Upper-level high pressure is maxed out and anchored over southern Alaska Friday evening per model simulations. (TropicalTidbits.com) All-time heat records are at risk in Alaska in coming days as a Continue Reading
Climate change is becoming the 21st century’s “nuclear war”, in the sense of being an existential problem which poses an imminent global risk, a collection of senior world leaders have Continue Reading
This analysis examined the effect of flight distance on greenhouse gas emissions per passenger, and compared emissions from flying different distances with annual emissions from driving. Greenhouse gas emissions were Continue Reading
France registered its highest temperature since records began on Friday as the death toll rose from a heatwave suffocating much of Europe. The mercury hit 45.9 degrees Celsius (114.6 Fahrenheit) Continue Reading
Because of relentless global warming, the world risks plunging into a ‘climate apartheid’—a scenario in which the rich will buy themselves out of the worst effects of climate change, while Continue Reading
America’s coal-burning power plants are shutting down at a rapid pace, forcing electric utilities to face the next big climate question: Embrace natural gas, or shift aggressively to renewable energy? Some large Continue Reading
Thibault Camus/Associated Press Temperatures were set to soar across Europe beginning on Wednesday, with authorities from Paris to Warsaw issuing heat alerts, canceling events and bracing for potentially record heat Continue Reading
Japan has bowed to US pressure by watering down commitments to tackling climate change in its draft G20 communique, a sign of how Tokyo is seeking to curry favor with Continue Reading
Temperatures are likely to be 20 to 30 degrees or more above normal in the heat this week. (WeatherBell.com) An intense heat wave is set to bake Europe in coming Continue Reading
A Canadian tourist cools down in the Trocadero’s fountains in August 2018 amid another heatwave France is braced for a heatwave with temperatures forecast to exceed 40C this week – Continue Reading
