Survey of young people aged 16-25 from all US states shows concerns across political spectrum The overwhelming majority of young Americans worry about the climate crisis, and more than half say their concerns about the environment will affect where they decide to live and whether to have children, new research finds. The study comes just weeks after back-to-back hurricanes, Helene and Milton, pummeled the south-eastern US. Flooding from Helene caused more than 600 miles of destruction, from Florida’s west coast to the mountains of North Carolina , while Milton raked across the Florida peninsula less than two weeks later. Continue reading...
If built to capacity, the project in Utah could produce enough power for about 2 million homes.
Meteorologists have been tracking a storm system with potential to become the next named hurricane - Nadine - as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean.
The 'hurricane proof' mansion built by a former insurance executive, who spent $25k on the front door alone, has gone up for sale for almost $6 million.
Cyclone Pam caused devastation in Vanuatu in 2015. PHOTO: Graham Crumb/Imagicity.com Media release | A record-breaking number of states and inter-governmental organizations will make their case following a year of droughts,...
As tech giants turn their attention toward nuclear power for artificial intelligence and data centers, one producer is seeing its shares surge.Read more...
By Maaz Haider As the world grapples with the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, the impacts of climate change have become a tangible concern for millions of people. Among the largest contributors to this crisis is transportation, the largest source of U.S. emissions, and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles have an outsized impact. Hence, […] The post Charging ahead: Key reasons for confidence in a commercial EV trucking future appeared first on Energy Exchange .
Human activities such as mining, smelting, fuel combustion, and sewage sludge incineration lead to water, soil, and air pollution by heavy metals, which disrupts ecosystem services and poses environmental and health risks (1). In China, more than 10 million hectares of land are at risk of pollution by heavy metals (2), including antimony. A component of glass ceramics, pigments, metal alloys, ammunition, and batteries, antimony is toxic and carcinogenic in its trivalent form (3, 4). In 2020, China produced 80,000 metric tons of antimony (3), more than any other country. In July 2024, the Hunan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment emphasized the importance of antimony control (5), but better data collection and management are needed.
The impact of climate change continues to devastate economies worldwide, creating a pressing need for all countries to significantly increase international climate finance. To drive critical action towards reduced climate risks and sustainable economic growth calls for expanded access to affordable, predictable finance at scale. In November 2024, the annual meetings of the World Bank […]
Juliette Fernandez will oversee 67 refuges, four marine national monuments and one national monument.
The former president did not say whether he still believes climate change is a “hoax.”
An international group warns that an out-of-balance water cycle could devastate economies and halve global food production by 2050. Mismanagement, poor policies, and climate change exacerbate water scarcity, requiring new, integrated approaches to value, manage, and distribute water more sustainably and equitably.
Fires in non-tropical forests have steadily emitted more carbon each year since 2001, releasing an additional half a billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, a new study has found.
Carbon emissions from forest fires increased more than 60 percent globally over the past two decades, according to a new study.
But wholesale prices are down by 25% compared to the June quarter in New South Wales, down 9% in Victoria, and down 12% in Tasmania Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Wholesale power prices across much of eastern Australia were sharply higher in the September quarter from a year earlier because of increased reliance on gas, hydro and batteries, the Australian Energy Regulator said in its quarterly report. Average prices ranged from $114/megawatt-hour in Queensland to $201/MWh in South Australia. The biggest year-on-year increases were in Tasmania, with prices up 290%, Victoria’s increasing 114% and SA’s 76% higher. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
The daughter of an Impact Plastics employee who died in a flash flood during Hurricane Helene has shared revealing texts suggesting workers may have been forced to stay longer than necessary.
Meteorologists are predicting a possible return of La Nina, linked to cooler temperatures and heavy rain. Here's why the Pacific weather phases of El Nino and La Nina can influence extreme weather across the globe.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03166K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Andreas Mühlbauer, Dominik Keiner, Christian Breyer While a rapid defossilisation of the energy system is the highest priority, additional post-fossil CDR for net-negative emissions will be necessary. Routes for mineralisation ( in situ -, ex situ mineralisation, enhanced rock weathering) are examined. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Greenpeace] Kinshasa -- Greenpeace Africa welcomes the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government's decision to halt the bidding process for 27 oil blocks. This move is a crucial advancement for environmental protection and climate justice throughout Africa. Nevertheless, this reprieve may be short-lived, as the Ministry of Hydrocarbons has hinted in a press release that it plans to resume the process "without delay". Greenpeace Africa remains committed to continuing its advocacy efforts while maintaining a constructive
In a world where the fight for land rights often pits the powerful against the marginalized, Indigenous communities stand as resilient defenders of their ancestral lands. These communities, rich in culture and tradition, face numerous challenges, from encroachment and exploitation to climate change. Empowering Indigenous communities is not just a matter of justice; it is […]
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan al-Khatib asserted that the economic reforms introduced by the Egyptian government promote investment atmosphere especially in sectors of top priorities including technology, renewable energy and infrastructure. Khatib reiterated the importance of the role of international financial institutions in supporting growth and sustainable development in Egypt, pointing out to … The post Investment min., Euroclear group discuss developments of green hydrogen project appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The facility supplies about 8 percent of California’s gasoline.
Some justices indicated that states and industry groups still have a good shot at defeating EPA's rule curbing power plant emissions.
Groups have proposed wielding the Empire State's reckless endangerment law against fossil fuel producers. Some elected officials are getting on board.
Towns in far southwestern North Carolina survived the storm, but warnings that people avoid the region have kept away visitors essential to their survival.
Levy rising by €100 for each return flight after the first in a year could cut emissions by 21%, report says A “jet-setter” tax on Europe’s frequent flyers could slow global heating and raise €64bn (£54bn) a year at no extra cost to most people, a report has found. Carbon pollution pumped out of planes could fall by 21% if people were made to pay more for each extra flight they take beyond the first return trip, according to analysis from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and partner organisations. Just over half the benefits in a given year would come from the 5% of people who fly the most, while 72% of people would escape fees by flying once or not at all. Continue reading...
On Oct. 17, 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries declared an oil embargo on countries supporting Israel in its war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan.
[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria Health Watch announces its 10th Future of Health Conference, "From Evidence to Action: Building Resilience at the Climate-Health Nexus." The conference, scheduled for October 24, 2024, will bring together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to explore the critical intersection of climate change and health.
A dozen tenement properties in Glasgow will be fitted with electric wallpaper, as part of a pilot scheme aimed at combatting climate change
Thai authorities are planning to hold talks with the Laos government to jointly promote more use of renewable energy across borders, accelerating efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
PHOTO: Queenstown New Zealand Treasury has failed to recognise a liability for New Zealand’s international climate commitments in its latest financial statement, with its position unchanged on the multibillion dollar...
The justices appeared divided over a lawsuit brought by San Francisco over EPA rules for regulating how much sewage the city can send to the Pacific Ocean.
Florida residents living along the idyllic coastline of the Gulf of Mexico are reassessing staying in their communities after Hurricane Helene and Milton smashed them weeks apart.
The Biden administration has said its plan would protect communities from pollution and help the nation meet long-term goals to combat the climate crisis.
The National Weather Service has issued a 'red flag' warning for northern California as a 'diablo wind' sweeps across the state, increasing risk of wildfire and blackouts for at least 30,000 people.
A Call to Decarbonize Mexico’s Buildings and Construction Sector wil.thomas@wri.org Wed, 10/16/2024 - 16:28 During the first workshop convened on the “Roadmap for the Decarbonization of the Building Sector” in Mexico City on September 26, 2024, construction sector leaders and organizations like WRI México and Sustainability for Mexico (SUMe) highlighted the urgent need to implement a National Buildings Decarbonization Roadmap. This effort aims to transform a sector responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions from energy consumption. Adriana Lobo, WRI's Global Presence and Local Action Director, stated that “building decarbonization is not just an option, but an imperative to face the climate crisis.” Lobo emphasized that this transition will not only help reduce emissions...
Supreme Court rejects a series of emergency appeals from Republican-led states and the coal and electric power industries.
An exotic creature with white fur was spotted wandering around an Oregon city — a long way from its natural home. The animal was confirmed to be an Arctic fox that has likely been held in captivity all of its life, the wildlife nonprofit Bird Alliance of Oregon said in an Oct. 15 Facebook post. “Arctic foxes don’t naturally occur in Oregon, so this species is considered an exotic animal here,” the nonprofit said. The fox was spotted in southeast Portland, near Sellwood Bridge, the group’s spokesperson Ali Berman told McClatchy News by email. A couple walking across the bridge saw the animal, The Oregonian reported. At the time, they didn’t know it was an Arctic fox. “It definitely looked wild and it looked like a puppy,” Richard Melling told the news outlet. “It was like a very, very happy...
Most animals retreated to small, warmer enclaves. But some, like humans, seemed to have stayed where they were.
"You don't just tie up a dog and have them out there for a storm, totally unacceptable, and we're going to hold you accountable," said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared receptive to upholding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's right to place generic limits on ocean sewage discharge as San Francisco took its contentious battle to the high court.
The groups sought the emergency injunction while they pursue litigation to block the regulations, claiming the Environmental Protection Agency’s power plant plan would force the premature closure of some plants, cost jobs and jeopardize the reliability of the power grid.
[New Era] Oshakati -- Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta has urged Namibians to plant trees to counteract the effects of habitat degradation, deforestation, and climate change.
[FrontPageAfrica] Montserrado County -- The Government of Liberia, in partnership with the World Bank, has officially broken ground for a 20MW solar power plant, a significant step towards enhancing the nation's electricity supply.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03160A, Paper Tongtai Ji, Qingsong Tu, Yang Zhao, Dominik Wierzbicki, Vincent Plisson, Ying Wang, Jiwei Wang, Kenneth Burch, Yong Yang, Hongli Zhu The investigation of all-solid-state sodium-sulfur batteries (ASSSBs) is still in its early stage, where the intermediates and mechanism of the complex 16-electron conversion reaction of the sulfur cathode remain unclear.... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Peter Graham and Mili Majumdar Apartments on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. (Photo credit: Adam Cohn / CC BY-NC 2.0 ) It was 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47°C) in Tunisia in July, yet our colleague Manel Ben Khelifa could not turn on the air conditioning “because the electricity grid has been shut down,” she explained. “The power company is trying to conserve energy during peak periods by doubling electricity prices to discourage people from using air conditioning, but it’s not working,” Ben Khelifa told us during a heat wave in July 2024. “It’s so hot, people would rather turn off anything but the air conditioning,” she said. “So then the...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump deliberately withheld disaster aid to states he deemed politically hostile to him as president and will do so again unimpeded if he returns to the White House, several former Trump administration officials have warned. As Hurricane Helene and then Hurricane Milton ravaged the […]
The court’s conservative justices grilled EPA over requirements included in a permit for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority is inviting local farmers to take part in as five-year climate programme that could boost their profits.
This is the moment a smug Vladimir Putin is taken down a peg by one of his top energy officials in a dispute during a tense discussion about Russia 's Arctic infrastructure projects
NOAA said Wednesday $2 million provided by the Inflation Reduction Act is being awarded to fisheries partnerships for data collection and modeling to help understand and mitigate climate change impacts.
State troopers found the dog abandoned with flood waters up to his chest, and he will now be adopted, officials say Florida officials have arrested the man who left his dog tied to a post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. Florida state troopers found the dog last week, abandoned on the side of Interstate-75 in Tampa with flood waters up to his chest. The Florida highway patrol shared a video at the time of the bodycam footage and a caption: “Do NOT do this to your pets please … ” Continue reading...
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. I’m Jake Bittle, and today we’re talking about the political impact of Hurricane Milton, the second major storm to strike the United States in the last few weeks. I grew up in Tampa, Florida, less than 20 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes were never […]
[350Africa.org] The 30 oil and gas blocks auction that has been underway for more than two years for a procedure that cannot exceed 18 months has been finally put to an end to the delight of climate change activists. On Monday 14 October, the Ministry of Hydrocarbons in DRC represented by Mr. Aimé Molendo Sakombi issued a cancellation statement and plan to immediately relaunch the auction to avoid the irregularities previously encountered and above all to hold hydrocarbon rights for better ecological preservation.
In the latest season of 'Ancient Apocalypse', controversial author Graham Hancock argues that a huge comet struck Earth 12,000 years ago and destroyed an ancient civilisation.
Animal rescuers in Oregon said a small, white animal spotted earlier this month in Portland was safely captured and positively identified as an Arctic fox.
The South American leaders are in the spotlight as they prepare to host this week’s Cop16 biodiversity summit, November’s G20 meeting and next year’s Cop30 climate summit The rainforest nations of Brazil and Colombia have the best opportunity in a generation to drag the Amazon back from the abyss as they host three of the world’s most important environmental negotiations in the space of little more than a year. In the process, their leaders – pacesetting Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, and the more cautious and contradictory Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – will offer up overlapping visions for the future of the Amazon, and the world’s path to net zero. Continue reading...
The news network aired several back-to-back clips of Harris vowing to take on big oil during her 2020 presidential run – along with footage of her applauding the same industry today.
Image: Hutt City Council Media release | Te Ngaengae Pool and Fitness aims to be New Zealand’s most sustainable pool when it opens in early December, through massively reduced carbon emissions and lower energy...
Agriculture, which intersects with key issues — the economy, climate change and immigration — is a barometer of where a region and its people are heading.
One of the most popular methods to cut fossil fuel emissions and generate clean energy may be a mixed bag.
With the initial images from each of the instruments aboard ESA’s EarthCARE satellite now in hand, it's time to reveal how these four advanced sensors work in synergy to measure exactly how clouds and aerosols influence the heating and cooling of our atmosphere.
Renewable energy production is expanding at an unprecedented pace, led by the rapid rise of solar power. At the same time, the world’s insatiable demand for more energy led to an increase in the production of fossil fuels, the report found.
SET-listed PTG Energy, a local oil retailer, plans to spend 6-7 billion baht next year on expanding and upgrading its petrol stations, while growing its Punthai Coffee brand.
The newly finalized loan guarantee to Clean Flexible Energy — managed by a joint venture agreement between AES Corp. and TotalEnergies Holdings USA — will finance the construction of two solar farms equipped with battery storage, as well as two stand-alone battery energy storage systems.
Seven battleground states have attracted more than 40 percent of new U.S. manufacturing projects since President Joe Biden signed the 2022 climate law.
International Energy Agency says transition to clean energy means there will be a surplus of oil, gas and coal Fossil fuels could soon become significantly cheaper and more abundant as governments accelerate the transition to clean energy towards the end of the decade, according to the International Energy Agency. The world’s energy watchdog has signalled a new energy era in which countries have access to more oil, gas and coal than needed to fuel their economic growth, leading to lower prices for households and businesses. Continue reading...
More than half of the world's electricity will be generated by low-emission sources before 2030 but the deployment of clean energy is "far from uniform" across the globe, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
The United States' largest polluters saw their emissions drop 4% on-year in 2023, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The cruel Florida dog owner who left his pooch tied to a fence in flood waters on the side of a highway as Hurricane Milton barrelled down on the Sunshine State last week has been caught.
The owner of a dog widely seen in video chained to a fence in Florida standing through floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall last week has been identified, arrested and charged.
Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’ They also play a critical role for coastal communities; preventing coastal erosion, protecting coastlines from hurricane damage, and generating $36 billion in annual income worldwide. We […]
Burning household rubbish in incinerators has replaced coal as the UK's dirtiest way to generate electricity, a study shows, despite claims it is more environmentally friendly than landfill.
The former owner of the dog who was tied to a pole off a major highway in a pool of floodwater as Hurricane Milton swept through Florida has been charged.
Beachgoers warned not to touch the material, which could be ‘tar balls’ formed from oil spills or seepage at sea Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A potential oil slick has been spotted off the coast of Coogee in Sydney a day after hundreds of “mysterious black, ball-shaped debris” washed up along the beach. Lifeguards discovered the golf-ball sized debris washing up on the beach on Tuesday afternoon at the popular eastern suburbs beach. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Hurricanes Helene and Milton struck the southeast recently, straining the fund’s ability to issue low-interest loans.
Washington state’s cap-and-invest program, created in the 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), is nearing the end of its second year and has already raised over $2 billion for communities by putting a price on pollution. The program is a win-win for climate action and for communities: It creates a powerful economic incentive for companies across […] The post New modeling shows the power and potential of cap-and-invest in Washington state appeared first on Climate 411 .
A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone.
The latest prediction model of storm Nadine shows it could take several paths as it moves west through the Atlantic. The storm has a 50 percent chance of becoming a hurricane in a week.
At least 92 people remain missing in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene battered the western part of the state, according to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's updated numbers Tuesday.
If this gas route is lost, it may intensify Europe's battle with Asia for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and create new headaches for cash-strapped Gazprom.
A friendly competition meant to bridge Arctic regions and relations did exactly that in Nuuk, Greenland, over the weekend. Dubbed Pan-ArcticVision, the event saw artists from Alaska, Nunavut, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Sami region all participating.
In recent months, automakers around the world have pledged to shift attention to hybrid models, delay new electric cars and push back production targets for battery-powered vehicles. That might make you think sales of electric vehicles are in dire straits, but they aren’t. In fact, global sales of EVs are on the up…Read more...
Jesse Craig and his wife Mekenzie have been left picking up the pieces after the storm ripped through their hometown of Fairview late last month, claiming the lives of eleven relatives.
The chances of a hurricane reaching Florida in the next 48 hours have tripled, meteorologists warned. The storm, which will be called Nadine, is crossing the Atlantic
Wolsingham School in Durham had emailed parents yesterday to notify them of the planned freeze later on Friday that would 'reduce our schools (sic) carbon footprint'.
Earth is getting warmer, but at a statistically steady rate - not at an accelerated rate that could be statistically defined as a surge, report scientists at Lancaster University and UC Santa Cruz.
Investors say climate change poses biggest risk to their assets, and urge Albanese government to see the economic dangers of a slow path to net zero Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Institutional investors dealing with portfolios in the trillions of dollars aren’t typically the most vocal climate campaigners. You won’t find many superannuation fund staff, fund managers, asset consultants or brokers with a placard on the streets or on top of a Newcastle coal train. But you may increasingly find them on a screen you’re watching. Or at least their message. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Oral arguments in the case come on the heels of a series of losses for environmental regulators at the high court.
The decision is expected to delay construction on the Cumberland pipeline, which environmentalists have blasted as part of TVA's push to replace coal-fired power with gas.
[This Day] Abuja -- A coalition of oil-producing African countries is seeking $5 billion to launch an "energy bank" that would fund projects on the continent, as frustration grows over the reluctance of western institutions to bankroll fossil fuel initiatives because of environmental concerns, FT has reported.
Brent crude slides by almost $3.50 a barrel to below $74 after Opec cuts forecasts for demand growth Business live – latest updates Global oil prices have tumbled by almost $3.50 a barrel amid ongoing concerns about a slowdown in China and as fears ease about the possibility of an attack by Israel on Iran’s energy facilities. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has reportedly offered assurances to the White House that its retaliation against Iran for its missile attack at the start of October would not target oil export terminals or nuclear facilities, which could send market prices soaring. Continue reading...
The government says this is the first time all banks will label the payment as the Canada Carbon Rebate, after years of inconsistent and vague phrasing on bank statements.
Right now, scientists around the world are all working towards one mission: Setting foot on another world for the first time. Unfortunately, it turns out those other worlds are really far away, meaning NASA has to figure out how to manage astronauts in such isolation for such extended durations — or simply figure out…Read more...
Image: Emergency Management Otago New insurance data has highlighted the urgent need for climate adaptation and risk reduction in the face of increasingly unstable weather patterns.
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), in collaboration with the National Port Authority (NPA), kicked off a five-day workshop on Monday to boost Liberia's oil-spill response preparedness. The workshop, which will take place from October 14 to 18 at A'la Lagune in Monrovia, aims to strengthen Liberia's collaboration with international partners to mitigate environmental risks and enhance national capacity for spill prevention and response.
They lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer's decision to surrender sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory to the island nation 1,300 miles away.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of zooplankton, crustaceans and other marine organisms rise to the ocean surface to feed on microscopic algae, returning to the depths at sunrise. The waste from this frenzy—Earth’s largest migration of […]
Google announced on Monday that it signed a corporate agreement to buy nuclear energy from several small modular reactors developed by California-based Kairos Power.
Millions of Americans could face a slow and almost imperceptible re-pricing of their biggest asset.
Tech company orders six or seven small nuclear reactors from California’s Kairos Power Business live – latest updates Google has signed a “world first” deal to buy energy from a fleet of mini nuclear reactors to generate the power needed for the rise in use of artificial intelligence. The US tech corporation has ordered six or seven small nuclear reactors (SMRs) from California’s Kairos Power, with the first due to be completed by 2030 and the remainder by 2035. Continue reading...
This 2012 satellite photo shows a quartet of near-identical glaciers on Canada's Ellesmere Island. The ice masses help to spark life in the otherwise barren Arctic environment.
[Premium Times] UCL's research also revealed that countries hit by climate disasters see a significant surge in domestic violence rates.
A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes.
The pipeline was built without a public interest determination or environmental impact analysis, argues the complaint.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has backed some $2.2 billion in new oil-, gas- and coal-related projects overseas since May 2023.
Ryan Busse's young sons successfully sued Montana for refusing to acknowledge climate change. Now, he's running for governor.
Increasingly intense hurricanes, wildfires and other climate disasters have forced these so-called insurers of last resort into a role typically assumed by the private sector as the primary insurer within their borders.
The heated debate reflects the likelihood that the carbon tax will be a central issue in the next election, which could come any time within the next year.
Archaeologists say site near Seddin once had surprisingly densely populated community of farmers and traders Archaeologists digging at the site of a bronze age kingdom in northern Germany have uncovered remains of what they say was a surprisingly densely populated community of farmers and traders whose lives were upended by climate change. Traces of eight large houses have been laid bare in the sandy soil outside the village of Seddin, about 95 miles (150km) north-west of Berlin, near the spectacular “triple grave” of King Hinz, remembered as a kindly ruler, who was laid to rest, purportedly in a golden coffin, next to his wife and a loyal servant. Continue reading...
[The Conversation Africa] Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition in children and adults. Babies who've been exposed to charcoal and firewood smoke while in the womb can have reduced birth weight.
FEMA said it paused Hurricane Helene assistance operations in some North Carolina counties because of threats being made against responders. A suspect was arrested, charged and released on bond over the weekend.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a developing weather system in the Atlantic that could become Tropical Storm Nadine, with preliminary tracks suggesting potential impact on southeast Florida. Warmer waters may foster development, while no immediate tropical threats exist, according to meteorologists.
A US study estimates the total climate pollution from LNG was 33% greater than that from coal over a 20-year period. This should have major ramifications for emissions policy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The claim that Australian gas exports are “clean” and needed to drive the transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions has become an article of faith for significant parts of the country’s industry, media and political classes – often repeated, only occasionally challenged. It has buttressed a massive expansion of the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry in the north of the continent over the past decade, with major new developments in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news...
The storm's ferocious winds tore through the Lake Placid Solar Power Plant in Highlands County.
At high altitudes, global warming is having its strongest effect on winter temperatures – and that might mean soils there store can less carbon than we expected
Getting China to build electric vehicles in the US would be a boon to the country’s economy and transition away from fossil fuels.
A tropical storm surging across the Atlantic could develop into a hurricane as it approaches Florida. The storm now has a 60% chance of evolving.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Since Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president this summer, national attention on the issue of fracking in Pennsylvania—and what it means for the outcome of the election in this key swing state—has reached new […]
A 108-year-old letter found by a North Carolina family whose home was flooded out by Hurricane Helene recounted with stunning detail the last time such a tragedy happened — and now they feel like history’s repeating itself.
Sandra Orozco peddled the wild conspiracy theory online - before apologizing for her comments after the devastating hurricane made landfall.
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is slotted among the countries that are the most vulnerable to climate change, according to the 2017 ND-GAIN index, which assesses a country's susceptibility to climate-related disruptions and its readiness to improve resilience. Standing 163rd out of 181 countries, Ethiopia is the 23rd most vulnerable and the 30th least prepared nation.
Last year the Alberta government imposed a seven-month moratorium on new renewable energy projects.
[Namibian] The government's green hydrogen council chairperson, Obeth Kandjoze, has defended its renewable energy project against continued criticism about its environmental impact.
[ANGOP] Ondjiva -- Two hundred and 90 localities have been identified as areas at risk of natural disasters, with scenarios of floods and cyclical drought, in the province of Cunene, the head of Risk Reduction and Disasters of the Civil Protection and Fire Service, 3rd deputy chief Aurélio David, said on Sunday.
Poorly maintained and uninsured vessels transporting up to 70% of country’s seaborne oil, says report Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers is expanding, according to research, transporting up to 70% of the country’s seaborne oil despite western efforts to curb Moscow’s wartime energy revenues. The volume of Russian oil being transported by poorly maintained and underinsured tankers has almost doubled in a year to 4.1m barrels a day by June, according to a report published on Monday by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE). Continue reading...
Changing your oil is perhaps the most routine maintenance you'll do in a Harley-Davidson, but it's must be done correctly to preserve your engine's health.
Two areas of potential development need to be monitored over the next few days. The post It’s too soon to put the Atlantic hurricane season to bed appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Unverified reports of vigilante activity in areas affected by Hurricane Helene have disaster workers worried for their safety
NASA finally launched a spacecraft from Florida on Monday on a mission to examine whether Jupiter's moon, Europa, has conditions suitable to support life. The launch had been delayed a week due to Hurricane Milton.
These methods can help eradicated invasive species without causing further harm to the environment.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03418J, Perspective Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Andreas Wolf, Felix Nagler, Philip Daubinger, Christoph Neef, Karl Mandel, Andreas Flegler, Guinevere A. Giffin The market share of low-cost battery chemistries, which offer little to no recycling profitability with current methods, is growing. Design for circularity could be the key to reducing costs and enhancing sustainability for these batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink by Kevin Trenberth Have there been other years where multiple hurricanes hit Florida? That is one of the questions I am now getting. The answer is yes: in 2004, for instance. The summer of 2004 was when four hurricanes made landfall in Florida, and the question was whether there was a human global warming role in the activity and thus the damage. To me it was obvious that there was. I had worked extensively on climate change, and had connected the increases in sea surface temperatures, which were clearly and demonstrably linked to global warming, to increases in water vapor in the atmosphere. This link is strong and physically based: over the oceans, where there is ample water at the surface, the water vapor goes up at 7% per 1C warming...
Plans to restart a pipeline in Santa Barbara County have angered residents worried about an oil spill similar to the massive one near Refugio State Beach in 2015.
Extreme-weather events accentuated by climate change are leaving homeowners in high-risk areas without coverage and policymakers scrambling for a solution.
PM says Steven Miles’s plan to hold plebiscite on nuclear if Labor wins 26 October poll is a ‘matter for Queensland’ but he supports the stance Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has backed Steven Miles’s opposition to nuclear power while joining the Queensland premier on the first day of pre-poll voting in the state election. At a joint press conference in the Gold Coast on Monday, the prime minister was asked about Miles’s plan to hold a plebiscite on nuclear if Labor wins this month’s poll. Continue reading...
Households face rising gas network charges, SPD election campaign to focus on tax relief and electric cars, 'Novel of the year' to be awarded in Frankfurt and more news from around Germany on Monday.
The shock new study from environmental charity Wrap has identified the most common objects which consumers fail to realise are recylable such as aerosol cans, perfume bottles and yoghurt tops.
Decreasing costs of solar energy technology are leading Siam Cement Group (SCG) to focus more on the solar power business under its Onnex brand, in a bid to increase power generation capacity to 1,000 megawatts between 2025 and 2029.
New climate network will teach trainee doctors more about heatstroke, dengue and malaria and role of global warming in health Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria will become a bigger part of the curriculum at medical schools across Europe in the face of the climate crisis. Future doctors will also have more training on how to recognise and treat heatstroke, and be expected to take the climate impact of treatments such as inhalers for asthma into account, medical school leaders said, announcing the formation of the European Network on Climate & Health Education (Enche). Continue reading...
Kick streamer Mike Smalls Jr., 26, has responded to critics who bashed him for braving Hurricane Milton last week. He ventured outside with an air mattress, umbrella and a pack of ramen noodles.
[Africa CDC] The 12th Annual Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliament hosted by the Pan African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, was a landmark event, that brought together Africa's parliamentarians to shape the continent's future, discussing key issues on the continent including devastating floods, climate change, Mpox, Non-Communicable Diseases, food security, regional cooperation and peacebuilding.
Britain has closed it's last coal-fired power plant, making the country that pioneered coal power, the first to give it up in favor of cleaner options. We hear about the transition. And a small town in Wales has become the unlikely site of a world-renowned Elvis festival.
Roopkund Lake in Uttarakhand is shrinking due to climate change, with forest officials and scientists attributing the reduction in size to altered precipitation patterns. The shift from snow to rain is causing moraine to slide into the lake, reducing its volume and area.
A slow start to 2024's hurricane season was brutally upended as first Helene and then Milton smashed their way across Florida and the Carolinas, leaving more than 270 dead
Hurricanes Helene and Milton disrupted wildlife. Some have capitalized on the destruction, in search of groceries now suddenly available. Far more have been displaced or killed.
Many Liberal MPs unhappy with their party's performance say change can only happen with a new leader, better communications and a plan to drop unpopular policies.
If you eat salmon, there's a good chance that it comes from a salmon farm in Norway. The country has been farming salmon for over 50 years. The industry is touted as a key producer of sustainable, low carbon footprint protein. But there are still negative environmental impacts. Each year, an average of 200,000 farmed salmon escape from their open net pens and breed with wild salmon. Interbreeding with these escaped salmon passes on significant genetic changes to wild salmon, changes that make them less likely to survive in the wild. NPR's Rob Schmitz traveled the country's west coast, visiting fishing villages and fish farms to see how the growth of salmon farming is affecting the wild population. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for C onsider This+ via Apple...
About 23,500 of the 1.5 million customers that lost power in western North Carolina still lacked electricity on Sunday, according to Poweroutage.us.
The damage from Hurricane Milton has disrupted power and fuel supplies in the sunshine state.
A Washington Post analysis shows how federal flood maps underestimated the risk homeowners faced in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.
We are losing in the fight against global warming, it is time to put effort into controlling what we pump into the atmosphere The havoc unleashed by Hurricane Milton provided unambiguous evidence that we are entering a critical and alarming new phase in the planet’s climate crisis. Rising fossil fuel emissions have triggered increases in ocean temperatures and sea levels to such an extent they are generating some of the most destructive storms ever experienced in Florida. Together with Hurricane Helene earlier, the lives of about 250 people have been claimed and thousands of homes destroyed. Florida has been left reeling and forecasters have warned there is more to come – a lot more. It is a grim prognosis that should be galvanising Florida’s political leaders into taking urgent action...
Communities in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces have been hit by two waves of flooding in the past several weeks, with locals describing these as the worst floods in decades.
With a spacecraft launching soon, the mission will try to answer the question of whether there are ingredients suitable for life in the ocean below Europa’s icy crust. Deep down, in an ocean beneath its ice shell, Jupiter’s moon Europa might be temperate and nutrient-rich, an ideal environment for some form of life — what […]
Screenshot/XInternet admiration left just as easily as it came for Hurricane Milton survivor-turned viral sensation Lt. Dan after he dropped the N-word during a livestream.Real name Joseph Malinowski, the 54-year-old Tampa, Florida resident became an overnight celebrity after he had to have his 20-foot boat pulled back to shore by a kind citizen.When Malinowski, a disabled veteran with one leg, said that he planned to ride out the storm in his boat with his worldly possessions—a star was born, and social media users worried about his health and safety as the superstorm made landfall Oct. 10.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Saturday that the state would be giving out millions of gallons of free gas after the Sunshine State was walloped by Hurricane Milton.
In the wake of Hurricane Milton, NASA is deploying resources to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state emergency management agencies to aid their response effort including satellite and aerial data collection. The agency’s Disasters Response Coordination System and Airborne Science Program are began conducting flights Friday to provide emergency responders with better insight […]
General Motor’s unit GM Energy has just released PowerBank, a stationary energy storage battery pack, which gives electric vehicles (EV) owners the ability to store and transfer energy from the electric grid, and the option of integrating with solar power equipment.
An 11-year-old boy in North Carolina is crediting his canine for saving him after he was trapped in his house during Hurricane Helene.
Three people died in flood-related incidents in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Yala on Friday as the southern border region was warned to brace for more rain, possible flash floods and forest runoff.
A case surrounding 'Big Oil' could impact energy policy nationwide.
Party donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than Ulez The government risks a huge political backlash if it keeps pushing the public to install heat pumps to replace their boilers, one of Britain’s leading green entrepreneurs has warned. Dale Vince , a major Labour donor and renewable energy advocate, called on Keir Starmer to rethink national programmes, championed by Boris Johnson , pushing the technology. Vince argued that Whitehall should explore alternatives to the devices, which he said were expensive, caused serious disruption and could end up increasing energy bills for some people. Continue reading...
The twin blow from Milton and Helene has left the state reeling – and the act of rebuilding will be lengthy and costly More than just clouds were swirling when a tropical disturbance that would become Hurricane Milton formed in the south-western Gulf of Mexico, beginning its inexorable march towards a midweek strike on Florida’s west coast. As its winds picked up, so did familiar feelings of anxiety and dread across a state still reeling from the impact of another monster storm, Hurricane Helene, barely a week earlier. Ultimately, the densely populated cities of Tampa and St Petersburg were spared the apocalyptic scenario some had forecast. But places elsewhere along the Gulf coast saw unprecedented levels of destruction and devastation . Continue reading...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park from the Gigafact team in collaboration with members from our team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Is more CO2 a good thing because it’s plant food? While CO 2 is necessary for plant growth, the negative impacts of climate change, driven by man-made CO 2 emissions, far outweigh short-term productivity gains. Plants need a balance of CO 2 , sunlight, water, and nutrients. Though more CO 2 can initially boost growth, rising temperatures, disease vulnerability, shifting land fertility, and increased water demands offset these benefits. The UN warns that global...
Flooding is separate from typical US home insurance and many homeowners are not adequately covered As millions of US residents begin working to file insurance claims on their homes in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, many could be denied, particularly if their homes were damaged by flooding. A quirk in the US home insurance market is that flood insurance is separate from typical home insurance, which usually covers wind damage from hurricanes but not flooding. Homeowners must purchase flood insurance separately if they want their homes protected against flooding. Continue reading...
Fire broke out on board a small oil tanker off Germany Friday, with seven crew rescued from the burning vessel in the Baltic Sea, emergency services said.
Aussies are warned to brace for a summer of extreme weather and storm events, as the Bureau of Meteorology top experts reveal what's in store.
CNN — On a dark night, a fierce storm gave Florida a sharp blow to the head. Less than two weeks later, another tore through its heart. After Helene’s strong winds, heavy rains and a wall of water took 20 lives in the state along its path from south to north, Milton had claimed at … The post Floods, blackouts and gas shortages: Florida faces headwinds in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton appeared first on Egypt Independent.
A Florida man, went viral for strapping down his Orlando house to protect it from Hurricane Milton. The man spent $22,000 on custom-made straps anchored to cement to withstand the storm.
The much-delayed second phase of the renewables scheme is expected to be revived this month, with a new auction for renewable energy projects expected to draw both existing and new investors.
Oysters are more than just a culinary delicacy. According to experts across Canada, they can also protect our coastlines and reduce climate change-related disaster risk.
Police rescue crews with monster amphibious vehicles are going house to house in a severely flooded area near Tampa - which could receive even more water as a result of deadly Hurricane Milton.
About 40 assailants fired rockets and hurled grenades at mines and miners’ quarters in country’s south-west, days before regional summit in Islamabad Dozens of attackers armed with guns, rockets and hand grenades have stormed a cluster of private coalmines in south-western Pakistan on Friday, shooting some miners in their sleep and others after lining them up, killing at least 21, police have said. The attack by about 40 armed men days before Pakistan hosts a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation grouping is the worst in weeks in the restive, mineral-rich province of Balochistan bordering Afghanistan and Iran. Continue reading...
16 are dead and over 2 million without power after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida.
As Hurricane Milton approached Florida's Gulf Coast, Kenzie Lewellen went into labor in Port Charlotte. Amid the intensifying storm and flooding, Lewellen and her boyfriend rushed to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. After complications necessitated an emergency C-section, Dewey Lester Bennett IV was safely delivered. Despite the challenging conditions, the couple expressed immense joy and relief.
Systems that can harvest water from moisture in the atmosphere could offer a valuable water source in the wake of disasters
There are ways to make more environmentally friendly choices. Here’s what you should look for and what to avoid 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 Salmon remains one of the most popular seafoods globally . However, there is growing concern about the environmental impact of farming salmon , while environmental groups have claimed that “responsibly sourced” labelling on seafood products may be misleading – making it hard for consumers to know what exactly they are purchasing. Fortunately, there are some small ways to make more ethical choices without completely cutting salmon out of our diets...
A group of 16 dogs, including two litters of puppies, have found safety at the Providence Animal Center in Pennsylvania after fleeing Hurricane Helene.
Arctic air is on the way but southern England will be relatively unscathed as temperatures up to 16C are forecast The UK is bracing itself for a frosty weekend accompanied by cold air from the Arctic, the Met Office has said. Forecasters have warned that more wintry conditions and chilly weather will mean most people in the UK will require a thick coat over the next couple of days. Saturday is expected to be the wettest day of the weekend, particularly for parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Continue reading...
Several social media users have slammed Disney's decision to reopen its Florida theme parks just days after Hurricane Milton caused guests to evacuate.
Milton’s 11% increase in winds because of human-caused climate change likely made it nearly twice as destructive. The post Without climate change, Hurricane Milton would have hit as a Cat 2, not a Cat 3 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Travelers leaving town from Newark Liberty International Airport should expect possible flight delays Friday due to a mysterious “equipment outage” and possible chaos sparked by Hurricane Milton, officials said.
Four writers on the aftermath of a hurricane in Appalachia.
Amid Hurricane Milton's devastation in Florida, Ric Flair faced backlash for a tweet that plugged his energy drink brand while expressing sympathy. Though intending to help with a $1,000 donation to Tampa-based charities, his approach was criticized. Flair deleted the tweet but defended his intentions against critics, challenging them to match his donation.
Greenhouse gas emissions added rain, intensified winds and doubled the storm’s potential property damage, scientists estimated.
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Former president scoffs at idea Trump’s bullying shows strength in speech that also condemns hurricane lies and asks ‘When did that become OK?’ Obama tells men to drop ‘excuses’ and support Kamala Harris over Trump Kamala Harris criticized Donald Trump ’s attacks on the Biden administration’s response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton yesterday, accusing Republicans of “playing political games” while Americans are suffering. Speaking at a town hall hosted by Univision on Thursday, Harris lamented the “mis- and disinformation” about the White House’s response efforts. Continue reading...
The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their recent days to tackling questions about the storm recovery effort.
As Hurricane Milton tore through Florida this week a family documented their journey to safety
Remember when the existence of natural disasters wasn’t up for ‘debate’? It seems like a long time ago now I increasingly wonder why Elon Musk is bothering trying to establish himself on Mars , and not just because it looks like a complete dump up there. (Seriously, if you think that’s beautiful, I have around a hundred thousand disused quarries I’d love to show you right here on Earth.) Watching Hurricane Milton play out on Musk’s platform and elsewhere cemented the notion that the goal of being on another planet along with millions of people had already occurred. The only problem is that this whole other planet is here, sharing meatspace with what we used to call “reality”. Once upon a time, relatively recently in the scheme of things, a looming natural disaster would have felt like a...
Sixteen people killed by storm but state spared ‘worst-case scenario’ as accusations fly between political candidates Hurricane Milton – live updates Authorities are urgently assessing the cost of Hurricane Milton after the deadly storm spawned tornadoes ahead of slamming into central Florida and then tearing across the state, leaving destroyed homes, streets blocked with downed power lines, fallen trees and debris. At least 16 people have been killed by the storm, according to the Tampa Bay Times and recovery efforts continue, meaning the numbers could rise. The hurricane made landfall less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene hit north-west Florida and stayed over land as a tropical storm, with an unexpectedly high death toll of 230 people, the highest since Hurricane Katrina...
The US defense research agency is funding three universities to engineer reef structures that will be colonized by corals and bivalves and absorb the power of future storms.
The deal resolves a lawsuit challenging BLM’s approval of an exploratory drilling project near the playa where the festival draws thousands of people each year.
[GAVI] Addis Ababa/Geneva -- 300 remote health care facilities across Ethiopia will be powered with solar energy, benefiting an estimated 6.7 million people Backed by Gavi funding, this new initiative aims to build climate-resilient health systems, while also boosting vaccine storage capacity The programme - which supports the Ethiopia Ministry of Health's goal to solar power over 1,000 health care facilities and enhance maternal, infant and post-natal care in underserved areas - will be implemented by the Ministry of Health, UNICEF
[African Union] In a landmark moment for Africa, the African Union (AU) is actively engaging in the G20 Meetings following its official admission, marking a new era of representation for the continent in global governance and agenda setting. The AU's inclusion in the G20 is historic, solidifying Africa's role in addressing critical global issues such as economic development, energy transitions, and sustainability. The African Union Commission has already begun participating in various G20 activities under the 2024
Monster hurricanes slamming the United States in recent weeks have triggered a torrent of misinformation, with politicians and social media users reviving conspiracy theories about weather manipulation ahead of the November 5 presidential election.
Asian countries are a key destination for these ageing Russian ships, and have to pay the price in the event of an accident, new report warns.
Climate change minister Simon Watts with Singapore’s minister for sustainability and environment, Grace Fu. Climate change minister Simon Watts will chair negotiations on carbon markets at this year’s...
The strange, apocalyptic skies during the storm reveal how light behaves in the atmosphere when it’s filled with an unusual amount of water vapor, dust, and debris.
The Northern Lights have been seen as far south as Kent, England, and parts of northern US, following a powerful solar eruption. A G4 geomagnetic storm watch allowed the auroras to extend beyond their usual range, creating rare viewing opportunities. Experts recommend long exposure photography.
Patriot Front deployed volunteers to storm-ravaged communities in Florida and North Carolina after Hurricane Helene ripped through last month. Members helped clear debris and downed trees.
Harris and the White House criticise Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton Tell us: how have you been affected by Hurricane Milton? Hurricane Milton made landfall as a category 3 hurricane on Wednesday night at around 8.30pm near Siesta Key in Florida . For about eight hours , the storm brought intense rainfall, flooding, tornadoes , storm surge and strong winds before moving off over the ocean just north of Cape Canaveral as a category 1 hurricane. Our visual team have put together this visual guide to the damage caused: Continue reading...
Scientists say a warming planet caused by fossil fuels is creating warmer ocean temperatures, which is causing hurricanes to grow stronger.
Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US. A series of falsehoods and threats have swirled in the two weeks since Hurricane Helene tore through six states causing several hundred deaths, followed by Milton crashing into Florida on Wednesday. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ahead of Hurricane Milton’s destructive landfall on Wednesday evening, millions of residents chose to leave. For roughly 1,200 inmates in the Manatee County Jail, which is located in a major evacuation zone near Sarasota, Florida, that wasn’t an option. Local authorities decided not […]
The death toll from Hurricane Milton rose to at least 16 on Friday, officials in Florida said, as residents began the painful process of piecing their lives and homes back together.
Gravity-driven sinking of “marine snow” sequesters carbon in the ocean, constituting a key biological pump that regulates Earth’s climate. A mechanistic understanding of this phenomenon is obscured by the biological richness of these aggregates and a ...
Sparse sea ice, thousands of datapoints and samples, a surprising number of animals and hydrothermal vents – those are the impressions and outcomes that an international research team is now bringing back from a Polarstern expedition to the Central Arctic. After a four-month-long Arctic season, the Alfred Wegener Institute’s research icebreaker is expected to arrive back in Bremerhaven with the morning high tide on Sunday.
At least 20 miners died and six were injured in a violent attack on a coal mine in Balochistan, Pakistan. Armed men targeted the Junaid Coal Company mines in Duki, using heavy weapons, rockets, and grenades. Security forces have secured the area and an investigation is ongoing. The attackers' motives remain unknown.
A man got a new boat and a livestream deal after surviving Hurricanes Helene and Milton on his old sailboat.
A solar storm hit Earth Thursday evening and people across the United States were able to witness the magical sights of the northern lights.
The presidential election could lead to a U-turn in energy policy at federal agencies.
Manufacturing long-duration energy storage at a commercial scale is seen as essential for lowering carbon emissions that are causing climate change.
Iraq has exceed its production limit on a regular basis since agreeing with fellow members of OPEC+ to cut output to prevent an oil surplus.
The former president has falsely accused the Biden administration of ignoring Republican storm victims and steering disaster aid to undocumented migrants.
The decision rejected the oil industry’s efforts to toss out a slew of cases that accuse fossil fuel companies of making climate change worse.
In key battlegrounds North Carolina and Georgia, officials are racing to make voting accessible despite Hurricane Helene’s disruption. Florida will require similar efforts after Hurricane Milton.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02871F, Paper Na Jiang, You Zeng, Qi Yang, Puda Lu, Keqi Qu, Lihang Ye, Xuejun Lu, Ziqiang Liu, Xixian Li, Yongchao Tang, Jinchao Cao, Shimou Chen, Chunyi Zhi, Jieshan Qiu MnO2 is considered a promising cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs), whereas suffering from the dilemma that it demonstrates high specific capacities at small loading masses but sharp capacity... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Some Florida residents rode out Hurricane Milton despite evacuation orders, staying in their homes after the second major hurricane in two weeks. Milton slammed into Florida as a category 3 storm, killing at least 10 people, spawning tornadoes and leaving more than 3 million homes and businesses without power All our Hurricane Milton coverage A visual guide to Milton's damage Continue reading...
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and supporters spread falsehoods about federal response and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
The storm crashed across the breadth of Florida. flooding and flattening communities, but caused fewer deaths than authorities feared.
FMCG companies in India plan to hike prices of household essentials, including cooking oil, soaps, and detergents, due to rising commodity costs like palm oil and copra. This move adds upward pressure on inflation, with RBI closely monitoring the situation amidst geopolitical tensions and unexpected weather events affecting global prices.
A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued the man in the Gulf of Mexico, taking him to Tampa general hospital Deaths expected to rise as Florida begins to assess Hurricane Milton destruction A US Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man who was left clinging to an ice box in the Gulf of Mexico after his boat was stranded overnight in waters roiled by Hurricane Milton. The man was aboard a fishing vessel that became disabled on Wednesday off Madeira Beach, Florida, hours before the hurricane made landfall, said coast guard press officer Nicole Groll. The man, who was not identified, was able to radio the coast guard station in nearby St Petersburg before contact was lost about 6.45pm. But on Thursday searchers located the man about 30 miles (48km) off Longboat Key, Florida, clinging to...
An Arizona mom who was vacationing at Disney World as Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc through Florida came forward to describe her experience of being hunkered down in the park.
The man was aboard a fishing vessel that became disabled off Madeira Beach, Florida, hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall, a Coast Guard press officer says. The man was able to radio the Coast Guard in nearby St Petersburg before contact was lost Deaths expected to rise as Florida begins to assess Hurricane Milton destruction Continue reading...
As deadly Hurricane Milton smacked into Florida, Greg Woodfield and his wife hunkered down in a Tampa hotel, unsure what scenes they would return home to.
For residents still picking through the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, the arrival of Milton was met with anxiety, horror, and, in some cases, weary acceptance.
The one-legged sailor won hearts after 23-year-old student Terrence Concannon shared TikTok videos of his Hurricane Helene survival.
The sun blasted a coronal mass at Earth earlier this week, and after back-to-back major hurricanes, some are concerned it could impact the power grid.
Floridians shared photos and videos of unusual, bright purple skies over the state as Hurricane Milton approached. The ominous sight occurred just hours before the storm made landfall.
Joe Biden mumbled through a public update on Hurricane Milton response as he awkwardly ended the briefing with an attack against his predecessor.
Imperial Oil is asking the Mackenzie Valley Review Board to overturn a ruling that triggers an environmental assessment of the company's entire operation in Norman Wells, N.W.T.
More fall and winter backcountry camping and activities will resume, and Maligne Road will reopen after a wildfire blazed a path of destruction through Jasper in July.
The Linkind Smart Solar Spotlight SL5 comes in packs 2, 4, 6, and 12, bringing solar-powered multicolored LED lighting to your home with simplicity.
Some Floridians decided to hunker down during the powerful storm instead of evacuating, sharing what they woke up to the next day.
Milton hit near Sarasota as a Cat 3, causing severe damage with its winds, storm surge, rains, and tornadoes. The post Hurricane Milton hits Florida hard, but spares Tampa a catastrophic storm surge appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally. Using data from an instrument designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite. The detections […]
Coronal mass ejection hits Earth and ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm could disrupt power grids and hit satellites and GPS A “severe” geomagnetic storm and auroral displays of the northern lights far into the south of the US could occur on Thursday after charged solar particles slammed into Earth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s space weather prediction center has warned. The center alerted to the approach of an enormous mass of charged solar particles spewing from the sun, later reporting that the coronal mass ejection hit Earth at 11.15am ET on Thursday. A “severe” G4-class geomagnetic storm remained likely. Continue reading...
Shaun Sharkey, 18, also known as Shoovy, was arrested on Wednesday after breaking into an apartment building to chase Hurricane Milton for Adin Ross' survival challenge.
In the wake of Hurricane Milton's merciless fury many in the Sunshine State are left grappling with the ruinous aftermath.
While less devastating than many had feared, Hurricane Milton reflected what many see as growing climate disruption – and the perseverance it will require.
Graphics show storm that made landfall as category 3 and ushered in intense rainfall, tornadoes and storm surge Hurricane Milton’s destructive power – in pictures Hurricane Milton made landfall as a category 3 hurricane on Wednesday night at around 8.30pm near Siesta Key in Florida . For about eight hours , the storm brought intense rainfall, flooding, tornadoes , storm surge and strong winds before moving off over the ocean just north of Cape Canaveral as a category 1 hurricane. Some of the hardest-hit areas included Sarasota, Fort Myers, St Petersburg, St Lucie and other cities on the Gulf coast. Storm surge warnings were in effect along Florida’s east coast to Georgia ’s Altamaha Sound. Continue reading...
TikTok/@alyssaksprakeDisney is taking heat for selling $10 peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich kits to guests stranded at one of its Orlando, Florida resorts amid the catastrophic threat of Hurricane Milton, which made landfall last night and has already killed at least nine people.A viral TikTok posted yesterday by one guest marooned within Disney World highlighted the kits—replete with jars of peanut butter and jelly, a loaf of bread, and plastic utensils—prompting some commenters to praise the offering as thoughtful and many others to criticize its hefty price tag.“I was thinking how sweet!” wrote commenter @alessandra_racanelli. “Then saw they were charging $10.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Tempest brought up to 10ft of storm surge and left millions at risk from flooding after hitting Florida on Wednesday Hurricane Milton has killed at least nine people and left extensive property damage across Florida, hitting some areas previously affected by Hurricane Helene last month. Here are the key takeaways from what we know about its impact and what experts are saying about a hurricane that it had been feared could be one of the worst in the state’s history. Continue reading...
Hurricane Milton caused widespread damage across Florida with deadly tornadoes and storm surge.
The Florida mother who insisted she would not leave her 'commercial grade' mansion while Hurricane Milton hit overnight lost power and experienced several leaks from the storm.
Environmental Defense Fund Applauds Governor Shapiro’s Progress towards Implementing Methane Regulations
Hurricanes are back in the news. Reports of 14,500 mph winds at Finnieston, not surprisingly, turned out to be wrong. Much more seriously, Hurricane Milton has done terrible damage in Florida and lives have been lost, though mercifully not on the cataclysmic scale that looked possible at one stage. But even if the Finnieston story is just a one-day amusement, there are serious implications for Scotland from Florida’s experience. Hurricanes will be in the news more frequently. They are relatively understandable – as well as dramatic – indicators of changes in weather and we should pay them heed.
Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) mission. “The image of our Earth from space is the single most compelling iconic image that any of us have ever seen,” […]
Simpsons fans say the show predicted the severe hurricanes that struck Florida in recent months. Both hurricanes Helene and Milton have caused devastation across the state.
Furious campaigners claim the supermarket and oil firm should be generating their own power by putting solar panels on their stores and petrol stations.
Australians living in the country's southeast are on high alert amid a supercell storm that has already brought golf ball-sized hail, flash floods and huge downpours of rain.
Rio Tinto's closure plan for Diavik includes reinforcing certain areas so they aren't at risk of thawing permafrost, but regulatory documents show the company is being told its climate change projections need to go further into the future.
Plug-in hybrids are proving to not be the transitional bridge between gas-powered cars and electric vehicles many folks were hoping for. That’s a shame because when used properly, PHEVs are absolutely fantastic. A study from JD Power is shedding new light on how and why customers are unsatisfied with their plug-in…Read more...
Floods and mudslides may hit parts of Central America and southeast Mexico over the next few days, but the hurricane risk appears minimal. The post Odds of another October Atlantic named storm are fading fast appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Climate change increases fire-favorable weather in forests, but fire trends are also affected by multiple other controlling factors that are difficult to untangle. We use machine learning to systematically group forest ecoregions into 12 global forest ...
The international community must come together despite the "difficult geopolitical environment" to tackle shared challenges like lackluster growth and the existential threat posed by climate change, the head of the IMF said Thursday.
The Science Advisory Board recommended steps geared toward ensuring a more robust framework to combat pollution's discriminatory impacts.
The leader, 46, declared his bombshell proposal at the EU summit in Brussels - stating either NATO quickly accepts Ukraine into its alliance, or it will once again become a nuclear power, reports Bild
Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek says the N.W.T. has committed to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 from both industrial and non-industrial emitters.
The Interior Department gave the green light to Fervo Energy’s Cape Geothermal Power Project in Beaver County, Utah, the White House confirmed.
[Ghanaian Times] Updates from the Scientific Assessment Panel on the Montreal Protocol (MP) indicates that the ozone layer is recovering, with conditions expected to return to 1980 levels by 2066.
A flood alert has been issued for Shetland by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) as well as a Yellow Warning of wind by the... Flood alert and wind warning issued
Florida Sheriff Grady Judd has made headlines again for his unapologetically controversial advice for residents to protect themselves ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Rubonia, a small coastal area in Florida between Tampa and Sarasota, fought for flood controls for years. Their new system was no match for record storm surge.
[Vanguard] Asaba -- Acting Governor of Delta State, Monday Onyeme, yesterday, identified climate change, low level of technology adoption, unwarranted attacks on farmlands by unscrupulous elements, and absence of farmers' education, as factors that pose challenges to food security.
Oil majors’ conduct can constitute reckless endangerment due to fossil fuels’ affect on global heating, advocates claim New York state prosecutors could press criminal charges against big oil for its role in fueling hurricanes and other climate disasters, lawyers wrote in a new prosecution memorandum that has been endorsed by elected officials across the state. The 50-page document, published by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen and the progressive prosecutors network Fair and Just Prosecution on Thursday, comes as the US south-east struggles to recover from the deadly hurricanes Helene and Milton , both of which scientists have found were exacerbated by the climate crisis. It details the havoc wrought on New York by 2021’s Hurricane Ida and 2012’s Hurricane Sandy , and other...
The Arizona Corporation Commission has come under scrutiny for its continued support of fossil fuels and resistance to supporting more solar in the state. Three seats could make the difference. The post The future of renewables in Arizona hinges on voters appeared first on High Country News.
“Bar major geopolitical conflicts, we will be entering a period where prices will see significant downward pressures,” the International Energy Agency predicted.
Global emissions could continue to rise until 2035, as fossil fuels remain a major part of the global energy mix.
The state's rising deaths come as human-caused climate change increases the likelihood of heat waves. This year, the El Paso area had its hottest June ever.
Then-President Donald Trump lost a 2019 lawsuit challenging California’s carbon market. Experts say the markets are on solid legal footing.
Ontario's top court is set to release its decision in a landmark youth-led Charter challenge of the provincial government's climate change plan.
Some of Sydney's most popular swimming spots including Coogee and Gordons Bay beaches will remain closed after thousands of mysterious balls washed ashore. Preliminary test results identified the dark spheres as 'tar balls' – which are formed when oil comes into contact with debris and water, usually as a result of oil spills or seepage. Addressing reporters on Thursday, Randwick council mayor Dylan Parker said the beaches will stay closed while further investigations are carried out by government agencies. Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte beaches had also closed 'out of precaution', Waverley council said in a statement on Thursday Mysterious tar balls washing ashore force closure of seven beaches in Sydney including Bondi Continue reading...
Supermarket will buy almost two-thirds of the energy generated by the new £450m Cleve Hill solar park in Kent Tesco has struck a deal to buy enough solar power to run 144 of its large supermarkets, buying almost two-thirds of the entire electricity output from the Cleve Hill solar park in Kent . The £450m solar park is being built on farmland near Faversham by Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a London-based firm that invests in renewable and low-carbon energy in the US, UK and Australia. Continue reading...
Methane is a big problem for our climate. This satellite can now see it from above.
The devastation of Hurricane Helene is throwing North Carolina’s already hypercompetitive election into disarray.
The new National Energy Plan (NEP), Thailand's first serious guideline to promote clean energy, is expected to generate 2.9 trillion baht in capital spending over the next 13 years, with solar energy a key factor to cut carbon dioxide.
A helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made an emergency landing in Ralam village due to bad weather. The helicopter, en route to Milam Glacier, had diminished visibility and safely landed 35km from Munsiyari. All passengers, including Uttarakhand additional CEO Vijay Kumar Jogdande, are safe and awaiting weather clearance or will rest at a nearby ITBP camp.
Researchers have found four new plants in the North which they claim to be newly discovered species, underpinning the country's thriving biodiversity, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.
It may not be clear as to why Amazon just put millions of dollars into a nuclear power plant, but the tech giant has a plan. Here's everything you need to know.
Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water More than half the world’s food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating water crisis grips the planet, unless urgent action is taken to conserve water resources and end the destruction of the ecosystems on which our fresh water depends, experts have warned in a landmark review. Half the world’s population already faces water scarcity, and that number is set to rise as the climate crisis worsens, according to a report from the Global Commission on the Economics of Water published on Thursday. Continue reading...
By Elizabeth Lieberknecht Louisiana’s state and federal lawmakers recognize the energy landscape is changing and see the opportunity to leverage the state’s long history in fossil fuel extraction, transportation and processing to attract investment in the booming climate technology sector. Ranking high on this list of global shifts is the growing scrutiny of methane emissions […] The post Methane mitigation: To stay competitive, Louisiana must meet the demand for cleaner energy appeared first on Energy Exchange .
Accelerating Clean Energy in India wil.thomas@wri.org Wed, 10/16/2024 - 16:28 On July 23, 2024, WRI’s flagship Accelerating Clean Energy (ACE) in India event concluded with a research roundtable on decarbonizing India’s building sector that included the synopsis of research goals for the future. The session deliberated on key gaps in current research related to reducing carbon across the whole building life cycle in India. Sumedha Malaviya from WRI India set the context of the roundtable with a presentation on embodied carbon and the end-of-life carbon cycle of the buildings sector. The session further delved into the topic of operational carbon in the buildings sector. The session was facilitated by Roxana Slavcheva from WRI, Deepak Tewari, Dhilon Subramanian and ...
Emergency requests by 27 states to pause rule requiring fossil fuel-powered plants to reduce emissions were denied The US supreme court declined on Wednesday to put on hold a new federal rule targeting carbon pollution from coal- and gas-fired power plants at the request of numerous states and industry groups in another major challenge to Joe Biden’s efforts to combat the climate crisis. The justices denied emergency requests by West Virginia, Indiana and 25 other states – most of them Republican-led – as well as power companies and industry associations, to halt the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule while litigation continues in a lower court. The regulation, aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions that drive the climate crisis, took effect on 8 July. Continue reading...
Hurricane trackers are keeping a watchful eye on a system that could develop into Tropical Storm Oscar in the coming days, saying it could bring flash flooding 'not unlike Hurricane Helene.
Scrap collectors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sell everything from plastic bottles and electronics to all kinds of unwanted bric-a-brac to middlemen — who either restore them or use the raw materials to make something sellable. Those involved in the Merkato market say the system provides an economic opportunity while contributing to waste diversion and reducing climate change.
Amazon (AMZN) is joining its artificial intelligence competitors in the race for nuclear energy.Read more...
Jürgen Maier’s vision for company includes it potentially borrowing its own money in order to rival multinationals Britain’s new national energy company will eventually become a major power generator, running its own windfarms , tidal power and carbon capture schemes and potentially borrowing its own money, according to its new chief executive. Jüergen Maier , the chief executive of Great British Energy (GBE), told the Guardian in an interview that his vision for the company far outstrips its current scope and would put it on a par with multinational firms such as Denmark’s Ørsted or Sweden’s Vattenfall. Continue reading...
Thousands may now be at risk of mold-related illnesses following this year's hurricanes in the American South.
Amid rising demand for AI and cybersecurity, Southeast Asia’s lower costs, renewable energy and political neutrality are proving attractive.
[New Era] At first, glance, relating climate change to police work might seem unrealistic - even far-fetched. Still, as the planet warms, it is becoming increasingly clear that the shifting climate is not only an environmental issue but a driver of conflict, crime and societal disruption, forcing law-enforcement agencies to confront a new and complex set of challenges that threaten global security.
Storm Nadine is growing as it moves across the mid-Atlantic while meteorologists are tracking a second storm off the coast of Costa Rica and Panama.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02394C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Daniel Joseph Laky, Nicole P. Cortes, John C. Eslick, Alexander Noring, Naresh Susarla, Chinedu Okoli, Miguel Zamarripa-Perez, Douglas A. Allan, John H. Brewer, Arun Iyengar, Maojian Wang, Anthony P. Burgard, David C. Miller, Alexander William Dowling Decarbonization efforts across North America, Europe, and beyond rely on variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, as well as alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, to support the... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Shareif Ziyadat/GettyThis article contains graphic descriptions of an alleged gang rape that some readers may find upsetting. Shamed music mogul Diddy may have spiked some of his 1,000 bottles of baby oil to incapacitate his victims, an attorney for alleged rape victim Ashley Parham told The Daily Beast. The Daily Beast spoke to Ariel Mitchell, a Miami litigator who filed a disturbing new complaint on behalf of Parham on Tuesday. The complaint alleges that Diddy and other men violently raped her with a TV remote after she dissed the mogul, telling his friend she wasn’t interested in meeting him because she believed he may have had something to do with the murder of Tupac Shakur.Read more at The Daily Beast.
The rule will remain in effect until a legal fight over EPA’s authority to regulate the power sector’s carbon emissions is resolved.
At a reforestation site in Washington, forest managers are experimenting with "assisted migration" — planting trees from warmer, drier regions — to boost the forest's resilience.
The devastation wrought by Helene and Milton could shake up priorities and bring the climate crisis more to the fore Despite its enormous implications, the climate crisis has so far mostly been a dormant issue in the US presidential election. Some hope the devastation wrought in quick succession by two major hurricanes will shake up the priorities of American voters before a stark choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on polling day. Last month, Hurricane Helene became one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the US, killing more than 220 people and causing billions of dollars in damage as it tore a path northwards, through the key election swing states of Georgia and North Carolina. This was followed two weeks later by Hurricane Milton, which rampaged across Florida. Continue reading...
SINGAPORE - Excessive monsoon rains following a drought in the world's top rubber producer Thailand and typhoon damage in No. 5 grower China are reducing output of the tyre-making material, dragging down production prospects and lifting prices to 13-year highs.
Company says it signed three agreements on developing small modular reactor nuclear power technology Amazon.com said on Wednesday it has signed three agreements on developing small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power technology, becoming the latest big tech company to push for new sources to meet surging electricity demand from data centers. Amazon said it will fund a feasibility study for an SMR project near a Northwest Energy site in Washington state. The SMR is planned to be developed by X-Energy. Financial details were not disclosed. Continue reading...
External affairs minister S Jaishankar emphasized the importance of adhering to the SCO's charter amidst current global disruptions like conflicts and climate change at the SCO council meeting in Islamabad. He urged steadfast commitment to combating terrorism, separatism, and extremism while fostering cooperation to boost trade, connectivity, and industrial competitiveness among member states.
USDA said the subsidized crop insurance program is making hundreds of millions of dollars in hurricane-related payouts this year.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03673E, Paper Jiaming Zhu, Cong Kang, Xiangjun Xiao, Ya Mao, Ying Luo, Yuheng Wang, Quansheng Zhang, Yulin Ma, Chunyu Du, Shuaifeng Lou, Fanpeng Kong, Jingying Xie, Geping Yin Regulating the surface structure of collector to synergistically reduce the nucleation and lateral growth barrier of Li + electrodeposition is key to long-cycle anode-free Li-metal batteries (AFLMB), but its adjusting mechanism... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Daily Trust] Nigeria has called for collective actions from African countries to save the continent from climate-induced environmental degradation.
Amazon announced significant investments in nuclear energy on Wednesday, joining other tech giants in aiming to meet the high electric power demands of cloud computing and artificial intelligence using atomic energy.
Mine workers need more protections, says a University of Houston researcher. The post Dangerous, unregulated cobalt mines boom as the need for batteries grows appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hany Sewilam asserted that before COP26 the water issues were not included in the agenda of climate action not only in Egypt but in the whole world. This came in Sewilam’s word in a session under the rubric “work for water and climate adaptation and flexibility” on Wednesday16/10/2024 as … The post Before COP26 Water Issues Were Not Included In Agenda Of Climate Action: Irrigation Min appeared first on Egypt Independent.
You never know if auto advice on TikTok is true or not, but here is a mechanic that clears up the difference between major engine oil brands.
Tech barons are forever predicting some amazing new technology to fix the climate crisis. Yet fixes already exist There are so many ways to fiddle while Rome burns, or as this season’s weather would have it, gets torn apart by hurricanes and tornadoes and also goes underwater – and, in other places, burns. One particularly pernicious way comes from the men in love with big tech , who are forever insisting that we need some amazing new technology to solve our problems, be it geoengineering, carbon sequestration or fusion – but wait, it gets worse. At an artificial intelligence conference in Washington DC, the former Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently claimed that “[w]e’re not going to hit the climate goals anyway because we’re not organized to do it” and that we should just plunge ahead...
Wolsingham school’s carbon-cutting event had been planned by pupils but parents raised concerns A school has made a U-turn on a student-led plan to turn the heating off for a “blue nose” climate action day after parents raised concerns. The heating was due to be turned off at Wolsingham school, County Durham, on Friday but the plan has now been postponed until the summer term of next year when it is likely to be warmer. Continue reading...
'Sticking plaster fixes' such as geoengineering could have unwanted side effects
Chris Bowen questions why gas companies who already produce energy should get windfall gain under opposition’s plan Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor says a Coalition pledge to offer subsidies to existing and new gas power plants makes “no sense” and would ensure fossil fuel plants that are already in the grid receive windfall gains. In a speech to an Australian Pipelines and Gas Association Convention in Adelaide, the opposition’s climate change and energy spokesperson, Ted O’Brien, said that gas would be “here to stay” under the Coalition. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Surfers were seen catching waves near a suspected oil slick off the coast of Coogee in Sydney a day after hundreds of pieces of black debris washed up along the beach. The beach was closed and beachgoers warned not to touch the material, which could be 'tar balls' formed from oil spills or seepage at sea Suspected oil slick spotted off Sydney's Coogee beach after mysterious black balls wash ashore Continue reading...
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe alleges that the project destroyed burial sites and violated treaty provisions.
Bring in ‘future homes standard’ or leave families at risk of higher bills and emissions for decades, MPs and experts say Ministers must take steps now to ensure that all homes are built to the most efficient low-carbon standards, or risk locking households into higher bills and greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come, a group of MPs and experts have urged. The government is mulling changes to the building regulations in England to bring in a “future homes standard” that would require all new homes to be built with low-carbon equipment such as heat pumps and solar panels. Continue reading...
[New Zimbabwe] RIGHTS groups have called upon the government to address climate change impacts on rural women emphasising their critical role in building climate resilience through sustainable land and resource management.
[VOA] Geneva -- While the world's farmers produce more than enough food to feed the planet's nearly 8 billion people, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "hunger and malnutrition are a fact of life" for billions.
[Africa Renewal] They are calling for transformative changes in agriculture sector aimed at reducing carbon emissions
A surge in power use worldwide could make it harder for nations to slash emissions and keep global warming in check.
A new Florida town designed to withstand climate-driven storms managed to make it out of Hurricane Milton with little to no damage while other parts of the state weren't as lucky.
Late industrialist Ratan Tata praised then Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in 1996 for his significant role in initiating economic reforms in India, expressing admiration and gratitude for Rao's far-sighted efforts that transformed India's economy and placed it on the global economic map.
Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say scientists urging a more coordinated effort on these challenges.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari calls for dialogue between India and Pakistan on climate change and terrorism, emphasizing the need for cooperation despite existing differences. He hopes for media engagement and stresses saving lives. S Jaishankar meets Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif at an informal dinner during the SCO meet.
Nine-year-old Joel Acosta was miraculously found over the weekend after spending six days lost in a Mexican jungle drenched by Hurricane Milton.
Regulating Safety for Carbon Removal, Capture and Sequestration Projects in the US alicia.cypress… Tue, 10/15/2024 - 16:45 Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and carbon, capture and storage (CCS) will both play a limited, yet critical role in helping meet climate goals. However, like most nascent technologies, there are important safety considerations that need to be understood and managed before there can be widespread deployment. U.S. lawmakers have already begun developing policies that support responsible demonstration and deployment of both CCS and specific CDR approaches like direct air capture (DAC) , but more data will be needed, and further actions can be taken by policymakers to better maximize safety and minimize the potential for negative impacts across...
Meteorologists revealed storm Nadine will hit several Caribbean islands this week, triggering 'life-threatening' mudslides and power outages. And Florida could feel some effects.
On the west coast of Florida, a town built to weather hurricanes hosted more than 2,000 people during Hurricane Milton. Could communities like this help shape Florida’s future?
A family in North Carolina was reunited with their cat Blanco over a week after they 'lost everything' to Hurricane Helene.
Her dramatic shift in support for domestic oil and gas production is one of several policy flip-flops that have been exposed since Harris replaced President Biden on the 2024 Democratic ticket.
These remarkable fish need clean rivers to breed in. Their decline highlights the collapse of environmental regulation The collapse in the number of wild salmon in England and Wales is deeply dismaying. These fish are widely regarded as wonders of the natural world because of their extraordinary life cycle. This takes them thousands of miles out into the North Atlantic Ocean, before they return to our rivers – swimming and leaping upstream – to spawn. Climate change and failures of marine conservation have contributed to the decline in numbers across their entire range, which extends from Russia to Portugal. But in Britain, the poor state of rivers is another obstacle to the species’ survival. As well as a warning of the global threat to biodiversity, their dwindling numbers are a reminder...
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says residents would continue to be exempt from paying the federal carbon levy on home heating if he's re-elected premier on Oct. 28.
North Sea exploration pioneer has completed a boardroom shake-up amid fears the oil and gas industry faces big tax hikes in the Budget.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Tree Meinch A person bicycles through floodwaters remaining from Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024, in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Hundreds of people were killed in six states in the wake of the powerful hurricane, which made landfall as a Category 4. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) You could say James Guill has been running from hurricanes for his whole life. The New Orleans native was just two years old when Hurricane Katrina swallowed his city in 2005 and became the most costly hurricane in U.S. history , claiming 1,833 lives. During and after the storm, Guill’s family evacuated and sheltered in Virginia for two months. Then they returned, salvaged their house, and spent nearly two more decades...
EPA said several new rules are designed to crack down on petroleum sector emissions.
[allAfrica] The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have released a new global report today - the International Day of Rural Women - calling for better recognition and support for women-led efforts to protect vulnerable communities from the devastating effects of drought.
A spokesperson for the airline says it is doing ‘what we can with what’s available now’ after Environmental Defenders Office singles out ‘carbon neutral’ claim Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Climate campaigners have asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate whether “fly carbon neutral” and other sustainability claims by Qantas are misleading or deceptive. The greenwashing complaint, filed by the Environmental Defenders Office on behalf of research and advocacy organisation Climate Integrity, urged the competition watchdog to investigate the airline’s marketing materials and the credibility of the company’s transition to net zero. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Meteorological authorities have warned of more floods that could blanket Kuala Lumpur and heavy rain in the evening.
The Montana Democrat is down in the polls. Could picking a fight with his opponent over public lands help him?
[This Day] Abuja -- The Chief Financial Officer, Seplat Energy, Mrs. Eleanor Adaralegbe has argued that Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) standards and regulatory frameworks in African countries significantly shape oil and gas investments on the continent.
[UNCCD and FAO] Bonn -- Women at the Forefront of Combating Drought
UC San Diego has added an innovative prerequisite to ‘prepare students for the future they really will encounter’ Melani Callicott, a human biology major at the University of California, San Diego, thinks about the climate crisis all the time. She discusses it with family and friends because of the intensity of hurricanes like Milton and Helene, which have ravaged the southern US, she says. “It just seems like it’s affecting more people every day.” That’s one reason why she is glad that UC San Diego has implemented an innovative graduation requirement for students starting this autumn: a course in climate change. Courses must cover at least 30% climate-related content and address two of four areas, including scientific foundations, human impacts, mitigation strategies and project-based learning...
ESA has awarded a contract valued at over €280 million to OHB in Germany to build ESA’s two Harmony Earth Explorer satellites.This innovative research mission will provide valuable new data on various Earth processes, from shifts in the shape of the land surface caused by earthquakes and volcanic activity to insights into glacier movement. Additionally, it will enhance our understanding of the interactions between the upper ocean and lower atmosphere, all of which will contribute to a deeper comprehension of Earth's dynamic systems.
Scott Sklar got started making his home climate-friendly in the 1980s thanks to his expertise and connections. Nowadays, any homeowner can do the same. The post An early adopter of renewable energy shows off his self-powered home appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The tech giant has signed a deal with California-based nuclear firm Kairos Power to build new nuclear reactors to supply its US data centres with energy.
[Africa Check] No evidence image of bundles of cash is from the floods in Maiduguri, Nigeria
A mysterious 'doorway' has been spotted in Antarctica, just southeast of the Japanese-run Showa Station.
Above-average rainfall is forecast to sweep Southeast Asia over the coming months, as La Nina conditions bring storms and downpours.
Hospitals are on the front line as rising temperatures linked to burning fossil fuels lead to more intense and frequent extreme weather. But how can they remain fully functional in the face of flooding and heat waves?
Government agencies in Delhi-NCR are implementing 27 measures under Grap Stage I to address worsening air quality. Steps include halting construction for unregistered projects, banning coal in tandoors, restricting diesel generators, and promoting eco-friendly practices. Authorities anticipate continued 'poor' air quality due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Security council says peacekeepers ‘must never be the target of an attack’; Israeli PM reportedly tells US he is willing to avoid strikes on oil or nuclear installations Israeli airstrike kills more than 20 in northern Lebanon as UN peacekeeping row grows Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, said on Tuesday Israel deliberately chose to expand what he called its “aggression” to implement pre-planned schemes in the West Bank and Lebanon. The Washington Post is reporting that Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Biden administration that Israel is willing to limit strikes on Iran to military targets, rather than oil or nuclear facilities. Citing unnamed officials, the Post writes that this suggests that Netanyahu is considering a more limited counterstrike in retaliation for Iran’s...
The company's founder, Jeffery Hildebrand, is a major donor to the Trump campaign.
The Tennessee Valley Authority did not properly consider options for adding more solar and battery storage, groups told a federal court.
SET-listed energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation intends to collect a large amount of used cooking oil for use as a raw material for its commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next year.
An Indian-Russian working group met in New Delhi on Oct 10 to discuss cooperation in the Northern Sea Route, focusing on polar navigation, Arctic shipbuilding projects, and training Indian sailors. They also drafted a memorandum for cargo shipping collaboration between the countries.
The decision marks the first time a state supreme court has recognized greenhouse gases as pollutants.
A dramatic spending surge is needed to course correct, the International Renewable Energy Agency warned.
The Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission's key role is to help the government achieve a decarbonized energy sector by the end of the decade.
Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.
Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores Read more: Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? Tiina Sanila-Aikio cannot remember a summer this warm. The months of midnight sun around Inari, in Finnish Lapland, have been hot and dry. Conifer needles on the branch-tips are orange when they should be a deep green. The moss on the forest floor, usually swollen with water, has withered. “I have spoken with many old reindeer herders who have never experienced the heat that we’ve had this summer. The sun keeps shining and it never rains,” says Sanila-Aikio, former president of the Finnish Sami parliament. Continue reading...
In 1842, an Act of Parliament was passed banning boys under ten, and all females, from underground work. This meant there was nobody to haul the coal carts and trams.
Oil prices extended losses Tuesday after a report said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had told US President Joe Biden he would not strike Iran's crude or nuclear facilities in retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month.
A North Carolina man was arrested for making threatening comments against FEMA workers in Rutherford County as the agency continues to sort the wreckage left by Hurricane Helene.
An unprecedented 123 million people are already displaced by conflicts, persecution, poverty and climate change, says refugee agency chief.
The signal is being seen in Washington as a sign of restraint after concerns that an Israeli strike on oil or nuclear facilities could trigger a wider war.
An underground void left by a century-plus old coal mine has delayed plans to replace water mains in a part of downtown Nanaimo.
Getty ImagesAt a campaign stop in Georgia on Monday, Bill Clinton had some fun at the expense of the state’s most rabble-rousing ultraconservative member of Congress: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.He referenced the conspiracy theory she touted earlier this month in the wake of Hurricane Helene. “Yes they can control the weather,” she posted on X, without specifying who exactly “they” are. In another post, she also emphasized how the devastation in the Southeast could affect the election—likely in a way that hurts Donald Trump.Clinton, stumping for Kamala Harris in Columbus, Georgia, described the widespread devastation to western North Carolina, saying, “It was terribly damaging to Asheville, which is pretty much a Democratic city, but it also hurt all these rural counties that were mostly Republican...
Doctors could be taught to recommend dry powder inhalers as a more eco-friendly alternative, where suitable, as part of broader efforts to reduce healthcare's carbon footprint.
Ron DeSantis' office eviscerated claims by Democrats in Florida that the governor staged his press conference on Hurricane clean-up efforts with additional debris .
With emissions from the textile and apparel industry set to surge, brands and suppliers must speed up efforts to decarbonise.
A muggy, stormy summer is on the cards, as global warming fuels an increase in humidity and heat.
Getting the right oil brand and grade for your HEMI is important, and ensuring you put the right amount into your engine can be vital.
A tropical depression is heading toward Florida and could be upgraded to a hurricane in the coming days. The storm could bring major thunderstorms and flooding, damaging infrastructure.
[Egypt Online] Within the framework of cooperation and experience sharing between the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR) and international institutions in the fields of sustainability and emissions reduction, the International Gas Union (IGU) held a workshop for the Union's Sustainability Committee, which was held in Cairo for the first time this year. The workshop reviewed the status of the work of the committee's working groups concerned with emissions reduction, sustainable environmental and social
Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence.
Hurricane center forecasters are watching another potential tropical disturbance in the central Atlantic this week. There's a 60 percent chance of it becoming a named system in about a week, forecasters say.
Hurricane Helene federal emergency workers told to evacuate Rutherford county, Washington Post reports Government emergency workers in the US responding to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina were relocated over the weekend amid concerns that “armed militia” could pose a threat to their safety. According to an email obtained by the Washington Post , a US Forest Service official sent out a message warning that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) “has advised all federal responders Rutherford County, NC, to stand down and evacuate the county immediately”. Continue reading...
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Paris’s slate-grey zinc rooftops are a key part of the French capital’s visual identity. They have long inspired painters and filmmakers and only exist thanks to the expertise of the roofers who install and maintain the galvanised metal covering many of Paris’s buildings. Their expertise could soon be included in UNESCO's intangible heritage list, as the profession adapts to the challenges of global warming.
Photo by Bhavya Pratap Singh on Unsplash By Liz Kivi Aotearoa’s international climate targets can only be met through funding significant emissions reductions in other countries. But a lack of public support to...
AFP via Getty ImagesGovernment officials were forced to flee a North Carolina county amid reported threats of armed civilians out “hunting” for hurricane relief workers.On Saturday afternoon, the Washington Post reports a U.S. Forest Service official sent an email to several different federal agencies warning “National Guard troops had come across x2 trucks of armed militia saying [they] were out hunting FEMA,” the government body responsible for overseeing emergency response management.The message, which has been confirmed as authentic, added that incident management teams “have been notified and are coordinating the evacuation of all assigned personnel” in Rutherford County.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Trump hates windmills with the power of a thousand turbines. That could hurt California, which is becoming more reliant on renewable energy.
[Liberian Observer] In a significant advancement toward sustainable energy solutions, the government of Liberia, through the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and World Bank Liberia, broke ground for the first utility-scale solar power plant on Friday, October 11, 2024.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02612H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Priya Viji, Constantin Tormann, Clemens Göhler, Martijn Kemerink Slow thermalization of photogenerated charge carriers in organic solar cells leads to an electronic temperature that is much larger than that of the lattice and to significantly enhanced open-circuit voltages. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Peter Malinauskas says South Australia’s renewable energy credentials make it a logical host for UN’s annual climate summit Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast South Australia has launched a bid to host a major UN climate conference in 2026 in Adelaide, with the premier, Peter Malinauskas, declaring it would draw more than 30,000 people and could be worth $500m to the state. Australia is vying with Turkey to host the year-ending climate summit known as Cop31, with a decision expected next month at this year’s conference in Azerbaijan . The Albanese government’s existing bid is that it would co-host the event with Pacific nations. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating It begins each day at nightfall. As the light disappears, billions of zooplankton, crustaceans and other marine organisms rise to the ocean surface to feed on microscopic algae, returning to the depths at sunrise. The waste from this frenzy – Earth’s largest migration of creatures – sinks to the ocean floor, removing millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year. This activity is one of thousands of natural processes that regulate the Earth’s climate. Together, the planet’s oceans, forests, soils and other natural carbon sinks absorb about half of all human emissions . Continue reading...
[Leadership] Ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nigerian environmental organisations have called on the country's delegates to demand reparations for climate debt and economic reforms.
The Pacific Islands region is both the frontline of the wrath that climate change is lashing on the environment and human life and the drive for innovation and solutions to stem the destruction and strengthen island environments for the future. The survival of life, even nations, in the Pacific depends on it. “The world has […]
As climate change makes hurricanes stronger and more intense, island communities like Longboat Key are particularly susceptible to catastrophic damage from hurricanes. Residents say they are sticking around.
At its board of directors meeting, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) approved $14 million for the Kakivak Association to build a new daycare centre in Arctic Bay, Nunavut.
Bjarni Benediktsson cited disagreements between the three governing parties on issues regarding asylum seekers and energy efficiency.
West Rajasthan, the driest region in India's plains, received excess rainfall this monsoon, continuing a trend of higher-than-normal rainfall for the past two decades. IMD data reveals that the region has experienced above-normal or excess rainfall in 12 of the last 20 years, signaling potential shifts in monsoon patterns due to climate change.
CBSHouse Speaker Mike Johnson plainly rejected calls for Congress to return to pass more funding bills for hurricane victims, claiming that FEMA already had “what they need” at the moment.In an interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday, he played down calls from both sides of the aisle for Congress to return from recess.“It can wait because remember the day before Hurricane Helene made landfall and went up through the states and wound up in Senator Tillis state of North Carolina, Congress appropriated $20 billion additional to FEMA so that they would have the necessary resources to address immediate needs,” he said.Read more at The Daily Beast.
As residents had to grit through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, many were reminded of the devastation from Hurricane Ian.
President Joe Biden announced $612 million for six Department of Energy projects in the Southeast Sunday in response to back to back hurricanes that ravaged the region.
Several polls released on Sunday show Kamala Harris in the lead or in a tight race with Donald Trump Speaker Mike Johnson said that passing additional hurricane aid for states impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton “can wait” until Congress is back in session after the election. On Sunday, Johnson CBS’s “Face the Nation,” where host Margaret Brennan asked him why he thinks it’s fine to wait until November for Congress to pass more aid for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton victims. During CNN’s “State of the Union” with Dana Bash, Warnock said: “Black men are not going to vote for Donald Trump in any significant numbers. There will be some. We’re not a monolith. ” Continue reading...
CNN — Surrounded by the damage left behind by hurricanes Helene and Milton, people across Florida are facing the daunting task of cleaning up, but many lack the electricity and fuel to do it. Hampered by roads blocked by fallen trees and flooding, fuel suppliers and power companies are working to get the infrastructure of … The post Floridians return home to clean up from two hurricanes with the gas and power they need in short supply appeared first on Egypt Independent.
A listing of 36 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 6, 2024 thru Sat, October 12, 2024. Story of the week For the third week in a row our Story of the Week involves hurricanes, most recently Hurricane Milton which led a brief life distinguished by explosive intensification , placing it as the Gulf of Mexico's most energetic late-season storm on record. The word cloud here captures the flavor of the past week's journalistic preoccupation with this storm as a feature related to and at least partially dependent on human-caused climate change. Thanks to our increasing the efficiency of Earth's insulating blanket of greenhouse gases, we're having an affect on all features of the weather we experience...
Errors to avoid on your citizenship application, snow alerts and important celebration questions feature in this week’s rundown of must-reads from The Local.
While the federal government wants to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050, the cremation sector is on track to almost double its carbon emissions in the same timeframe.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal highlights the negative impact of EU's deforestation laws and carbon border adjustment mechanism on Indian industry, calling these standards irrational trade barriers at the Federation of European Business in India launch. He urges for mutual cooperation and emphasizes focusing on business aspects in FTA negotiations for mutual growth.
Landon Barker is facing criticism for attending a party that mocked sexual assault accusations against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Videos from the event showed baby oil references and insensitive jokes, sparking outrage online. Diddy is under investigation for alleged abuse at his 'Freak Off' parties.
Residents are refusing to leave Florida, despite the storm risk and damage.
More than 1.5 million people still without power as damaged communities confront lengthy rebuilding Thousands of people who fled the onrushing Hurricane Milton are facing fuel shortages, debris and long traffic jams as they return to damaged Florida communities that are confronted with lengthy rebuilds. Millions of people were urged to evacuate before Milton, which slammed into western Florida on Wednesday as a category 3 hurricane, causing more than a dozen deaths, ruined homes and flooding and triggering a rash of destructive tornadoes. More than 1.5 million people are still without power in the wake of the storm. Continue reading...
An uncertain number of victims remain unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene.
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of 'industrial vandalism' as Labour confirmed it would not strike a rescue deal to nationalise the Grangemouth oil refinery.
Hurricane experts are warning of two more potential tropical storms racing toward the US, just days after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida leaving more than a dozen dead.
With Earth on the brink of ecological tipping points, nothing short of a fully coordinated push can prevent worst-case warming scenarios.
The fuel shortage comes as residents, many of whom fled hundreds of miles to escape the hurricane, were making the slow trips home on crowded highways.
Two back-to-back destructive storms make some ponder the burden of the barrier island’s beauty. Will they rebuild, again or give in to climate change?
In a world of increasingly powerful hurricanes and other rising climate threats, those with vested interests in promoting certain locations have sold the public a dream.
Weeks after being swept away in floodwaters, a North Carolina grandmother is among an untold number of victims who remain unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene.
As storms, droughts, wildfires and other extreme weather events strike with greater frequency and intensity, repairing and rebuilding has grown more costly, too.
Google and Meta targeted Omaha as a digital frontier. But their plans to push the energy transition forward there are not working out. A coal plant is filling the void.
A woman recalls the heartbreak of not being able to rescue her father, a paraplegic who died in his trailer as rising floodwaters caused by Hurricane Milton hit in Lakeland, Fla.
A Florida husband's long-lost wedding ring was found after Hurricane Milton unearthed it.
[The Conversation Africa] Communities across the world are facing two worsening crises: a climate crisis and a care crisis.
Phuket tourism operators are worried about the impact of climate change, resulting in severe weather and flooding in Thailand as well as tourist source markets.
Country’s south will likely bask in temperatures up to 8C hotter than normal next week and the balmy weather could trigger thunderstorms, BoM says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Much of Australia’s south will likely bask in temperatures up to 8C hotter than normal next week, which could trigger an increased risk of thunderstorms over wide areas. A dome of heat that has put parts of the Northern Territory under heatwave warnings is set to spread east and west in the coming days, before moving south by the middle of next week, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Eleven members of the same North Carolina family died in a mudslide caused by Hurricane Helene, their heartbroken relatives have revealed.
The abandoned Florida dog who was cruelly tied to a fence before Hurricane Milton barreled through the Sunshine State is recovering in foster care — and received a fitting name.
As hurricanes devastate Florida, influencers have been risking their lives with livestreams and stunts
President Biden called his Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm 'boss' and referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as 'president' while giving an update on the hurricane recovery efforts.
Hurricane-weary Floridians assessed storm damage and started clearing out debris Friday, a day after Hurricane Milton brought floodwaters and destructive winds across a swath of Florida.
As deadly Hurricane Milton barrelled towards me and my wife on Wednesday evening, the heightened tension was borderline unbearable.
It's the latest in a series of city-level moves across Canada, including in Ottawa and Montreal, that seek to target greenwashing.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas did not have much time for storm victims in North Carolina on Thursday, flying back to Washington, DC for some fancy take out.
Sue Kim’s documentary following South Korea’s free-diving haenyeo, beset by generational shifts and climate change, is as affirming as it is tragic
The Biden administration on Friday expanded sanctions against Iran's oil and petrochemical industries in response to Tehran's Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel.
The aurora borealis, which transformed the sky with startling streaks of pink and purple, arose from a magnetic storm.
Earth’s vital signs have reached critical levels, warns a 2023 report from Bioscience. Of the 35 key indicators studied, 25 have declined drastically, including CO2 levels and population growth. With record-high temperatures and extreme weather events accelerating, scientists call for immediate transformative actions to combat climate change and restore ecosystems. They stress urgent global policies ahead of the COP29 summit.
It began as a tropical disturbance, then transformed into a category 5 monster hurtling towards the US coast. Here is how Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction.
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is an inspiring model in the global effort against climate change, proving that developing countries can take the lead in implementing ambitious green projects and policies while maintain upward economic trajectory. The nation has embarked on an impressive journey towards green initiative, setting an example even for developed nations.
Sir John Armitt said that governments would need some way of recouping the £35billion added annually to the Treasury from taxes on fossil fuels and vehicle excise duty, as electric cars are not liable.
Hurricane Milton forced NASA to delay the launch of its $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, aimed at exploring Jupiter's moon Europa. The spacecraft and its Falcon Heavy launch rocket, secured in a SpaceX hangar, remained unharmed. The mission launch window extends until November 6, allowing ample time for rescheduling once conditions are safe.
Hurricanes Helene and Milton have bookended a particularly stormy period. What's behind it?
A creepy satellite image of Hurricane Milton has gone viral on social media, showing the storm taking the shape of a skull before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
Alerts to possible power shortfalls have become a familiar occurrence. But experts say it won’t be long before the opposite is common Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When Victoria basks in mostly sunny spring weather this weekend, energy authorities will be monitoring how far electricity demand ebbs. If needed, they’ll turn off rooftop solar systems to ensure stability for the grid. Such minimum system load events, as they are called, have emerged as a new challenge as households across Australia take advantage of plunging prices for solar panels to shield themselves from rising power bills and cut carbon emissions. Continue reading...
Dozens of other people received medical treatment during Deer Park’s second shelter-in-place order in weeks At least two workers at a Houston -area oil refinery were killed on Thursday after hydrogen sulfide leaked at the plant, setting off urgent warnings for nearby residents to stay indoors before authorities later determined that the public was not in danger. Nearly three dozen other people were either transported to hospitals or treated at the scene, said Ed Gonzalez, the Harris county’s sheriff. Hours after the leak began, Gonzalez said the area was still unsafe for investigators to enter and that officials may not be able to get inside until Friday. Continue reading...
One-quarter of World’s Crops Threatened by Water Risks shannon.paton@… Fri, 10/11/2024 - 08:55 One out of every 11 people in the world grapples with hunger. A hidden and growing driver is lack of water. New WRI analysis shows that one-quarter of the world’s crops are grown in areas where the water supply is highly stressed, highly unreliable or both. Mounting risks like climate change and increased competition for water are threatening water supplies and, in turn, food security. Rice, wheat and corn — which provide more than half the world’s food calories — are particularly vulnerable: 33% of these three staple crops are produced using water supplies that are highly stressed or highly variable. These...
Recent storms have devastated numerous conservative districts. That doesn’t mean their lawmakers will change course.
As a top footballer who has battled drug, alcohol and gambling addictions, Paul Merson is not known for his clean-living - but now he has seemingly become a climate campaigner.
British weather may be impacted by the fallout of the monstrous Hurricane Milton, which has caused large-scale devastation in Florida, according to the Met Office.
Conspiracy theorists buying into the idea that recent hurricanes were created by the federal government are now sending death threats to meteorologists just trying to do their jobs.
[The Conversation Africa] Extreme climate events -- floods, droughts and heatwaves -- are not just becoming more frequent; they are also more severe.
More than year’s worth of rain fell in two days in south-east Morocco, filling up lake that had been dry for decades Dramatic pictures have emerged of the first floods in the Sahara in half a century. Two days of rainfall in September exceeded yearly averages in several areas of south-east Morocco and caused a deluge, officials of the country’s meteorology agency said in early October. In Tagounite, a village about 450km(280 miles) south of the capital, Rabat, more than 100mm (3.9 inches) was recorded in a 24-hour period. Continue reading...
Hurricane Milton unleashed destructive and deadly tornadoes that touched down in several Florida counties. There have been 38 eyewitness reports of tornadoes in Florida since the night of Oct. 9, in a state that normally sees 50 tornadoes in one year.
"You kind of have some people think government can do this, and others think it's all because of fossil fuels," the governor added
As officials encouraged western Florida residents to evacuate from Hurricane Milton’s path, several folks stuck around and posted about the storm online—for better or worse.
[The Herald] Tapiwa Ziwira -- Like polished onyx, 48 year-old Janet Tongogara's eyes shine with deep-seated strength as she nurtures her thriving sugar bean crop, the sound of gushing water and the scent of damp earth evoking a sense of renewal.
Scientist Jim Wild has travelled to the Arctic Circle numerous times to study the northern lights, but on Thursday night he only needed to look out of his bedroom window in the English city of Lancaster.
At least 10 people have died. Plus, a deadly day of Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The death toll from Hurricane Milton climbed to at least 10 on Thursday as Florida continued to assess the destruction from the category 3 storm that caused extensive property damage across the state and left more than 3.5m homes and businesses without power. How bad was the storm surge? Although the powerful storm surge authorities predicted before Milton’s arrival was not as bad as projected, in some areas, such as parts of Sarasota county, a storm surge of 2.4-3 metres ( 8-10ft ) was recorded. What is the role of global heating? It is always complicated when discussing specific weather events. But the burning of fossil...
A government watchdog says ICE is hindered in its “ability to maintain a safe and secure environment for staff and detainees.”
Manar Ghanem, a member of the Meteorological Authority’s media center, stated that autumn is known for its sharp and rapid weather fluctuations, especially in the first half. During this season, weather conditions experience variations in temperature values from one day to the next or even within the same day. She explained that during these specific … The post Will Egypt be affected by Hurricane Milton? appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Effects of hurricane that wreaked havoc across Florida were felt even before it made landfall Hurricane Milton – latest updates Hurricane Milton has been wreaking havoc across Florida in recent days, with millions of people evacuating and 70,000 moving to government shelters, but its impact began even before it made landfall. Severe thunderstorms associated with the outer bands of the system produced an outbreak of tornadoes, some unusually powerful. While tornadoes are often produced by hurricanes, the number and severity before Milton arrived were out of the ordinary. In all, 130 tornado warnings were issued on Wednesday, and four people were killed by a tornado at a mobile home community in Fort Pierce. Continue reading...
The Boeing machinists strike has been going on for a month. Spirit Airlines might not be going anywhere for much longer. Hurricane Milton made its mark on the airline industry before it even made landfall. Plus, Southwest Airlines got a $100 million vote of confidence from one of its newest board members.Read more...
A holistic approach and transformative change of systems are needed to tackle biodiversity loss and to put the world on a sustainable path, an assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has recommended. The world is facing an interconnected crisis of unprecedented biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and environmental degradation that […]
Ron DeSantis has openly rejected Kamala Harris' involvement in disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Milton.
Piece that will premiere at book festival includes mine’s ‘cavernous’ effects, music by colliery bands and interviews “It was odd, but really fun,” said Adam Cooper about his time spent helping to record the sound of an empty coalmine. “To put it in one word, I’d say it sounds cavernous. But it also has its own complexities and depth to it.” Cooper and his colleagues spent time down an old drift mine to capture the “sound of carbon” for a new musical commission that will premiere this weekend. Continue reading...
Florida residents are continuing to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Milton and figure out what to do next
Oil companies have a growing interest in carbon storage to help address concerns about their emissions.
A letter warned that if a proper “regulatory framework is not established on time,” the EU risked stalling the development of its carbon capture market.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.As America bunkered down for two catastrophic weather events—Hurricanes Helene and Milton—Joe Biden and his administration were faced with another unexpected emergency: MAGA conspiracies.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was perhaps the worst offender. Since the Georgia congresswoman claimed on X last week that “they can control the weather,” she has continued to imply that the hurricanes were part of a political plot. On Wednesday, she said that “everyone keeps asking, ‘who is they?’” claiming that “some of them are listed on NOAA,” referring to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Biden was forced to call out Greene as “beyond...
CCS systems could lead to more pollution for communities of color, a White House advisory panel said in newly released recommendations.
The supposedly green project – brainchild of the previous Tory government – will increase emissions, not reduce them This will be Keir Starmer’s HS2: a hugely expensive scheme that will either be abandoned, scaled back or require massive extra funding to continue, after many billions have been spent. The government’s plan for carbon capture and storage (CCS) – catching carbon dioxide from major industry and pumping it into rocks under the North Sea – is a fossil fuel-driven boondoggle that will accelerate climate breakdown. Its ticket price of £21.7bn is just the beginning of a phenomenal fiscal nightmare. There might be a case for a CCS programme if the following conditions were met. First, that the money for cheaper and more effective projects had already been committed. The opposite...
The scheme under question is the fifth-largest nature-based carbon abatement scheme in the world, making the adverse findings of global significance.
United States Coast Guard NewsThe U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man stranded off the Gulf Coast of Florida after surviving Hurricane Milton, the military branch said.Shocking footage published by the Coast Guard on Thursday showed a rescuer grab the man from the water while dangling from a helicopter. The daring rescue took place about 30 miles off the coast of Longboat Key—a town located northwest of Siesta Key, where Milton made landfall on Wednesday night.The survivor was identified as the captain of a fishing boat. On Monday, the captain and a single crewmember had to be rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter after their vessel became disabled about 20 miles off the Gulf Coast.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Even though there are more than 10,000 rock glaciers in the western United States, most people would look at one without knowing it. Unlike the snowy glaciers we're more familiar with, rock glaciers are under-researched and hiding in plain sight. But inside these glaciers covered with rocks is a little bit of climate hope. Read more of science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce's reporting here . Want to know more about the hidden science of the world? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we might cover it on a future episode!
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On October 7, as Hurricane Milton was just days away from making landfall in Tampa, Florida, the city’s mayor, Jane Castor, issued a dire warning to residents in evacuation zones: “If you choose to stay…you are going to die.” But leaving one’s home […]
Power and other utilities continue to slowly be restored across Florida after Hurricane Milton’s less than 12-hour trek across the state, leaving behind more than a dozen dead, 4 million without electricity at its peak, and neighborhoods flooded.
Florida theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld planned to reopen Friday after an assessment of the effects of Hurricane Milton.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis criticised Kamala Harris for attempting to involve herself in the hurricane response, stating she has no role in it. DeSantis emphasised his collaboration with President Joe Biden and FEMA, accusing Harris of politicising the disaster for her campaign.
Fox NewsNeil Cavuto, a Fox News host who has emerged as an unlikely Trump skeptic on the typically right-leaning cable news channel, spoke with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about misinformation surrounding the ongoing federal hurricane response in Florida—at one point directly calling out claims made by former President Donald Trump.In the interview on Thursday afternoon, Buttigieg mostly discussed the details about the ongoing responses to Helene and Milton, which struck Florida as a Category 3 hurricane last night. He heaped praise on the response from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s Department of Transportation.“For the most part, we’ve seen a lot of responsible actors on both sides of the aisle,” Buttigieg said, and said he has been communicating with Republican legislators...
A Hurricane tracker has revealed the latest developments of storms 'Nadine' and Leslie that were brewing in the Atlantic before Milton hit Florida .
A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the US deals with disruptions from Hurricane Milton that hit Florida .
President Biden committed a pair of gaffes in a hurricane response briefing, botching the numbers of line workers by millions and condemning 'death penalties' instead of death threats.
Hurricane Milton lashed Florida and Cuba on Wednesday and Thursday, with storm surges, flooding and tornadoes causing serious damage.
Rescue shelters across the US provided housing for animals that were evacuated before the hurricane struck Hurricane Milton , the category 3 storm that battered many parts of Florida, displaced not only residents but also already vulnerable animals in shelters. Shelters in the state, particularly in cities on the west coast such as Tampa, Sarasota and others, had to scramble to figure out where to relocate their animals ahead of this week’s storm . Luckily, rescue shelters in other parts of the country have joined in the effort to help those down south. Continue reading...
Late on Wednesday night, as Hurricane Milton made landfall, Ryan Hall, the self-proclaimed “Internet’s Weather Man,” hosted a video stream where viewers peppered him with questions about which areas looked likely to be hit, where tornadoes were touching down, and how high the water had reached in treasured parts of Florida. “How’s Marco Island doing?” […]
Sowing Success: 16 African Entrepreneurs Reviving Land and Growing Profits shannon.paton@… Thu, 10/10/2024 - 16:11 Across Africa, a dynamic wave of entrepreneurs is rewriting the script on land use. Against the backdrop of climate change and deforestation that threatens the health and economy of communities across the continent, these innovators are crafting sustainable solutions that heal the land. Their projects are not just about planting trees or reviving soil — they’re about a movement rooted in resilience, creativity and impact. In Benin, Kiel Bien-Être is shaking up the traditional fruit business with a fresh approach. The company is building a sustainable value chain around the superfruit of the baobab tree, native to Africa but not yet valued by mainstream...
More than 200 facilities were evacuated before Milton made landfall, and Tampa general deployed its ‘aquafence’ Hospitals across Florida are coming back online after evacuating patients, closing facilities and canceling surgeries ahead of Hurricane Milton . The category 3 hurricane made landfall near Sarasota , Florida, on Wednesday evening and was expected to be one of the most powerful in Florida’s history . At least 10 storm-related deaths have been reported and the death toll is still expected to rise. Continue reading...
Milton’s record-breaking tornado outbreak, tremendous rainfall in St. Petersburg, reverse storm surge in Tampa and stinging winds wowed forecasters.
An estimated $20 billion of damage was caused from flash flooding, storm surges, and record-breaking rain.
The updated report, which looks only at the consumer carbon levy, comes after the office acknowledged it had also mistakenly included the impact of the industrial carbon price.
There are various health threats that linger in the aftermath of hurricanes, including contaminated water, mold, increased mosquito activity and disrupted medical care.
On November 20, 2023, Ulvi Hasanli, director of AbzasMedia —an independent media outlet in Azerbaijan—, was arrested when he was about to board a taxi to Baku airport. Meanwhile, uniformed officers raided AbzasMedia’s headquarters in the Azerbaijani capital, claiming to have found 40,000 euros in cash, which was used as evidence to accuse Hasanli of currency […]
A major fire at an offshore oil terminal near the Black Sea port of Feodosia caused by a Ukrainian strike burned for a fourth day on Thursday.
The National Hurricane Centre warned of 'life-threatening storm surge and extreme winds'.
The deadly storm brought tornadoes, floods and storm surges, destroying homes and leaving millions without power.
Climate change deniers such as Florida’s Ron DeSantis lament the impact of such events but won’t acknowledge the underlying problem The preparations for Hurricane Milton were on a mammoth scale, as the clean-up will be. The storm thankfully lost some of its force before it slammed into Florida , making landfall on Wednesday night as a category 3 hurricane. But many more lives would surely have been lost without the massive evacuation and the deployment of thousands of national guard troops and personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. This was the second direct hit on the state in less than a fortnight, after Hurricane Helene, which killed at least 225 people in the US. The hotter ocean temperatures which worsened these storms are hundreds of times likelier because of human-made...
Before his death, last year meteorologist Peter Dodge, 73, had flown into an astounding 386 storms for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Natural disasters often spark rumors and lies. But officials have been stunned by the volume of online misinformation around Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
As Florida wakes up to devastation this morning, one thing is clear: the name Milton will long conjure painful memories, as with Helene, Debby and Ian. But how do hurricanes get their names?
Trump and Vance see the natural disasters not as tragedies but as opportunities to advance their far-right conspiracy theories Whipping up hurricanes to merge with great replacement theory took hardly a week, about the time it takes for hurricanes themselves to form. The overheated atmosphere warmed the waters that were drawn up into the winds to churn them into a menacing storm. After Hurricane Helene hit, Donald Trump unleashed a whirlwind of humid lies : the federal government was deliberately preventing aid and even water from reaching areas that held Republican voters, “not getting anything”; Kamala Harris “spent all her Fema money, billions of dollars, on housing for illegal migrants”; and Fema was offering only $750 in disaster relief – all false, all debunked by the Republican...
Germany is losing its forests — and fast. In the central Harz region, over 90% of spruce trees are dead or dying because of climate change and pests. But there may be a silver lining to these withering landscapes.
WATCH the terrifying moment that an electric car burst into flames, leaving it an unsalvageable wreck in a London suburb on Thursday morning.
Anderson Cooper gets hit with flying Hurricane Milton debris during a live report. 'OK, that wasn't good,' he says through an onslaught of wind and rain.
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