Scientists Got the Fast Pace of Arctic Warming Wrong
Concerns about accusations of hype may have biased them toward conservative underestimates
Climate Change
Egypt ’s Climate Scientists Hope for ‘Actions, Not Just Words’ at COP27
Four Egyptian researchers spoke about how they’re contributing to the fight against climate change as their country hosts the COP27 global climate summit
