Friederike Otto and her colleagues jump into action during heat waves, floods, and fires to pinpoint if global warming is to blame. When weather disaster strikes, observers near and far Continue Reading
Less food. More traffic accidents. Extreme weather hitting nuclear waste sites. Migrants rushing toward the United States, fleeing even worse calamity in their own countries. Those scenarios, once the stuff Continue Reading
Muon Space uses AI and detailed imagery to measure—and hopefully help mitigate—what can only be seen from space. Illustration: Maria Chimishkyan for Bloomberg Businessweek Over the past few years technology Continue Reading
Clean energy startups have raked in $11 billion so far this year, nearly double the total amount from 2020 One of the largest funders of clean energy startups has been Continue Reading
The global supply of fresh water is dropping by almost half an inch annually, the World Meteorological Organization warned in a report released this week. By 2050, about 5 billion Continue Reading
Every so often the tectonic geopolitical plates that hold up the world economy suddenly shift in ways that can rattle and destabilize everything on the surface. That’s happening right now Continue Reading
With natural gas, coal, and oil prices all soaring this summer, it is clear that a successful energy transition will take decades not years Some energy transition proponents may have Continue Reading
Let a molecule of carbon dioxide escape into the atmosphere, and it stays for centuries. There’s more than enough up there to smother the planet like a too-warm quilt, trapping Continue Reading
Much of the world is unprepared for the floods, hurricanes and droughts expected to worsen with climate change and urgently needs better warning systems to avert water-related disasters, according to Continue Reading
Thawing earth once thought to be permanently frozen is springing to life and threatening a crucial chunk of Russia’s economy. The melting of the thick layer of the earth known Continue Reading
