An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2022-01-31 More extreme weather can mean extended blackouts, and it's especially disruptive for those working at home. Owners and experts offer guidance on what kind of generator to get and how to use it safely.(Image credit: Christopher Glenn) …›
2022-01-31 A thawing of permafrost in beaver-built wetlands can release vast stores of greenhouse gases to warm the climate, but Native peoples are already feeling the rodent’s impacts.By David HasemyerWhen the beavers came to streams near the Alaskan village o …›
2022-01-31 Plagued by plastic pollution, Senegal wants to replace pickers at the garbage dump with a formal recycling system that takes advantage of the new market for plastics. …›
2022-01-30 US giant agrees to hire auditors after calculation errors, poor record-keeping and inconsistent data collection discoveredUS coalmining giant Peabody Energy has repeatedly submitted incorrect greenhouse gas emissions reports to the Australian governmen …›
2022-01-30 Russia’s $11 billion natural gas conduit to Germany is a by-product of Donald Trump’s pro-Putin foreign policy—and a real headache for President Biden.By Marianne LavelleAs tensions simmer on the Ukraine-Russia border, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline …›
2022-01-29 Once considered comic relief to anchors, television meteorologists are making it clear to viewers that they are covering a crisis in real time. …›
2022-01-29 The Northeast has been getting hammared by a powerful winter storm all day. Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents are without power, and many areas have well over a foot of snow. …›
2022-01-29 Once considered comic relief to anchors, television meteorologists are making it clear to viewers that they are covering a crisis in real time. …›
2022-01-29 A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier.By Katelyn WeisbrodUnder some of the strictest lockdowns in the world, Chinese cities saw human activity all but …›
2022-01-29 A federal judge this week required the government take climate change into account before approving offshore oil drilling leases. That’s becoming more common. …›
2022-01-28 For the first time, scientists measure oxygen flow into the deep ocean interior of the Labrador Sea between Canada and Greenland. They studied how much oxygen absorbed by the sea each winter makes it into the deep, fast-flowing currents that ultimately …›
2022-01-28 Exclusive: ‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedentedGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingTemperatures over the Great Barrier Reef in December were the highest on …›
2022-01-28 Thawing permafrost in the Arctic could be emitting greenhouse gases from previously unaccounted-for carbon stocks, fuelling global warming. In the Siberian Arctic, the research team determined the origin of carbon dioxide released from permafrost that …›
2022-01-28 In Monday’s puzzle, “Nye” was the answer to the clue “Bill known as the ‘Science Guy.’” …›
2022-01-28 A study shows that there is a way to successfully transplant burrowing owls to new habitats when developers build over their homes. …›
2022-01-28 Alarmed by the ballooning costs, environmentalists and other critics also say crop insurance discourages farmers from adapting to a rapidly warming planet.By Georgina GustinAs climate change drives more droughts, rain and extreme weather across America …›
2022-01-28 Average Briton produces more carbon in two days than Congolese person does in entire year, study findsIn the first two days of January, the average Briton was already responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than someone from the Democratic Republ …›
2022-01-28 Many teachers and pupils frustrated over climate education despite ministers’ pledge to prioritise itBritain’s children are being failed by schools when it comes to learning about the climate crisis, with the subject often wholly missing from the c …›
2022-01-28 The ruling revokes leases sold in the Gulf of Mexico, in the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. It says the Interior Department failed to consider the greenhouse gases it would produce.(Image credit: Eric Gay/AP) …›
2022-01-28 What is the cost to athletes and sports of accepting money from an influential denier of global warming? And what is the cost to our planet?Gina Rinehart’s company announced as sponsor of Australian Olympic TeamGet our free news app; get our morning …›
2022-01-28 The United States hosted a virtual meeting of big polluting countries on Thursday as nations struggle to meet their climate change goals. …›
2022-01-27 “What are Republicans for?” President Joe Biden asked during his January 19 press conference. “Name me one thing they’re for,” he added. Nowhere does that apply more urgently than to climate change. Months ago, Biden sent Congress legislati …›
2022-01-27 Researchers studied the Chesapeake Bay watershed to evaluate the combined effects of changes to climate and land use on runoff and pollutants in a rapidly developing watershed that is a tributary to the bay. …›
2022-01-27 Planet likely to be spared from catastrophic end if 10km-wide Earthbound asteroid was spotted, analysis findsAs a planet-killing asteroid hurtles towards Earth in the film Don’t Look Up, scientists Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio scramble to …›
2022-01-27 Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique worst affected with 70 people reported dead and 80,000 more forced from their homesHumanitarian agencies have mounted an emergency response across southern Africa this week as the death toll from tropical Storm Ana rea …›
2022-01-27 New insight into how our early ancestors dealt with major shifts in climate has been revealed. …›
2022-01-27 Coalition investment includes funding for water quality projects, pest management and reef scienceFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingA re-elected Coalition would pour $1bn into …›
2022-01-27 Tiny steps towards net zero are being undermined by new fossil fuel projects. An election year offers the chance to hold our politicians to accountEven during the summer holiday switch-off it was impossible to miss the takes about the Netflix satire Do …›
2022-01-27 The researchers studied more than 15 million Medicare beneficiaries living in all major fracking regions and gathered data from more than 2.5 million oil and gas wells.By James BruggersWestern Pennsylvania residents and doctors have been going public f …›
2022-01-27 Natural gas stoves release methane -- a potent greenhouse gas -- and other pollutants through leaks and incomplete combustion. Researchers estimate that methane leaking from stoves inside U.S. homes has the same climate impact as about 500,000 gasoline …›
2022-01-27 A new study found a steep decline in the development of forest and agricultural land from 2000 to 2015 compared to the previous two decades, which resulted in a broad shift towards denser development patterns throughout the U.S. A primary culprit was r …›
2022-01-27 A chunk of Antarctic ice that was one of the biggest icebergs ever seen has met its end near the island of South Georgia. Scientists will be studying its effects on the ecosystem around the island for some time. …›
2022-01-27 Research shows a big improvement in generating capacity per acre of solar panels, with implications for how much land is needed for an energy transition.By Dan GearinoUtility-scale solar power today is much more efficient than it was a decade ago in ho …›
2022-01-27 New research finds that gas stoves emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas, even when turned off and adds to the debate over electrifying homes. …›
2022-01-27 Phoenix’s new ‘heat tsar’ is betting on less asphalt, more green canopy and reflective surfaces to cool the sprawling heat islandA surge in heat-related deaths amid record-breaking summer temperatures offers a “glimpse into the future” and a …›
2022-01-27 Cooking with gas is heating up the climate and filling some homes with hazardous nitrogen oxides in excess of EPA safety standards for outdoor air concentrations.By Phil McKennaNatural gas stoves emit far more methane than previously thought, as well a …›
2022-01-27 Exclusive: Climate Emergency UK’s analysis finds regional variations, with a Somerset council scoring bestMore than one in five of all councils in the UK have no climate action plan, research shows.In 2019, Theresa May’s government committed the UK …›
2022-01-27 A study finds tiny leaks from loose fittings added up to more emissions than when stoves were in use. The impact of U.S. gas stoves on climate change amounts to the same effect as a half-million cars.(Image credit: Meredith Miotke for NPR) …›
2022-01-27 Speaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Peterson claimed the climate was too complex to be modelled accurately, which was quickly shot down by scientistsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingLeading climate scientists have ridiculed and criti …›
2022-01-27 Soaring oil and gas prices may tempt investors to plough more funds into long-term projects, warns thinktankGlobal oil prices have climbed to $90 a barrel, which could tempt investors to pile more cash into long-term fossil fuel projects, dashing the w …›