Striking Graphs That Show Humanity’s Domination of the Earth
[ad_1] The numbers don’t lie: Humans are ruining this planet. Atmospheric carbon levels and ocean temperatures are going up. Arctic sea ice and biodiversity levels are going down—and no, the…
The New Climate Bill’s Secret Weapon? Tax Credits
[ad_1] This bill, then, is a stealthy way to drive Americans as a society toward a cleaner future. It’s turning small individual action—you being better able to afford a heat…
Wildfire Smoke Is Terrible for You. But What Does It Do to Cows?
[ad_1] Other animals on the farm, too, may be vulnerable to wildfire smoke. Horses have massive lungs—the animals are born to run and suck in loads of air in the…
How Do You Know a Cargo Ship Is Polluting? It Makes Clouds
[ad_1] If you have a habit of perusing satellite imagery of the world’s oceans—and who doesn’t, really?—you might get lucky and spot long, thin clouds, like white slashes across the…
Europe Has Descended Into the Age of Fire
[ad_1] Wildfires are becoming more difficult to manage, he says, because the land isn’t actively controlled with vegetation-thinning and deliberate burns. “The problem is that we as a society have…
Texas’ Precarious Power Grid Exposes a Nasty Feedback Loop
[ad_1] Another extreme weather event, another trial for Texas’ infamous electrical grid. As temperatures have soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, residents have cranked up their air conditioners, forcing the Electric…
Why the Arctic Is Warming 4 Times as Fast as the Rest of Earth
[ad_1] All the extra warmth of summer is also getting trapped in the Arctic Ocean, then released throughout the winter. “The greatest warming in the Arctic is happening in winter,…