The Geological Fluke That’s Protecting Sea Life in the Galapagos
[ad_1] This story originally appeared in Hakai Magazine and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Pushed by climate change, almost every part of the ocean is heating up. But…
America’s Billion-Dollar Tree Problem Is Spreading
[ad_1] Fast-growing, drought-tolerant trees are slowly spreading across grasslands on every continent except Antarctica. Given how desperate we are to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, millions of new saplings sprouting…
5 Good Ideas From COP27—and How Likely They Are to Happen
[ad_1] Things didn’t look particularly good at the start of COP27. The word on everyone’s lips was “trust”—specifically, the lack of it. Since the last UN climate meeting, many rich…
Tiny Aerosols Pose a Big Predicament in a Warming World
[ad_1] Fossil fuels are rapidly warming the planet, and the aerosols from their combustion kill millions of people each year. So we need to rapidly decarbonize. But in an ironic…
Bureaucracy Is Blocking the Green Energy Revolution
[ad_1] The technology that will carry humanity toward a sustainable future is already here, says Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, but heavy-handed regulators and outdated infrastructure are standing in…
The Infinite Cloud Is a Fantasy
[ad_1] Since the turn of the millennium, the tech industry has spent billions to conjure a seductive narrative that the cloud—a term most nontechnical people use to mean everything the…
New York Voted to Protect the Planet. California Did Not
[ad_1] But in a move that puzzled many of the state’s progressives, Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, joined the California Republican Party to oppose the measure because of Lyft’s involvement. He…
Truffles Are Becoming Even More Expensive. Blame Climate Change
[ad_1] “The biggest finding that we had was that truffles were responding to these hot and dry summers,” says Steidinger. He and colleagues found that a temperature anomaly of just…
Protest Is Risky at Egypt’s COP27. That Won’t Stop Activists
[ad_1] But an altercation that followed the event exemplified the resistance human rights activists face: According to a Washington Post report, Egyptian lawmaker Amr Darwish stood up and yelled at…
Scientists Are Uncovering Ominous Waters Under Antarctic Ice
[ad_1] It’s not a tremendous amount of melt per square foot. But over an area that’s the size of two large European countries, that scales up. “What we concluded is…
Europeans Are Burning Trees to Keep Warm
[ad_1] In the past few decades, the European Union has transformed its energy system. In 2005 about 10 percent of all energy consumed in the EU came from renewable sources.…
New Mexico’s Beloved Pinyon Jay Is Losing Its Pine Habitat
[ad_1] The petition contains the first estimate of total acreage of piñon-juniper habitat currently treated by the Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service in states with pinyon…
The UN Climate Talks Are About to Face Maddening Uncertainties
[ad_1] For years, the world has known what it has to do about climate change: hold the line at 1.5 degrees Celsius to stave off the worst effects of warming.…
A Caustic Shift Is Coming for the Arctic Ocean
[ad_1] Imagine, for a moment, that you are standing on a pier by the sea, grasping, somewhat inexplicably, a bowling ball. Suddenly you lose your grip and it tumbles down…
This Platform Makes Sure Companies Stick to Their Climate Pledges
[ad_1] After mapping comes planning. Sustainability professionals, warehouse managers, CFOs, or whoever uses the platform are given a to-do list for decarbonization. “It explains specifically what kind of materials you…
This Ancient Grain-Sowing Method Could Be Farming’s Future
[ad_1] Today, Ethiopian farmers are feeling the pressure to grow modern monoculture crops, thanks in part to a national push to become an agricultural powerhouse. “If you export grains, you…
Microplastics Are Everywhere. Here’s What You Can Do About It
[ad_1] So what, you might ask—it’s just plastic! After all, if you accidentally swallow a shirt button, it’ll pass straight through you, right? But when it’s broken down into microscopic…
The World Needs More Gigantic Sci-Fi Sea Dams
[ad_1] The figures might not add up now, but the amount of untapped energy available ought to be hard to ignore. Coles and his colleagues found that tidal stream power…
After Hurricane Ian’s Floods, the Flesh-Eating Bacteria
[ad_1] In September, Hurricane Ian smashed into the southwest coast of Florida, bringing with it a storm surge that reached 13 feet in the coastal town of Fort Myers. Warm,…
Goats and Sheep Are Brawling in the Rockies. Blame Glacial Melt
[ad_1] This story originally appeared on The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In one corner, there is the agile climber with steak-knife-like horns. In the other…
What the Soup-Throwing Climate Activists Got Right
[ad_1] Some people have argued that the stunt discredited the wider climate movement. I don’t buy that for a second. Instead, I suspect it is far more likely to produce…
If You Don’t Already Live in a Sponge City, You Will Soon
[ad_1] Like anything else, water is great in moderation—urbanites need it to survive, but downpours can flood streets and homes. And as you might have noticed, climate change isn’t good…
Why India’s Capital Is Teeming With Mosquitoes
[ad_1] Delhi’s surge of Culex mosquitoes comes at a time when public health officials are declaring notable victories against other kinds of mosquitoes, including the Anopheles genus that transmits malaria.…
Brian Eno on Why He Wrote a Climate Album With Deepfake Birdsongs
[ad_1] One transition I liked on the album was “Garden of Stars” to “Inclusion,” which comes as a relief. It made me think of the fire lily growing after wildfires.…
Recycled Battery Materials Can Work as Well as New Ones
[ad_1] The cathode is a marvel of molecular choreography. How much power a battery holds, and how long it lasts, depends on its lattice of metallic atoms—how well it can…