Entries from 2021-08-01 to 1 month
SCORCHED EARTH How a 1 degree C increase to Earth's average temperature is impacting weather A degree doesn’t seem like much, but for something as big as our atmosphere, a single degree of warming kicks off a dangerous cycle of impacts. So…
ENVIRONMENT King County working to add more green space to combat extreme heat King County is in the midst of an effort to add more green spaces and trees within those spaces to fight back against climate change. King County working to add…
Environment Climate crisis Wildlife Energy Pollution The ObserverEnergy The race to give nuclear fusion a role in the climate emergency Physicist Vaughn Draggoo inspects the target chamber during its construction at the National Ignition F…
FILED UNDER: SCIENCE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT Countries are polluting like it’s 2019 again Global CO2 emissions came roaring back as pandemic-induced restrictions loosened By Justine Calma@justcalma Mar 2, 2021, 12:45pm EST Share this story Shar…
FILED UNDER: SCIENCE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT Rising electricity demand is keeping coal alive Renewables aren’t growing fast enough By Justine Calma@justcalma Aug 25, 2021, 1:00pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window)…
Mars snow is dusty, and might even melt into liquid water Dusty, dark Mars ice could suck up solar energy and maybe even get a little melty. Amanda Kooser Aug. 23, 2021 3:54 p.m. PT LISTEN - 02:18 Enlarge Image NASA's Phoenix lander snappe…
Science News from research organizations Rise and fall of water blisters offers glimpse beneath Greenland’s thick ice sheet Date: August 23, 2021 Source: Princeton University Summary: A study found that as meltwater lakes on the surface of…
Environment Climate change Wildlife Energy Pollution California Caldor fire continues to rage after winds fan northern California blaze Zero containment of wildfire, one of about a dozen big blazes in drought-stricken state that have destr…
Greeks fret as crises mount: Will this time be different? Anger over recent wildfires has exposed a deep-seated uncertainty in Greece: ‘Based on past experience,’ said one ecological expert, ‘again nothing will change.’ A wildfire approach…
Smoke from wildfires reaches North Pole for first time in history Haley Ott 8/10/2021 Like5 Comments| 38 California’s Caldor Fire Explodes in Size, Forcing Evacuations Hurricane Grace: Severe storm set to strike Mexico Wildfire smoke has m…
Greece Wildfires reach outskirts of Athens during scorching heatwave Residents north of Greek capital evacuated, while 42C heat forces Acropolis to reduce opening hours 00:38 Greece: thousands of residents flee as wildfires reach outskirts…
Europe Turkey flood deaths rise as fresh fires erupt on Greek island of Evia Twenty-seven killed in Turkish flash flooding, with southern Europe bracing for more extreme weather Destroyed buildings after floods and mudslides in Bozkurt, a …
Surface temperatures in Siberia heat up to a mind-boggling 118 degrees Temperature-tracking satellites are monitoring sweltering heat above the Arctic Circle. Amanda Kooser June 22, 2021 2:18 p.m. PT LISTEN - 01:28 Enlarge Image This Senti…
Advertisement Western states face first federal water cuts Share APUpdated: 1:16 AM EDT Aug 17, 2021
Western states face first federal water cuts Share Updated: 1:16 AM EDT Aug 17, 2021 Infinite Scroll Enabled By SUMAN NAISHADHAM, Associated Press Play Video GET OUR POLITICS NEWSLETTER Stay up to speed on all the latest local and national…
Winds fan two new blazes threatening Athens, Greece The fire service said 45 wildfires erupted across the country between late Sunday and late Monday Thanassis Stavrakis/Associated Press An helicopter drops water over a wildfire in Siderin…
