Rolling blackouts hit parts of U.S. Northwest amid heat wave By Gene Johnson, Associated Press and Nicholas K. Geranios - Jun 29, 2021 The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland [...]
Climate change is ‘fundamentally’ altering Yellowstone’s ecosystem By Adam Popescu – Jun 30, 2021 In 1872, when Yellowstone was designated as the first national park in the United States, Congress decreed that it be [...]
Sporadic Environmental Voters Hold the Power to Shift Elections and Turn Red States Blue A new report from the Environmental Voter Project claims to have identified a hidden voting bloc in nine states: low-propensity environmental voters. By Sam Palca, James [...]
Ice Dam Bursts Threaten to Increase Sunny Day Floods as Hotter Temperatures Melt Glaciers Scientists say meltwater flooding will increase as the ice continues to retreat, but will eventually stop—when all the ice is melted and the glaciers [...]
Warming Trends: Global Warming Means Happier Rattlesnakes, What the Future Holds for Yellowstone and Fire Experts Plead for a Quieter Fourth A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, books, cultural events and other developments from the global warming frontier. [...]
Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest New research reveals a positive feedback loop with negative consequences linked to lower springtime humidity across an already parched landscape. By Judy Fahys - July 2, 2021 [...]
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns United Nations Worldwide consumption and production — a driving force of the global economy — rest on the use of the natural environment and resources in [...]
Arctic sea ice disappearing fast Sam Carana – July 6, 2021 Above image, from the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan, shows Arctic sea ice extent at a record low for the time of year, [...]
Massive Antarctic Lake Vanishes in Just Three Days Researchers estimate the body of water once held as much as 26 billion cubic feet of H2O that has now all drained into the ocean Alex Fox – July 2, [...]
California braces for another heat wave as climate change and drought take their toll David Knowles - July 6, 2021 The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning Tuesday for much of California that [...]
