Incredible new NASA footage shows the most abundant greenhouse gas that is warming our planet at an alarming rate.
The park says due to the rainfall, fire behaviour is likely to calm over the next 72 hours.
Environmental groups want to intervene in two states' challenge of the Bureau of Land Management's conservation-focused rule.
The General Authority for Meteorology announced a break in the heat wave and a decrease in temperatures starting Friday of 2-3 degrees in the north of the country up to the north of Upper Egypt. The Meteorological Authority expected in a statement on its official Facebook page that Friday’s weather will be very hot and … The post Egypt enjoys cooler temperatures as heatwave breaks appeared first on Egypt Independent.
More than 30 councils relied on reports during development approval process for 135 sites but EPA says no immediate risks to public health identified Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast An environmental consultant has been accused of falsifying laboratory sampling results in environmental reports that councils used when assessing 135 sites for development across New South Wales – including 24 childcare centres and a school. The NSW Environment Protection Authority said on Friday it was investigating the allegations about Noel Child of N G Child & Associates and had begun visiting the affected childcare centres to “discuss the issues with the operators”. Continue reading...
It's a win-win situation good for your skin and for corals.
Forests and other land ecosystems emitted almost as much carbon dioxide as they absorbed in 2023 – if this persists it will be much harder to restrict global warming to agreed targets
Each Olympic visitor is accountable for 100kg of CO2 emissions, a scientist at Polytechnique Montréal in Canada has revealed.
With ocean warming, we’re seeing stronger tropical storms. Typhoon Gaemi caused fatal destruction in the Philippines and Taiwan, then moved to China.
The agency funded 21 projects in low-income areas as it launched the nation's largest-ever spending program on environmental justice.
With temperature rising worldwide, it's never been more important to find ways to cool down
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is converted to CO2 by microbes in tree bark, meaning trees are even better for the climate than we thought
Environmental groups analyzed EPA-approved pesticide ingredients and found 30 percent approved within the last decade were PFAS.
A German environmental group has won a lawsuit against the government for not adequately addressing air pollution. Could this reignite the debate on motorway speed limits?
Black soldier flies could help cut planet-warming methane produced when organic waste breaks down, Macquarie University team says Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A team of Australian scientists is genetically engineering a common fly species so that it can eat more of humanity’s organic waste while producing ingredients for making everything from lubricants and biofuels to high-grade animal feeds. Black soldier flies are already being used commercially to consume organic waste, including food waste, but tweaking their genetics could widen the range of waste their larvae consume while, in the process, producing fatty compounds and enzymes. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news...
The conditional commitment would finance the construction of a plastics recycling facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, as well as an injection system tower at a steel manufacturing facility in Indiana.
Germany must improve its air pollution control programme and ensure it complies with EU requirements, the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court said on Tuesday.
As commercial fleets grow, concerns raised about ozone-destroying effects of metal particles
A powerful explosion on the Sun's surface has sent particles on a collision course with Earth's atmosphere, which could mean we're in for a nice light show in some unusual locations.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution project would release corrosive sodium hydroxide into waters off Massachusetts. Critics are calling for further study.
Discover the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere with the latest astronomy news, features and articles.
Paris 2024 promises to halve the carbon footprint of London 2012 and Rio 2016. How will it happen and what challenges must be tackled?
Late spring and early summer blazes in Canada, Alaska and eastern Russia add to carbon emissions The northern hemisphere has had a large number of intense wildfires in the first half of summer, carrying vast amounts of smoke across Eurasia and North America. Research by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (Cams) showed large-scale and intense wildfires had been developing throughout the late spring and summer, with numerous fires burning in Canada, Alaska and eastern Russia. Continue reading...
The Toyota Tundra is the most popular full-size truck in the U.S. not produced by the Big Three. Here's why you might consider a used model for your next truck.
Targets to halt environmental damage ‘severely lacking’, Australian Conservation Foundation says, urging food industry to ‘step up to the plate’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Major food companies in Australia are roundly failing to set adequate targets to reduce their impact on nature and most are not assessing how their supply chains are hitting the environment, according to a first-of-its-kind report from conservationists. The Future of Food report from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) assessed 20 major food companies across 37 different indicators, from deforestation and pollution to transparency and governance. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup...
Many south-eastern areas had their coldest morning of the year, weather bureau says, while Brisbane’s 6.3C low was 3.6C colder than Victoria’s capital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Queensland shivered through a record-breaking cold snap on Monday, with overnight temperatures at more than 80 Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) sites lower than in Melbourne. Brisbane’s minimum temperature of 6.3C – recorded at Brisbane airport – was more than three degrees lower than the Victorian capital’s minimum of 9.9C , the weather bureau said. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
In February of this year Scottish Forestry awarded a grant of over £2 million to the Guernsey-based Forestry Carbon Sequestration Fund, managed by the investment company True North, to plant 700 hectares of mostly Sitka spruce on a stretch of the John Buchan way.
[African Arguments] South Africa's environmental justice movement will have its work cut out challenging the interests of fossil capital under the unity government.
Regenerative farmers, philosophers, scientists and more offer their insights, from feeding your dog to finding your ‘enough’ Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com “What is one habit all eco-enthusiasts should adopt?” After a year of asking this on my podcast, The Eco Enthusiast , I’ve gathered 10 memorable and effective habits from regenerative farmers, philosophers, scientists, CEOs, and sustainability directors. Here are the best insights I’ve learned so far. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 14, 28 July 2024.
Organisers working to ensure safe environment for attenders in October after guerrillas’ warning of disruption Colombian authorities have insisted it will be safe to attend a UN biodiversity summit in Cali later this year, after a dissident rebel group threatened to disrupt the event. This week Central General Staff (EMC), a guerrilla faction that rejected the country’s 2016 peace agreement, said the UN nature summit Cop16 would “fail”, in a post on X addressed to the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro. Find more age of extinction coverage here , and follow the biodiversity reporters Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield on X for all the latest news and features. Continue reading...
European banks face significant risk from oil and gas methane emissions in their portfolios. Our recommendations can help banks manage them.
The cold snap lingering over Australia's south east is set to intensify over the coming days as the Antarctic blast brings more frosty temperatures and cold winds.
An environmental review underpinning a 2022 oil and gas lease sale in Alaska failed to properly analyze the potential impacts on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales, a federal judge has ruled in suspending the lone lease stemming from that sale.
KIBATI, Democratic Republic of Congo - Under the denuded slopes of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, traders in Kibati town bartered over sacks of charcoal, a product of deforestation that an ongoing conflict has pushed to unprecedented levels, the United Nations says.
A crop of startups are developing affordable technologies to reduce the growing carbon footprint of A.I. data centers.
The scorching weather will be a welcome break from the summer deluge in a month that has already been hit by 97 per cent of July's average rainfall.
In January, the Environmental Appeal Board fined the company that owns Lake Okanagan Resort for repeatedly failing to achieve wastewater treatment and effluent disposal compliance.
The National Weather Service recorded an interesting weather pattern over the weekend at Philadelphia International Airport; trace amounts of snow, in the middle of a heatwave in July. Read more...
[UNITAID] The transition from efavirenz to dolutegravir (DTG) in HIV treatment is estimated to reduce total carbon emissions by 26 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2027 thanks to the shift to a treatment formulation that requires less active ingredient. The adoption of DTG reduced the health sector's overall carbon footprint in low- and middle-income countries by approximately 3-0.4%, a magnitude of reduction - from one single drug - that surpasses many hard-won climate mitigation achievements in both health and
Deforestation at one of Indonesia's largest nickel processing hubs is threatening an Indigenous group that is among the country's last uncontacted tribes, rights groups allege.
An elderly woman in Texas lost consciousness following days of extreme heat after her electricity stopped running.
A Wisconsin father, 52, and his 23-year-old daughter died after running out of water during a hike at Canyonlands National Park on Friday. The air temperature was more than 100°F.
As climate change drives more frequent and severe weather events, the need for accurate and timely forecasting has never been more critical. And now, the next Meteosat Third Generation weather satellite has passed its environmental test campaign with flying colours, taking it a significant step closer to launch.
Policies are designed to protect against flooding, drought and typhoons, as well as heat waves.
Video posted online shows white clouds billowing out onto the street at facility in Sha Tin.
Seasoned investors often approach markets with a long-term view, using short- and medium-term volatility to buy into the themes they believe will profit over many years. While identifying these trends is difficult, tuning out the noise can help you focus your portfolio on the winners, possibly resulting in significant gains. Here are five of the most popular trends right now — including several themes showing significant growth potential in the rest of 2024 and beyond. 1. Generative artificial intelligence Across industries, data scientists are exploring how to tap into artificial intelligence‘s (AI) power, from designing surgical assistants to developing tools that identify deforestation hotspots in the Amazon rainforest. With the arrival of generative AI, a subset of the broader technology...
When crews arrived at the scene, firefighters found large plumes of dark smoke and flames spouting from a metal recycling plant on the 5800 block of 12th Street SE.
Scientists fear adaptations to global heating may leave some species struggling to mate successfully An ambush bug with a darker-coloured body is better at snagging a sexual partner than its brighter counterpart when it is chilly . Darker males can warm up more easily in the early mornings, and therefore get busy while everybody else is still warming up. This is one of the many examples of how temperature affects colouring in insects, and in turn can affect their ability to mate, according to a new review article published in the journal Ecology and Evolution . Continue reading...
NASA said the lights are a "phenomenon" associated with powerful lightning events.
Egypt is expected to experience extremely hot and humid weather on Friday during the day, with slightly cooler and humid conditions along the northern coasts. At night, temperatures will remain hot and humid across most regions, with moderate humidity along the northern coasts. The peak of the current heatwave will persist across most regions. Starting … The post Weekend sizzle continues, Sunday brings cooler temperatures appeared first on Egypt Independent.
A NASA astronaut captured eerie glowing lights hanging in Earth's atmosphere while aboard the ISS, revealing a rare phenomena that happens 50 miles above the surface.
All agencies on Phuket island have been placed on high alert after weather forecasters issued a warning of possible torrential rain along the Andaman Coast which could trigger strong winds, floods and rough seas.
Warnings to avoid nearby waterways as EPA says same Melbourne factory was issued notices after previous fire Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s environmental regulator has warned residents in Melbourne’s west to avoid contaminated waterways after a fire at a chemical factory sent toxic smoke billowing over the city . Firefighters battled the blaze throughout the day and night after a large explosion at the Derrimut factory on Wednesday morning. It came after another fire at the same site resulted in the death of one person last October. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
US Federal Environmental Justice Strategic Plans Aim to Advance Equity in Agency Operations shannon.paton@… Wed, 07/10/2024 - 16:42 President Joe Biden’s commitment to addressing climate and environmental injustices faced by vulnerable and historically marginalized communities is demonstrated by his administration’s transformative approach to federal agency operations. Through a series of executive orders, including Executive Order 14096 the administration has laid the groundwork for restructuring agency operations and programs to prioritize environmental justice and equity . A significant requirement under this new framework is for agencies to update and strengthen their Environmental Justice Strategic Plans (EJSPs). These updated plans are a key component of...
Miskito and other groups face a dire challenge as illegal deforestation threatens their ancestral lands and culture Avilés Morphy pulled out his mobile phone and swiped through the photos until he reached a shot showing fallen trees in what looked like the aftermath of a hurricane. “That was a big forest and look how it is now: everything’s been destroyed,” he says. “And these are the coordinates.” Then he played a video. The camera focused on a startled man wearing a red track-and-field shirt, resting his back against a post as he responded to questioning. Continue reading...
From 2030, methane emissions caused by flatulence from cattle and pigs will be taxed at a rate of 300 kroner (S$58.72) per tonne of CO2 equivalent.
Italian firm Energy Dome is building a "CO2 battery" in Sardinia that will store excess power from renewables and release it back to the grid when needed
US start-up Savor says its synthetic vegan fat, made without livestock or the crops needed for margarine, could cut carbon emissions and save rainforests
The agency is seeking experts to aid in the review of the limits for the air pollutant, a lung-damaging compound that is the main ingredient in smog.
The invasion of lands inhabited by Amazon indigenous communities is growing in Peru, due to drug trafficking mafias that are expanding coca crops to produce and export cocaine, while deforestation and insecurity for the native populations and their advocates are increasing “Drug trafficking is not a myth or something new in this area, and we […]
Bad news for Olympians headed to Paris -- high levels of ozone pollution and grass pollen are likely during the upcoming games if hot, sunny weather prevails, researchers said.
Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, sits along a tectonic plate boundary called the East African Rift, which is dotted with hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into the water.
As the weekend goes on, temperatures are set to climb from 24C (75F) to highs of 28C (82F) with most of the country experiencing long spells of warm and dry weather on Sunday.
Connection found between early exposure and bronchitic symptoms in adults without previous lung problems Air pollution breathed in during childhood is one of the factors in adult lung health, according to a new study. The origins of the study date back to 1992 when researchers began investigating the effects of air pollution on groups of children in California . Some of these children are now in their 40s. Continue reading...
The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found -- more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02119C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Runxia Cai, Kunran Yang, Xijun Wang, Mahe Rukh, Azin Saberi Bosari, Eric Giavedoni, Alexandra Pierce, Leo Brody, Wentao Tang, Phillip R Westmoreland, Fanxing Li Sorption-enhanced reforming and gasification (SERG) offers a promising approach to intensify hydrogen production from carbonaceous feedstocks. However, conventional sorbents require substantial temperature increases for the endothermic CO2 release step and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Daily Trust] It is no news that the northern parts of the country are challenged by desertification and drought, which have affected the environment and livelihood in the area as a result of poor or no harvest of farm produce.
Air pollution causes premature death and disease and disproportionately harms non-white and lower-income groups in the United States. Government policies are responsible for the racial disparity in air pollution exposure and related health outcomes. ...
From scallop fishing in New Bedford to deforestation in the tropics, “our goal is to get some empirical traction on the problem,” says PhD student Aaron Berman.
An unidentified Belgian tourist suffered third-degree burns to his feet after he walked barefoot through Death Valley National Park on Saturday in 123-degree heat.
Researchers uncover ‘remarkable new way in which trees provide a vital climate service’ by reducing emissions Microbes in the bark of trees play a vital role in removing methane from the atmosphere, scientists have discovered. The greenhouse gas is a product of agriculture and the burning of fossil fuels and is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. However, it remains in the atmosphere for a shorter time. Continue reading...
Mete Coban (left), 32, will begin the £148,000-per-year role as a deputy mayor of London on Thursday, it was announced last night.
A slew of environmental groups, meanwhile, have sued the Environmental Protection Agency in federal court, arguing that a March update of national emissions standards doesn’t do enough to protect residents from cancer-causing pollutants, including ethylene oxide.
[African Arguments] What can governments do to mitigate the risks carbon offsets can pose to rights, livelihoods, food security, and ecosystems?
Every month since June 2023 – 13 months in a row – has now ranked as the planet’s hottest since records began.
A Mongolia forum to address inter-Korean tensions and the regional desertification crisis proposes tree planting as a potential path forward on both issues.
What we’re looking at This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from January through March 2020, driven by wind patterns and atmospheric circulation. Because of the model’s high resolution, you can zoom in and see carbon dioxide emissions rising from power plants, fires, and cities, then spreading […]
Civil Aviation Authority proposes measure to help consumers make ‘more informed travel choices’ Airlines may have to tell passengers the environmental impact of the flights they book under new proposals from the UK regulator. The Civil Aviation Authority said consumers should be able to make more informed travel choices when booking flights and package holidays. Continue reading...
The Teamsters president took a gamble and accepted Trump’s invitation to speak at the Republican convention – it backfired When Teamsters president Sean O’Brien spoke at the Republican national convention on opening night, it seemed to hint that the Republican party – long a lapdog for corporate interests – was turning an important page and would stop being so hostile toward labor unions. But when Donald Trump gave his hugely divisive acceptance speech three days later, he seemed to forget he was supposed to act lovey-dovey toward labor unions. The former president essentially kicked the United Auto Workers (UAW) in the teeth, and the UAW fired back by calling Trump the “mascot and lapdog” of billionaires. Continue reading...
A California company says it has developed a novel way of making concrete that doesn’t contribute to global warming.
When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings. Using data from the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics (TRICE-2) rocket launch, NASA scientist Francesca Di Mare and Gregory Howes from the University of Iowa studied waves traveling down Earth’s magnetic field lines into the polar atmosphere. These waves […]
A weather and climate model that fuses artificial intelligence and physics simulations can match state-of-the-art performance while slashing the required computer power, say Google researchers
Strong winds and heavy rain trigger 230 weather-related events across the country, while Tropical Storm Gaemi nears Taiwan Slovenia was hit by heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as a series of storms brought an abrupt end to a prolonged hot and dry spell. More than 230 weather-related events including flooding and landslides have been reported across the country. The worst-hit regions were in the Gorenjska municipality of Preddvor, and in Koroška in the north, which experienced similarly devastating floods last August. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02356K, Paper Donglian Wen, Jie Zhao, Yang You, Liang Huang, Haoheng Zhu, Chuanghui Zhang, Donglei Bu, Shaoming Huang Photocatalytic CO2 reduction to formate suffers from poor productivity, selectivity, stability and recyclability. To conquer these drawbacks, a new facile strategy has been utilized to create regenerative in situ formed... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The measure includes a moratorium on CO2 pipeline approvals while federal regulators revamp regulations.
A worker for a New Jersey recycling program climbed into the back of a truck to rescue a kitten that wound up in his waste compactor.
Considered as one of the sources of income for organised crime, along with drugs, weapons and human trafficking, transnational environmental crimes are rarely brought to justice. Within the European Union, the case of Italy highlights the challenge to prosecute environmental criminals. Could transitional justice could step in and offer solutions ?
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE01325E, Review Article Shiya You, Jiewen Xiao, Shuyu Liang, Wenfu Xie, Tianyu Zhang, Min Li, Ziyi Zhong, Qiang Wang, Hong He Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction (CO2RR) is a promising technology that uses renewable energy sources to convert excess atmospheric CO2 into high-value multi-carbon (C2+) products. In the CO2RR mechanism, adsorbed *CO... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Cutting-Edge Projects Aim to Decarbonize US Cement Emissions shannon.paton@… Wed, 07/17/2024 - 17:34 .commercial-cement-projects-table { width: 75%; margin: 0 auto; } New innovations are yielding promising technological solutions for cement production, which has historically been considered one of the most challenging of the heavy industrial sectors to decarbonize. As a key ingredient in concrete, the primary material in our roads, bridges, homes and offices — and the second-most consumed material on the planet — cement’s massive scale makes it responsible for 8% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and about 1.5% of U.S. emissions. Reducing, avoiding or eliminating cement emissions is a difficult puzzle to piece together given the extremely high heat...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson June 2024 was Earth’s warmest June since global record-keeping began in 1850 and was the planet’s 13th consecutive warmest month on record, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information , or NCEI, reported July 12. As opposed to being focused in one region or another, the record heat was unusually widespread, with 14.5% of the world’s surface experiencing record heat – beating the previous June record set in 2023 by 7.4%. Figure 1. Departure of temperature from average for June 2024, the world’s warmest June since record-keeping began in 1850. Record warm temperatures covered 14.5% of the world’s surface. (Image credit: NOAA/NCEI )...
Individual heat spells, storms, floods, droughts and wildfires are now routinely tied to global warming.
A meteor traveling 34,000 mph blasted through Earth's atmosphere before breaking up above midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning, NASA said.
The San Jóse Police Department said the father of 3-year-old Ellie Lorenzo — who was found dead at a recycling center — is a suspect in her murder. Her mother says she was moving Ellie out of state and the father found out.
Alaska’s Bering Strait was hit by an unprecedented bloom of toxic organisms, which cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, in 2022
Savor, backed by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, says product has lower carbon footprint as it doesn’t need cows Butter made from air instead of cows? A California-based startup claims to have worked out a complex process that eliminates the need for the animals while making its dairy-free alternative taste just as good. Savor, backed by the Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, has been experimenting with creating diary-free alternatives to ice-cream, cheese, and milk by utilising a thermochemical process that allows it to build fat molecules, creating chains of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and oxygen. The company has now announced a new animal-free butter alternative. Continue reading...
A 3-year-old missing girl was found dead at a San José recycling center, not long after her father was found dead in another part of the Bay Area.
A Salvation Army chief in Victoria says the government should mandate that all homeless deaths are reported. Follow today’s news headlines live Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Weather update for Victoria and New South Wales: rain, floods, gusts and snow Angus Hines, a senior meteorologist from the Bureau of Meteorology, spoke with ABC News Breakfast earlier to provide an update on the rainfall across Victoria. That has given us minor to moderate flood warnings including in parts of the Yarra River this morning, as all of the rain from last night and yesterday evening drains out through the river network and out towards the ocean. Take actions to protect your life and property against potential hazards caused by flooding. Continue...
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler Air conditioning was initially a symbol of comfort and wealth, enjoyed by the wealthy in theaters and upscale homes. Over time, as technology advanced and costs decreased, air conditioning became more accessible to the general public. With global warming, though, air conditioning has moved from being a luxury to being necessary for survival in many places. If you live in Phoenix or Houston and your air conditioner fails, staying in your house may be impossible and you may need to evacuate. Air-conditioning now plays a central role in protecting public health in homes, workplaces, and public spaces. But, of course, not everyone can afford it. This is one of the biggest equity issues in the climate debate, with some saying...
Climate skeptics sometimes point to heat records from that decade to dismiss the reality of global warming. They're leaving out crucial context. The post Why were the 1930s so hot in North America? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Heat pumps are an important tool to stave off global warming. Two Berkeley musicians wrote a sultry anthem about them.
An intensifying low pressure system from Antarctica will bring blistering cold weather, strong winds and icy temperatures across the country's south east.
Hot weather forecast for Monday, with cloudy skies, showers and isolated thunderstorms in the next couple of days.
A listing of 34 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, July 7, 2024 thru Sat, July 13, 2024. Story of the week It's still early summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The season comes as our first year of 1.5 ° C warming of Earth's land surface is recorded and ocean temperature remains at historical highs, leaving our atmosphere loaded with heat and moisture crammed in by our changing our climate. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that summer 2024 is off to a roaring start, setting numerous new records of various unattractive kinds. Thus our Story of the Week is how only a little warming leads to notably worse and more frequent extreme weather— exemplified by some 1/3rd of this week's collection of news items...
From long-range forecasts to ‘real feel’ temperatures, a good app can prepare you for the best and worst of weather I find them quite magical’: the UK’s obsession with weather apps A weather app was a leading feature of the first iPhone in 2007 and enthusiasm for them has not dampened since. While the sophistication of forecasting and range of choice may have grown exponentially, different apps often give wildly different predictions. Meteorological institutions record observations using a network of instruments and tend to share them freely, so most weather services start with roughly the same data. But differences arise in how each office analyses and models the data to produce a forecast, and the chaotic nature and complexity of the climate system means small changes can produce...
BoM says most severe impacts expected on Sunday and Monday, with warnings of flash flooding in Tasmania Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast An intensifying low pressure system off Australia’s south-east is bringing frigid temperatures to large parts of the country’s south and a chance of snow as far as northern New South Wales. The Bureau of Meteorology (Bom) was carefully monitoring the system on Saturday, which was expected to move from the NSW coast towards Tasmania, intensifying as it goes. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
To make this alternative butter, you don't need land, livestock, or crops.
Researchers estimate 730,000 people a year in the US lose their ability to live independently due to traffic pollution Reducing air pollution may help elderly people to live independent lives for longer, research has found. Dr Boya Zhang, of the University of Michigan , who is one of the authors of the study, said: “Air pollution is linked to worse health – more lung disease, more heart disease, shorter life expectancies and more likelihood of dementia. Knowing that air pollution increases our risk of poor health as we age made us wonder if exposures might also impact how people can care for themselves in later life.” Continue reading...
A few days before they left Skylab on Feb. 8, 1974, the final crew to occupy the station raised its altitude, hoping to keep it in orbit until a future space shuttle could revisit it. But higher than predicted solar activity caused the Earth’s atmosphere to expand, increasing drag on the large vehicle, causing its […]
by Rob Davis, ProPublica, and Matthew Kish, The Oregonian/OregonLive This article was produced by ProPublica in partnership with The Oregonian/OregonLive. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Eight years ago, the world’s largest sports apparel brand made a bold commitment. Nike was embarking on what it called a moonshot: doubling its business while halving its impact on the warming planet. To get there, then-CEO Mark Parker said the Oregon-based company’s innovations in environmental sustainability would become a “powerful engine for growth,” a catalyst capable of changing industries. The company’s chief...
New York Times: With global warming could we see similar changes in today’s sharks?
A new report revealed what areas of the US are most affected by natural disasters including hurricanes, wildfires, droughts and air pollution. Wealthier communities are more at risk.
Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for central and southern New Brunswick as remnants of Hurricane Beryl are expected to pass through the area.
Government reports 36% decrease, with most gains in Amazon forest where conservation efforts are focused Deforestation in Colombia fell sharply in 2023 to its lowest level in 23 years, the country’s environment ministry has said. The amount of forest loss fell from 1,235 sq km in 2022 to 792 sq km in 2023 – a 36% decrease, official figures revealed. Continue reading...
Such severe heat in the middle of Japan’s rainy season is “rather rare”, a weather agency official said.
The rule's challengers did not meet "stringent requirements" for freezing a regulation while litigation is underway, judges said.
The decline was driven by a drop in environmental destruction in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest.