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A new study shows that charging an EV completely can take 40 minutes at a public charging station. By contrast, filling a gas-powered car takes five minutes.

Private equity and hedge funds invest based on future weather events and their economic effects. As the changes in the weather and extremes become more frequent, those bets often aren’t paying off

Extreme heat and heavy rain are causing increasing damage to America’s roads. That means trouble for travelers and expensive repairs.

West Nile virus has mile symptoms for those who get ill because of bits. In a smaller number, the illness is much worse. A longer, hotter summer allows the spread of the mosquitoes that spread it.

Tesla delivered 480,000 vehicles in the second quarter. Expectations were for 400,000. The challenge is that all of that growth came from China, the UK, and EU. That means Elon Musk’s company is struggling in the US. It could be the overall US EV market.

Data from France show that over 2,000 people died from the recent heat wave. In Germany, the number was closer to 3,000. Those counts do not cover over a dozen nations where temperatures broke records.

The US is producing at record rates. OPEC+ just upped production. China demand is down.

The Information is keeping count. It’s bad for AI companies, but good for local electricity rates.

A new YouGov poll shows that a large number of people in the UK lost significant amounts of sleep in the June heatwave. For many, it was over three hours.

AI is being used in California to monitor video cameras across the state to catch wildfires early, or predict them.

A new study shows that the LA wildfires did so much destruction that 70% of people whose homes were destroyed have no permanent residence.

One scientist sales the world today is a “climate on steroids” The heat is getting hotter. The droughts are getting worse. Hurricanes are getting more powerful

It appeared that EV sales as a percent of new car sales might drop to 7% in the first quarter. In the third quarter of last year, they were closer to 11% as people rushed to get the $7,500 tax credit. It turns out that 7% was at least two percentage points too high.

The number of studies that show extreme heat can cause brain damage is rising. The damage shows up in slowing cognitive function, test scores, and sleep patterns.

The container ships making their way through the Strait of Hormuz carry everything from farm fertilizer to cars. However, the No.1 cargo is oil. The fuel for these tankers is Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil (VLSFO), and Marine Gas Oil (MGO). These are the least green fuels used in transportation. And…

Heat is not the only threat to games, spectators, and players. Several stadiums are near thunderstorms that occurred over the weekend. There are new rules about when games should be suspended. It is not usual. Many other sports, including golf, face the same problem.

Wildfire damage has ranged across 3.2 million acres already this year. It is a record. The reasons are record temperatures and record drought

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, there have been 35,884 wildfires in the US so far this year. That figure will top 36,000 today, burning 3.1 million acres. Both are records for this point in the year. And drought in the US is worsening alongside record temperatures. That is a formula for more wildfire…