Enlarge / Climate change is increasing the incidence of extreme rainfall, ensuring that more people are going to directly notice its effects. (credit: SYLVAIN THOMAS / Getty Images) This year has seen a huge number of climate-related disasters, from hurricanes to drought and from fires to floods. In the middle of the chaos, the IPCC […]
Enlarge / A hailstorm at a location like this could be really problematic. (credit: Barcroft Media / Contributor) Solar panels have a love-hate relationship with nature.They need to be placed in exposed locations that get a lot of sunlight, but cloudy weather obviously reduces their production. Less obviously, more extreme weather—from snowstorms to hurricanes—can damage […]
Enlarge (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images ) President Joe Biden’s climate ambitions will face a critical test on Monday as a major portion of the $3. 5 trillion reconciliation bill comes up for a vote. If it passes, the sprawling legislation will push the American economic climate to rein in its carbon emissions by spurring advancements […]
Greece hopes to open its borders to tourists on May 14. It’s pushing hard for a system that requires proof a visitor has been vaccinated against COVID-19. Read More
Enlarge / Damaged left behind by flooding in the Ahr valley. (credit: Picture Alliance / Getty Images) The backdrop of a steadily warming climate has frequently raised questions about whether any given extreme weather event could have been influenced by climate change. It’s a natural question to ask, but answering it in peer-reviewed detail usually […]
A hydrogen filling station. (credit: Peter Gercke/picture alliance via Getty Images) The head of a hydrogen lobbying group has stepped down amid concerns that blue hydrogen made from natural gas would serve as a “lock-in” for fossil fuels. Oil and gas companies in recent years have been touting the purported advantages of hydrogen made from […]
Companies are increasingly turning to trees that already exist for their offsets. Read More
Enlarge / Having personal limits on carbon emissions might motivate more people to transition to lower carbon options. (credit: Mike Kemp / Getty Images) In 2008, the United Kingdom’s government evaluated the idea of a personal carbon allowance (PCA) to help reduce emissions. In short, the effort would put caps on the amount of carbon […]
Enlarge / The destabilization of ice sheets in West Antarctica would be a major climate tipping point. (credit: Alessandro Dahan / Getty Images ) Rising temperatures are producing some very predictable effects: gradually worsening droughts, a steady rise within sea levels, and so on. But we also risk crossing thresholds in which aspects of the […]
Enlarge / A Hyundai Nexo patrol car at a hydrogen filling station in Lower Saxony, Germany. (credit: Friso Gentsch/picture alliance ) Gas companies and utilities are in a pickle. Their entire business model relies on the extraction, transport, and combustion of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases known to humankind. With many countries […]