An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2022-02-03 The president wants an electric federal fleet, but Postmaster Louis DeJoy is spending billions on gas-powered vehicles. That’s prompted scrutiny and calls for his resignation. …›
2022-02-02 Energy analysts say their Hunter Valley plan is just ‘an expensive way to avoid a small amount of emissions’ when there are cheaper, greener alternatives Labor said this week it will back a gas-fired power plant in the Hunter Valley, but only if th …›
2022-02-02 Attempts to study the deteriorating Florida-sized glacier that could raise sea levels by 2ft if it breaks off are being frustratedAntarctica’s so-called Doomsday Glacier, nicknamed because it is huge and coming apart, is thwarting an international ef …›
2022-02-02 Government white paper criticised for overlooking opportunities along road to net zeroThe need to reach net zero carbon emissions, and the green jobs that could be created in doing so, received scant attention in the government’s levelling-up strateg …›
2022-02-02 Court imposes custodial sentences of between 24 and 32 days and hands 11 others suspended sentencesAn activist from Insulate Britain hung a banner proclaiming “insulate or die” at the high court in London on Wednesday as five members of the group w …›
2022-02-02 A community in Vermont took charge after the local hill closed. …›
2022-02-02 Researchers wanted to know if different communities of microbes are making methane gas inside the soils or in the dead trees, which are also known as snags. They found that although the methane gas is generated in the soils, the trees act like filterin …›
2022-02-02 The effort to steer public and private money toward nuclear power stations and gas-fired generators in the European Union was criticized as greenwashing. …›
2022-02-02 Forecasters warned of dangerous icing in the Mid-Atlantic and South as the Midwest dug out from a blast of snow. …›
2022-02-02 Commission’s move widely criticised as undermining efforts to keep global heating below 1.5CThe European Commission has been accused of undermining its climate goals after it defied critics by pushing ahead with plans to include gas and nuclear in an …›
2022-02-02 Researchers found that the occurrence of red snow algal blooms is associated with the occurrence of new snowfall and the duration of snow melt. A revised snow algae model incorporated into a land surface model was used to simulate global snow algal abu …›
2022-02-02 Water Diplomacy MIT OCW Wed, 02/02/2022 - 09:16 MIT OCWTopicsAdaptationFood, Water & AgricultureInternational AgreementsClimate JusticePostFebruary 2, 2022Water Diplomacy Photo Credit The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue …›
2022-02-02 Despite global warming and the sea-ice loss in the Arctic, the Antarctic sea-ice extent has remained largely unchanged since 1979. However, existing climate model-based simulations indicate significant sea-ice loss, contrary to actual observations. As …›
2022-02-02 This winter, wildfires brought the reality of climate change to one reporter's backyard. The music of the icy British producer Burial was the only thing that could make it all make sense.(Image credit: Hart Van Denburg/CPR News) …›
2022-02-02 The waters encircling the island of Roatán offer some of the most accessible reef diving anywhere. As travel picks up, the focus is on balancing the return of tourism (and divers) with the fragility of the marine environment. …›
2022-02-02 “It’s a kink in the system,” says one developer trying to bring solar jobs to coal country. “The planet does not have time for a delay.”By James BruggersThe nation’s largest electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, is so clogged with re …›
2022-02-02 River Dee initiative comes as rising water temperature from climate heating threatens species’ survivalMillions of trees are being planted beside Scotland’s remotest rivers and streams to protect wild salmon from the worst effects of climate heatin …›
2022-02-02 Plants now bloom in mid-April on average, with scientists warning of mismatches with insects and birdsPlants are flowering a month earlier in the UK as the climate heats up, a study has found.The researchers examined 420,000 recorded dates of first flo …›
2022-02-02 Monsoonal weather systems swept in across central Australia this past week, bringing massive rainfalls and floods in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Vital roads and rail lines were cut off, with trucks forced to take a 3, …›
2022-02-02 Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and gardeners. …›
2022-02-01 Most of the U.S. is served by volunteer firefighters, but staffing and operating these departments has never been harder. Many are stretched increasingly thin, sometimes with near fatal consequences. …›
2022-02-01 An approaching winter storm has Texans worried about a repeat of the massive, deadly blackout a year ago. Energy experts say that's not likely this time. …›
2022-02-01 A new study advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemical evolution of Earth's oceans, with implications for understanding atmospheric oxygenation and global climate oscillations. …›
2022-02-01 By 2080, around 70% of the world's oceans could be suffocating from a lack of oxygen as a result of climate change, potentially impacting marine ecosystems worldwide, according to a new study. The new models find mid-ocean depths that support many fish …›
2022-02-01 In 2017, Hurricane Harvey stalled after making landfall over coastal Texas, pouring down record rainfall, flooding communities and becoming one of the wettest and most destructive storms in United States history. A new technique using readily available …›
2022-02-01 Phasing out animal agriculture represents 'our best and most immediate chance to reverse the trajectory of climate change,' according to a new model developed by scientists. …›
2022-02-01 Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests. More than 90 percent of tropical coral reefs will suffer frequent heat stress -- their number one threat -- even u …›
2022-02-01 New research reveals excessively warm ocean temperatures driven by climate change are the new normal. The study establishes that more than half of the ocean surface has exceeded a historical heat extreme threshold on a regular basis since 2014. Researc …›
2022-02-01 But one coral reef expert says even reefs that bleach every five years could have corals that surviveFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAlmost no corals on the planet will esca …›
2022-02-01 Formerly rare high temperatures now covering half of seas and devastating wildlife, study showsExtreme heat in the world’s oceans passed the “point of no return” in 2014 and has become the new normal, according to research.Scientists analysed sea …›
2022-02-01 Yesterday’s scorching ocean extremes are today’s new normal. A new analysis of surface ocean temperatures over the past 150 years reveals that in 2019, 57 percent of the ocean’s surface experienced temperatures rarely seen a century ago, researc …›
2022-02-01 New research finds coral refugia, where reefs are protected from global warming by cool local currents, are disappearing faster than expected.By Bob BerwynIn the race to save at least some remnants of the world’s coral reefs, a new study shows only o …›
2022-02-01 Cop26 experts said no new fossil fuel plans would be compatible with climate targetsMinisters face a backlash from climate groups after giving the green light to a new North Sea oilfield just weeks after the Cop26 UN climate talks in Glasgow.The Abigai …›
2022-02-01 A study has found that expanding green energy production sites in the future won't necessarily be a threat to protected areas of land. …›
2022-02-01 Healthy-looking ochre sea stars have minimal genetic difference from those displaying symptoms of sea star wasting syndrome, say researchers who examined whether genetic variation was the reason some animals went unaffected during an epidemic of the de …›
2022-02-01 The disruptions have sparked calls for greater strategic planning for major freight corridors in the face of climate changeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingSupply chains alre …›
2022-02-01 The islands no longer resemble what I knew as a child, as high tides and storms gnaw constantly at the road. Around here, change is non-negotiableA few months ago, I decided I wanted to drive the entirety of Highway 12 – a slim highway that snakes al …›
2022-02-01 After the Ascutney ski resort in Vermont closed because of erratic snowfall and mismanagement, it threatened to take with it the nearby town of West Windsor. The community took the situation into its own hands. …›
2022-02-01 The Net Zero Scrutiny Group is blaming the cost-of-living crisis on green policies. Its potential influence shouldn’t be ignoredIn the final days of Theresa May’s premiership, the UK’s net-zero target, like the landmark 2008 Climate Change Act be …›
2022-02-01 From her New Orleans restaurant, Melissa Martin sees the environmental damage that could end the region’s rich culture of food and fishing. …›