Rising Seas Mean More Flooding Will Be Coming to New York City
There’s going to be a lot more flooding in New York this year as climate change causes sea levels to continue to rise. The Battery, at the southern tip of Manhattan, Continue Reading
New Data Shows an ‘Extraordinary’ Rise in U.S. Coastal Flooding
Parts of the United States saw record levels of high-tide flooding last year as rising seas brought water further into coastal homes and infrastructure, government scientists reported Tuesday. The increase in Continue Reading
Great Lakes waters are warmest on record for early July
You don’t expect to see 75- or even 80-degree water in the Great Lakes in early July or, in most years, anytime. But an exceptionally hot weather pattern has pushed Continue Reading
New Tech Puts Lithium Batteries Back In The Energy Storage Race
Researchers are in a race to find the ultimate energy storage solution, considering the rise of renewable energy generation and electric vehicle (EV) sales around the world. Some scientists are Continue Reading
Gazprom plunges to first loss since 2015 as Europe gas demand tumbles
Gazprom has reported its first quarterly loss in more than four years as the coronavirus pandemic slashes gas demand and prices. A 30 percent fall in the value of the rouble Continue Reading
The Race To Complete The World’s Most Controversial Pipeline
It all started when leading European politicians, towering amongst them the German chancellor Angela Merkel, openly criticized the extraterritorial nature of U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2, stating that the Continue Reading
Italian Oil Major Looks To Leave Conventional Refining
Italian major Eni plans to exit traditional refining activities within the next decade as it is focused on bio-refineries and accelerating its transition to low-carbon energy, chief executive Claudio Descalzi Continue Reading
Russian Gold Exports Top Natural Gas For First Time Ever
The value of Russian gold exports has exceeded the country’s proceeds from natural gas exports for the first time in Russia’s modern history, due to low demand and prices for Continue Reading
Russian refiners keep output low as OPEC+ cuts tighten crude supply: sources
London — Russian refineries are keeping output low despite the end of spring turnarounds, as crude availability becomes tight as a result of cuts agreed by OPEC and its allies, Continue Reading
Electric cars threaten to pull the plug on petrol stations
Perched between Norway’s two longest fjords, Bergen might appear an unlikely place to glimpse the possible future of transport. But close to one in five cars in Norway’s second city Continue Reading