Why they happen, how they hurt
This picture of the Pacific Ocean was taken by the International Space Station orbits into in April 2022 from 261 miles up. Photo courtesy NASA The oceans of the world …
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World leaders at risk of ignoring fossil fuel time bomb
Jim Skea was elected as the new chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the globally authoritative U.N. body on climate science, on July 26, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | …
The Bizarre Method by Which Human Waste is Causing Coral Fatality
“Even with a severe heat wave in 2015, 20 percent of those reefs that were in cleaner water with the herbivore fish not only went got through the heat, but …
Record-breaking global temperatures recorded in July for both air and sea
Death Valley National Park on July 15, 2023, near Furnace Creek, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images Global air and ocean temperatures soared to a record high in July, according …
Developing Nations’ Climate Transition Demands Over $1 Trillion Investment
Smoke billows from an unauthorized steel factory, foreground, on November 4, 2016 in Inner Mongolia, China. To meet China’s targets to slash emissions of carbon dioxide, authorities are pushing to …
Please Cease Microwaving Plastic, Out of Respect for God
At the start of his third year of graduate school, Kazi Albab Hussain became a father. As a new dad and a PhD student studying environmental nanotechnology, plastic was on …
IEA Report Shows India as Second Country, following China, to Burn 1 Billion Tonnes of Coal
NEW DELHI: India became the only country besides China to burn more than a billion tonne (BT) of coal in 2022 as demand grew at 8% on the back of …
Study finds that a combination of extreme heat and air pollution may heighten the possibility of fatal heart attacks
The combination of extreme heat and air pollution has been found to significantly increase the risk of a fatal heart attack, particularly among older individuals, according to a recent study. …
First-ever Decline in Carbon Emissions Recorded by Amazon
A contractor working for Amazon.com cleans a delivery truck in Richmond, California, Oct. 13, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon lowered its carbon emissions for the …
Comparing Frozen Food Grocery Sales to Critical Cold Storage Supply Chains
Americans love frozen food. Virtually all American households purchase frozen food at least once a year, but without resilient cold storage supply chain infrastructure, the growth and safety of the …