Climate Change

Record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat offers a window into the global need for more air conditioning as climate change makes heat waves more extreme. Why it matters: Extreme heat is the deadliest weather hazard in the U.S. and many other countries, and with average temperatures climbing due to climate change, the…

Wine grapes are particularly finicky when it comes to their environment. For instance, heatwaves and droughts lead to earlier berry ripening and lackluster wine. And these types of episodes are expected to intensify as Earth's climate changes. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry have tweaked…

SEOUL - Smartphone and chip giant Samsung Electronics' fulfilment of a headline-grabbing pledge to switch to renewable energy in the US, China and Europe account for less than 20 percent of its global electricity use, environmentalists Greenpeace said Tuesday. The firm needs to broaden and deepen its commitment if it…

Jack Bush, electrical engineer and radar operator for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, checks the antennas of a K-band phenomenology airborne radar (Air SWOT), underneath a King Air twin engine airplane, before one of many flights over the Atchafalaya River delta to measure surface water velocity, at New Orleans Lakefront…

As temperatures rise and oceans acidify, coral around the globe is being increasingly threatened by the effects of climate change. But for most coral ecosystems, there may be some respite — scientists say that many may be able to migrate poleward to cooler waters as their original habitats become intolerable. …

Home News (Image credit: NASA) Planet Earth is now trapping twice as much heat as it did 14 years ago, according to findings of a new study, which raise concerns about the possible acceleration of climate change.  For the study, researchers looked at data from the Clouds and the Earth's…

Blockchain technology could hold the key to protecting the environment and fighting climate change, the United Nations has stated. The U.N. is already looking at initiatives that employ blockchain to ensure transparency in environmental protection, develop clean energy markets and boost climate financing. It also touted blockchain‘s potential in promoting…

The much-anticipated sixth assessment report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be rolled out on Aug. 9, generating a burst of climate coverage in the media and putting pressure on lawmakers to act. Why it matters: The IPCC's reports are designed to be the most authoritative…

Today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve -- and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan knows the struggle firsthand, but she also understands the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset...Read More

Seattle and Portland are bracing for triple-digit highs. June 25, 2021, 12:56 PM • 7 min read A historic heat wave is headed for the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures expected to surpass all-time records in some regions, threatening the lives of some residents. Over the weekend, temperatures will be soaring…