Snow in Hawaii, Fire in Montana
As parts of Hawaii brace for a foot of snow, and whole islands were under flash flood warnings due to heavy rain, Denver has yet to see snow this season as high
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Judge Blocks MT Coal Mine Expansion
A federal judge blocked the expansion of Montana's largest coal mine on Wednesday, ruling the Interior Department failed to account for the social cost of the carbon pollution that would result from
Louisiana Flooding ‘Just Insult To Injury’ In Lake Charles
More than 15 inches of rain have fallen in places across Texas and Louisiana already this week with more expected as the battered region contends with flash floods, severe thunderstorms, and even
Southern Cal. Water Authorities Announce Water Emergency Measures:
Southern California water management officials declared an unprecedented water shortage emergency on Tuesday amid the extreme and historic drought. Effective June 1, the order by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Nearly All The Chinook Salmon In The Sacramento River Will Die
A drumbeat of climate-fueled heatwaves, compounded by water management practices, will likely kill nearly all juvenile chinook salmon in the Sacramento River, California wildlife officials warn. “It’s an extreme set of cascading
Racism In Academia Isolates Scientists, Causes Suboptimal Outcomes
The dearth of Black researchers in the geosciences, which includes climatology, not only creates an exclusionary environment that isolates Black people within the field, but leads to inferior outcomes, Bloomberg reports. The
Driest Year for California Since 1924
California just concluded its driest 'water year' in nearly a century. Between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021, the cycle on which precipitation is measured, the average precipitation across the state's
‘Unequivocal’ IPCC Report Confirms Human Causation Of Climate Change
An alarming new IPCC report released this morning confirms, with "unequivocal" certainty, that the climate change causing the devastating phenomena hammering the globe is driven by human-sourced greenhouse gas pollution. While some
Louisiana Threatened By Groundwater Crisis
The groundwater relied upon by nearly two-thirds of Louisianans is in danger of becoming critically scarce, according to an analysis of USGS data by the Investigative Reporting Workshop and WWNO/WRKF, NPR reports.
Is Agriculture Moving Indoors?
On a sunny day last August, Daniel Malechuk opened the door to a 77,000-square-foot warehouse just outside Atlanta. Inside, under the soft magenta glow of LED lights, grew five varieties of hydroponic
A Tribal Nation Made Dependent on Oil and Gas Got Little Relief When the Market Crashed
When the oil boom came to North Dakota around 2008, it also came to the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The reservation had long endured high levels of poverty, and drilling offered much
This Is What the Future of Natural Gas Looks Like (PHOTOS)
Hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Royal Dutch Shell saw its profits drop 71 percent between 2019 and 2020. Its recovery will likely be stymied by the rise of electric cars and
Teen Scientist Finds Low-Tech Way to Recycle Water
Shreya Ramachandran, 17, remembers witnessing California’s water crisis firsthand on a visit to Tulare County in 2014, when she was still a preteen. Tulare spans a large swath of farmland in California’s
These Apocalyptic Myths Are Coming True Thanks to Climate Change
The last year or so has seen a spate of landmark climate change reports that lay out an apocalyptic vision of the future, a vision that is already starting to take shape
Politics Is Literally Keeping Americans Up at Night
Two defining features of the Trump presidency are conflict and chaos. From the moment he took the oath of office, waves of criticism followed him wherever he went. Now, as the House
Meet Kick-Ass Teen Climate Activist Xiye Bastida
Xiye Bastida grew up in the Mexican town of San Pedro Tultepec embracing the Otomi indigenous belief that if you take care of the Earth, it will take care of you. “Earth
For Climate Deniers in Power, ‘Ridicule Can Be Tremendously Effective’
It’s been a week since David Karpf first went viral, but he’s hoping his time in the culture war spotlight will soon come to an end. “You can’t really go bigger than
Meager Rainfall Is Stunting Kids’ Growth
Matthew Cooper witnessed the heartbreaking effects of malnutrition on young children, first as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kissa, a village in southern Mali, and later as a graduate student doing research
Humans Have Reshaped the Water Cycle. Diagrams Don’t Reflect That.
Ben Abbott and David Hannah believe water cycle diagrams — depictions that illustrate how water circulates on Earth — are hopelessly out-of-date because they don’t show the disruptive influence of humans. “It’s as if they were
Microbes Help Humans: Our Invisible Allies
Microbes are everywhere — on land, in the sea and in the air. They are on us and inside us. All living things interact daily with bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms. We consume them