Climate & Energy

July 23, 2019

Online video streaming produces 300 million tons of CO2 per year

Scientists say the growth of online streaming will ultimately be unsustainable.
July 23, 2019

Elephant extinction could decrease carbon-absorbing trees, accelerating climate change

Elephant extinction could allow 7% more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
July 23, 2019

China’s greenhouse gas emissions up 50% since 2005

China’s environment ministry said its emissions reached 12.3 billion tons in 2014, up 53.5% since 2005.
July 19, 2019

Community groups appeal against coal plant permit

July 18, 2019

Deforestation in the Congo Basin releasing carbon held for thousands of years

Carbon escaping from deforested sites is about 1,500 years old.
July 18, 2019

Alaskan heatwave brought record high temperatures

This 4th of July, Alaskans experienced record high temperatures, with Anchorage reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in the city’s history.
July 11, 2019

Unusual summer hail storm covers Guadalajara, Mexico, in ice

Guadalajara residents woke up at the end of June to more than 3 feet of ice after a hailstorm broke the stretch of hot summer days.
July 11, 2019

Airplane contrail effects expected to triple by 2050

Researchers have known for some time the cloud trails left by aircrafts have an atmospheric greenhouse effect, but the impact of these trails is expected to triple by 2050.
July 10, 2019

Health Groups File Lawsuit to Stop EPA Air Emissions Rule

Groups seek to prevent implementation of Affordable Clean Energy Rule, which could increase air pollution
July 9, 2019

Forest thinning may help trees be more climate resilient

Researchers have determined that thinning forests is an effective technique for recovery and maintenance of forests dealing with climate change.
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