Next Breakthrough in Clean Energy: Offshore Solar Farms
Buffeted by waves as high as 10 meters in China’s Yellow Sea about 30 kilometers off the coast of Shandong province, two circular rafts carrying neat rows of solar panels …
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Wired: Mysterious Disappearance of the Snow Crab
“If we’ve lost the ice, we’ve lost the 2-degree water,” Michael Litzow, shellfish assessment program manager with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told me. “Cold water, it’s their niche—they’re …
Record-breaking heat, floods, and wildfires intensify due to El Niño’s contribution to global warming
HTML Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees …
Increasing Global Warming Leads to Escalating Turbulence
A plane flying over Northamptonshire, England. For many, turbulence is an uncomfortable part of air travel. Joe Giddens – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Turbulence during a …
The Potential Overload: How the EV Boom Might Overburden Our Power Grid
Over 50% of new cars sold in the U.S. by 2030 are expected to be electric vehicles, which could strain the country’s electric grid, designed for fossil fuel use. According …
Rising Environmental Impacts of Belt and Road Initiative Projects
The projects under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have had a negative impact on the environment of all the countries where they have been implemented. They have increased the …
Calls for worker protection amplify as planet continues to heat
Europe experienced severe heat waves during the summer of 2022, resulting in wildfires, droughts, and fatalities. These events reiterated the fact that extreme weather conditions can have devastating real-world effects. …
Long Island GOP Takes Controversial Action to Limit Democratic Voting
Over the course of the last century, Long Island has undergone a dramatic transformation. Once the nation’s first suburb, it has now become one of the most densely populated areas …
Alaska, Once Oil-Rich, Now Seeks New Carbon Boom Amidst Struggles as Worst State for Business
An oil pipeline stretches across the landscape outside Prudhoe Bay in North Slope Borough, Alaska, May 25, 2019. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Alaska can …
Scientists express concern over unusually high ocean temperatures near Florida
By Eric Zerkel | CNN A sudden marine heat wave off the coast of Florida has surprised scientists and sent water temperatures soaring to unprecedented highs, threatening one of the …