A Delta in Distress Global warming endangers the viability of the most crucial water resource for California’s cities and agricultural industry, state officials warn. By Liza Gross - July 14, 2021 Water birds fly over the [...]
EPA Struggles to Track Methane Emissions From Landfills. Here’s Why It Matters Amid reports of “super emitters,” experts say getting the emissions numbers right is essential to curbing a potent climate pollutant. By James Bruggers and Phil McKenna [...]
Thawing Permafrost has Damaged the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and Poses an Ongoing Threat The pipeline operator is repairing damage to its supports caused by a sliding slope of permafrost, and installing chillers to keep the ground around it frozen. [...]
For Farmworkers, Heat Too Often Means Needless Death Advocates say the case of an undocumented Oregon worker during the record-breaking Pacific Northwest heatwave exposes the deadly toll of failed U.S. immigration law. By Liza Gross - July 9, 2021 [...]
Warming Trends: Stories of a Warming Sea, Spotless Dragonflies and Bad News for Shark Week A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. By Katelyn Weisbrod - July 10, 2021 [...]
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts United Nations 2019 was the second warmest year on record and the end of the warmest decade (2010- 2019) ever recorded. Carbon dioxide (CO2) [...]
Pacific Northwest heat wave would have been "virtually impossible" without climate change, experts say By Jeff Berardelli- July 8, 2021 Just a week ago, the Pacific Northwest — a place normally known for its [...]
Drought Spreads to 93 Percent of West—That’s Never Happened By Tomas Frank - July 7, 2021 In an aerial view, the San Gabriel River and the exposed lakebed of the San Gabriel Reservoir are [...]
Climate Change Linked to 5 Million Deaths a Year, New Study Shows Almost 10% of global deaths can be attributed to abnormally hot or cold temperatures, according to new research linking extreme weather to mortality By Laura Millan Lombrana [...]
‘Heat dome’ probably killed 1bn marine animals on Canada coast, experts say British Columbia scientist says heat essentially cooked mussels: ‘The shore doesn’t usually crunch when you walk. By Leyland Cecco- July 8, 2021 [...]
