Tut-tut, Taylor. How star’s jet-propelled rush to smooch with Travis will cost the Earth dearly.
Much of last week, the internet and its various variants were buzzing with a burning question: Would Taylor Swift…
Solving LA’s Multi-Billion Dollar Water Problem
Water – whether too much of it, or too little – has caused some of the most destructive weather…
Climate Crisis AM 2/5/2024 Rivers In The Sky
The Pineapple Express has drenched California with near-record rains. The property destruction will run into the billions of dollars….
Climate Crisis AM Edition 02.02.24 Big Oil Faces Laws To Make It Pay For Damage
Big Oil may have to start paying for the environmental damage it has caused. Vermont, Maryland, New York, and…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 02.01.24 A Threat To elephants
Older elephants are endangered because of climate change. In a paper titled “Dynamic modeling of African elephant populations under…
2023 Was the Worst Year for Severe Storms in US History
Since 1980, there have been 376 separate weather and climate events nationwide that caused at least $1 billion in…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.31.24 Bikes Instead Of Trains
The Air Pollution Foundation, backed by the car and oil industries, knew of the effects of climate change in…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.30.24 Climate Crisis Kills Four Million
In a blow to organizations that say that cruise ships are among the largest fossil fuel polluters, Royal Caribbean…
Temperatures Could Soon Top 100 Degrees For Most of the Year in Phoenix
By several measures, 2023 was one of the worst years for natural disasters in recent U.S. history. The National…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.29.24 BP Investors Fight Its Green Efforts
Norway has large operations that drill for rare metals on the ocean floor. China has had a stranglehold on…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.26.24 Climate Opinion By State
The Journal Science Advances published a paper titled “Increasing prevalence of hot drought across western North America since the…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.25.24 Amazon Exceptional Drought
The Amazon River and the forests around it have been badly damaged by drought. In a new study by…
Wildfires Pose a $761 Billion Threat to California
Wildfires are among the most destructive natural disasters in the United States, and they are only growing in size…
Climate Crisis AM 1.24.24 China EV Surge
A global rotation from gas-powered vehicles to EVs is among the most critical efforts to slow climate change. China…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.23.24 Scotland’s Green Problem
Scotland is not pulling its weight to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Burning its “peatland” releases unusually high carbon dioxide…
Doomsday Clock Update set for Tuesday
The annual update of the Doomsday Clock by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists is set for Tuesday, with the…
Climate Crisis AM 1.22.24 An EV Supercar
China EV manufacturer BYD has introduced the world’s first electric supercar. Released under the Yangwang brand, it may match…
Fuel Cost For Ships Avoiding The Suez Canal Hits $2 Million
Ship traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by 30% in the first 11 days of the new year. Based…
Americans Aren’t Afraid Of Climate Change
The Chapman University Fear Survey is released every year. The 2023 study tracks what Americans fear most. The survey…
Wind Risk To Increase For 10 Million Americans
Over 68 million residential and business properties in the US have “wind risk.” This comes from an analysis of…
Climate Crisis AM Edition 1.19.24 US Snow Disappears
Snow cover in the US is shrinking, and any industry that relies on outdoor Winter activity has reason to…