Climate : NPR→ A sighting reveals extinction and climate change in a single image
2022-06-14 A group of researchers photograph a woolly mammoth tusk on the banks of the Koyukuk River in Alaska.(Image credit: Adrienne Ghaly) …›
Category Archives: Climate
An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
NYT > Climate and Environment→ In South Asia, Climate Change Worries Take On Fresh Urgency
2022-06-14 Hundreds of millions of humanity’s most vulnerable live in South Asia, where rising temperatures make it more difficult to address poverty, food security and health challenges. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ India takes tough stand at climate talks as Delhi endures brutal heatwave
2022-06-14 As capital swelters, India urges rich countries to provide funds to help deal with effects of climate crisisThroughout the day Virender Sharma splashes water from a bucket on to the sheet he has pulled over his lilies, tuberoses, carnations and gerbera …›
The Independent Climate→ New fossil fuel funding ‘delusional’, risking war and climate catastrophe, warns UN secretary general
2022-06-14 Renewable energy is ‘peace plan of 21 century’, says Antonio Guterres …›
Inside Climate News→ Feeding Cows Seaweed Reduces Their Methane Emissions, but California Farms Are a Long Way From Scaling Up the Practice
2022-06-14 While the state sees promise in the technique, feed additives take considerable energy to produce and have their own environmental issues.By Grace van DeelenThe Straus Family Creamery, an organic dairy producer in Marin County, California, made headlin …›
The Independent Climate→ UK faces ‘record’ heatwaves this summer – and it’s not a cause for celebration
2022-06-14 ‘We don’t represent Covid deaths using pictures of people in lockdown enjoying a beer in the garden’ …›
The Independent Climate→ Climate crisis may lead to more violence towards women, girls, gender and sexual minorities, study warns
2022-06-14 Factors like social and economic instability caused by extreme weather events drive gender-based violence …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Africa must forgo gas exploration to avert climate disaster, warn experts
2022-06-14 Call comes after former UN climate envoy urged African countries to exploit their natural gas reservesAfrica must embrace renewable energy, and forgo exploration of its potentially lucrative gas deposits to stave off climate disaster and bring access t …›
The Independent Climate→ Hundreds of the world’s smallest penguin wash up dead in New Zealand
2022-06-14 Conservationists say mass die-offs have been caused by rising ocean temperatures …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ The 1977 White House climate memo that should have changed the world
2022-06-14 Years before climate change was part of national discourse, this memo to the president predicted catastropheIn 1977 Star Wars hit movie theaters, New York City had a blackout that lasted 25 hours, and the Apple II personal computer went up for sale. It …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Sweet as a nut: Hondurans fight drought and poverty with cashews
2022-06-14 A female-led community group in the dry south of the country are diversifying crops to adapt to the climate crisis. Now they are reaping the bountyFive years ago, Lucia Alvarez’s plot of land was used to grow corn, a staple of the Honduran diet. She …›
CleanTechnica→ Elon Musk Sees High Demand For RHD Tesla Model Y In Oz, Fremont Factory Sets Production Record
2022-06-14 Elon Musk says he was surprised at how big the demand for the Tesla Model Y has been in Australia …›
CleanTechnica→ PNNL Makes Waves in New Issue of Journal of Marine Science & Engineering
2022-06-14 Harnessing the power of waves, tides, and currents could unlock the secrets to achieving greater energy security with minimal environmental impact. By some estimates, there are enough marine energy resources in the U.S. to meet a whopping 57 percent o …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ We needed China deal to protect ‘domestic security’, says key Solomon Islands official
2022-06-14 Exclusive: Collin Beck, who is believed to have been involved in negotiating the pact, offers most comprehensive defence yet of the controversial dealThe controversial security deal struck between Solomon Islands and China that caught the western world …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ How heat damages the DNA of endangered purple-crowned fairy wrens
2022-06-14 Shortening of telomeres accelerates ageing process, research shows – a ‘pernicious silent threat’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingEndangered purple-crowned fairy wrens …›
CleanTechnica→ NHTSA Upgrades Tesla Investigation Into Emergency Vehicle Crashes
2022-06-14 Are the oranges really to blame? …›
CleanTechnica→ NREL Helps Develop Colombia’s Next Generation of Renewable Energy Leaders
2022-06-14 Laboratory Is Building up Young Energy Leaders in Colombia Through Hands-on Training and Education While much of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) campus sat quietly late on a Friday afternoon, one conference room was still bustling with …›
The Independent Climate→ Yellowstone to remain closed after ‘extreme’ floods tear through park
2022-06-14 Visitors have been evacuated and a reopening date has not been announced as flooding rips through the park …›
CleanTechnica→ Carmakers Push Congress To Extend EV Tax Credit
2022-06-14 You know something's screwy when Joe Manchin kind of makes sense. …›
CleanTechnica→ Tesla Model Y = 1 Out Of Every 3 New EVs Registered In US In 2022
2022-06-13 The Tesla Model Y is getting more accolades. Data just released shows that the small all-electric SUV continues to attract significant interest from new car buying consumers, even as some other EV models start to emerge in the auto marketplace. …›
The Independent Climate→ Toxic UK air ‘triggering chronic lung conditions and life-threatening asthma attacks’ for millions
2022-06-13 As many as 3.4 million people affected, according to estimates …›
The Independent Climate→ UK’s first carbon storage licensing round gets under way
2022-06-13 Andy Samuel of the North Sea Transition Authority described it as an ‘important day on the path to net zero’. …›
Climate : NPR→ Flooding at Yellowstone National Park sweeps away a bridge and washes out roads
2022-06-13 All entrances are closed at Yellowstone National Park after major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides.(Image credit: National Park Service via AP) …›
The Independent Climate→ Severe flooding triggers mudslides in northern California, washing out Dixie Fire burn scar
2022-06-13 A nearly 50-mile stretch of Highway 70 in the area remains closed …›
CleanTechnica→ Mining Bitcoin With Tesla Solar & Powerwall
2022-06-13 Mining bitcoin is often pretty bad for the environment due to coal being the primary power source, and another key source is natural gas. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shared that in Pennsylvania, Big Dog Energy LLC installed 30 gas-fired gener …›
The Independent Climate→ Mystery of how seals use their whiskers finally solved by hidden cameras
2022-06-13 Seals have the highest number of nerve fibres per whisker of any mammal – but what are they for? …›
CleanTechnica→ Baby, It’s HOT Outside! Heat Records Are Being Set Worldwide
2022-06-13 Heat records are being set in the United States and around the world as average global temperatures continue to rise. …›
CleanTechnica→ Gary Smith Ford and the $140,600 F-150 Lightning
2022-06-13 I just can't with these guys. …›
NYT > Climate and Environment→ The Health Effects of Extreme Heat
2022-06-13 Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse. …›
The Independent Climate→ William Shatner ‘couldn’t stop crying’ after Blue Origin space flight
2022-06-13 ‘I was grieving for the destruction of the Earth,’ actor says …›
CleanTechnica→ Australian Company Announces More Efficient Lithium Extraction Process
2022-06-13 A new process extracts lithium more efficiently while using less energy. …›
The Independent Climate→ Dangerous heat grips US through midweek as wildfires explode in West
2022-06-13 More potentially record-breaking temperatures are expected in the east in the coming days …›
The Independent Climate→ Lindsey Graham says climate change is no reason to ‘destroy’ fossil fuel industry in debate with Bernie Sanders
2022-06-13 The senators faced off in a live debate on Monday that was moderated by Fox News …›
CleanTechnica→ Conservatives Do Want A Clean Energy Transition
2022-06-13 Traditionally, conservatives have endorsed fossil fuels as the only viable energy source. Recently, however, momentum has shifted so that more conservatives than ever are publicly embracing the potential for renewables. …›
CleanTechnica→ Electric Car News: MG4 & Megane EV60 Target Volkswagen ID.3
2022-06-13 The Volkswagen ID.3 has competition from MG and Renault. …›
Climate crisis | The Guardian→ Sky News Australia is a global hub for climate misinformation, report says
2022-06-13 Murdoch-owned channel creates and distributes content promoting climate scepticism across the world, analysis findsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia’s Sky News cha …›
The Independent Climate→ Colorado blanketed in smoke as fires burn 400 miles away
2022-06-13 The Pipeline Fire in Arizona is sending smoke across the country …›
CleanTechnica→ Uber’s Deadly 2018 Autonomous Vehicle Crash Isn’t Over Yet
2022-06-13 In some ways, the 2018 accident where an Uber autonomous vehicle left a woman dead is ancient news. Uber doesn’t even have an autonomous vehicle division now, and the autonomous vehicle world has largely moved on. In a world of 24-hour news cycle …›
The Independent Climate→ Hundreds of the world’s smallest penguin wash up dead in New Zealand
2022-06-13 Conservationists say mass die-offs have been caused by rising ocean temperatures …›
CleanTechnica→ This E-Bike From Aventon Is Fast, Furious, Town-And-Country Fun
2022-06-13 Commuters looking for a a versatile e-bike that can handle long distance, hills, and city traffic can check out the latest offerings from Aventon. …›