Siberian Black Skies Have Russia’s Dirtiest City Begging for Gas
A Russian city nestled in the vast Siberian forest — 2,000 miles and four times zones east of Moscow — has air so bad that the authorities regularly warn people Continue Reading
U.S. Emissions Set for Record Dive With Factories and Cars Idled
Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. are poised for a record plunge this year, the result of coronavirus lockdown orders that have shuttered factories, closed stores and left cars and Continue Reading
U.S. Lawmakers Propose A Major Clean Energy Stimulus
As tens of millions of Americans remain jobless following the COVID-19 shock that took the world by storm, some United States lawmakers are calling for a new stimulus package that Continue Reading
Putin’s Fury Over Norilsk Spill May Force Green Reform in Russia
The mishandling of the biggest Arctic oil spill ever infuriated Russian President Vladimir Putin and could give a boost to the country’s environmental regulation. MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, Russia’s biggest miner, Continue Reading
Cristobal destroys protective sand dunes in Grand Isle, La., a troubling omen in what could be a rough hurricane season
This satellite image shows Tropical Storm Cristobal as it moves inland over the southern part of the United States on Monday. (AFP/Getty Images/NOAA) GRAND ISLE, La. — Tropical Storm Cristobal Continue Reading
Covid-19 Affects How Much CO₂ the Oceans Absorb, Slowing Warming
Scientists have struggled for decades to explain a climate mystery as deep as the ocean. Oceans have absorbed almost 40% of carbon dioxide humanity has emitted from fossil fuels since 1750, considerably Continue Reading
Cristobal makes USGC landfall as nearly 35% of Gulf crude comes offline
Energy producers shut down almost 35% of the US Gulf of Mexico’s crude oil production and more than 32% of natural gas supplies ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal making a Continue Reading
How carbon levels hit a record high even as emissions fell during coronavirus pandemic
with Paulina Firozi Greenhouse gas emissions have plunged since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, Earth’s carbon dioxide levels are at their highest point in human Continue Reading
Warmest May on Record Reignited Zombie Fires in Siberia
Last month was the warmest May on record, with some parts of Siberia, Alaska and Antarctica registering unusually high temperatures, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Global temperatures were 0.63 Continue Reading
Carbon dioxide levels hit highest mark in human history, despite coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic’s economic downturn may have set off a sudden plunge in global greenhouse gas emissions, but another crucial metric for determining the severity of global warming — the amount Continue Reading
Summers are growing longer due to climate change, while winters are dramatically shrinking
The Earth is warming and disturbing the balance of the seasons. Data makes it clear that summers are expanding while winters are substantially shortening. I recently completed an analysis that examined Continue Reading
Pollution May Be Down, But Carbon Dioxide Is Soaring During Virus
It took no time for countries under quarantine to see energy use plummet, and with it, pollution levels. But even as citizens of Los Angeles and Jalandhar exuberantly posted photos of the Continue Reading
Two GOP senators join with Democrats to back bill to help cut emissions from farms
A bipartisan group of senators is trying to make it easier for farmers and forest managers to make money from reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their land. A new legislative proposal Continue Reading
Huge Spill Stains Arctic and Climate Change Could Be the Cause
A massive fuel spill in Siberia prompted Russia to declare a state of emergency in the region as the mining company involved said the catastrophe may have been caused by Continue Reading
Solar Geoengineering: Cooling the Planet Can Be Fast and Cheap
Congratulations. You’ve done everything humanly possible to cut carbon dioxide—to zero. But what if even that won’t be enough? It’s one of the most uncomfortable realizations in climate research. Inertia Continue Reading
First Oil Workers Evacuate Ahead Of Tropical Storm Cristobal
Occidental Petroleum is evacuating some of its Gulf of Mexico oil facilities ahead of the anticipated storm Cristobal, Occidental said on Wednesday. The evacuated workers so far will be limited Continue Reading
Automakers Warned to Cut Emissions in European Union
The European Union told automakers to do more to meet stringent emission targets after a new report showed carbon dioxide pollution from cars increased. Average emissions of new passenger cars registered Continue Reading
Britain’s Record Sunshine Offers a Glimpse Into a Dry Future
May was the U.K’s driest month in 124 years, and this spring was its sunniest on record. That came as welcome relief to millions of people locked down at home to slow the Continue Reading
JPMorgan, ING, and Other Banks’ Boards Still Have Fossil-Fuel Ties
The world’s largest banks have issued billions in loans to sustainable businesses and taken some steps to restrict funding for some of world’s worst polluters. But the greening of global Continue Reading
The Other Fossils in the Boardroom
The world’s largest banks have issued billions in loans to sustainable businesses and taken some steps to restrict funding for some of world’s worst polluters. But the greening of global Continue Reading
Texas, Louisiana coasts on watch for Tropical Storm Cristobal this weekend
Tropical Storm Cristobal has developed in the southern Gulf of Mexico, putting offshore drillers and Texas and Louisiana refiners on watch for potential impacts later in the week. Receive daily Continue Reading
New Study Shows Global Warming Intensifying Extreme Rainstorms Over North America
New research showing how global warming intensifies extreme rainfall at the regional level could help communities better prepare for storms that in the decades ahead threaten to swamp cities and Continue Reading
Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating, Scientists Report
We are in the midst of a mass extinction, many scientists have warned — this one driven not by a catastrophic natural event, but by humans. The unnatural loss of biodiversity is Continue Reading
‘Going in the Wrong Direction’: More Tropical Forest Loss in 2019
Destruction of tropical forests worldwide increased last year, led again by Brazil, which was responsible for more than a third of the total, and where deforestation of the Amazon through Continue Reading
Australia Water Crisis: Climate Change, Industrial Farms Dry Up the Heartland
The early afternoon sun was pounding the parched soil, and Gus Whyte was pulling on his dust-caked cowboy boots to take me for a drive. We’d just finished lunch—cured ham, Continue Reading
U.S. EPA moves to curb state powers to deny permits for energy projects
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler will sign a rule on Monday that would limit state powers to block pipelines, coal terminals and other energy infrastructure projects, according to Continue Reading
Coronavirus pandemic could give Democrats easier way to repeal major Trump EPA rules – The Washington Post
If Democrats win big in the November election, they may have an unusual way of quickly repealing some important Trump administration environmental rollbacks. That’s because the coronavirus pandemic has upended Continue Reading
Economic Giants Are Restarting. Here’s What It Means for Climate Change.
As countries begin rolling out plans to restart their economies after the brutal shock inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic , the three biggest producers of planet-warming gases — the European Continue Reading
Antarctic Ocean Reveals New Signs of Rapid Melt of Ancient Ice, Clues About Future Sea Level Rise
A new study in the journal Science found that floating ice shelves can melt much more rapidly than previously thought—at a rate of about six miles per year. Credit: Massimo Continue Reading
IMF Urges Stock Investors to Pay More Attention to Climate Risks
Investors worldwide are underestimating the financial risks from climate change, and companies need to start disclosing their exposure, according to the International Monetary Fund. As global temperatures rise, severe climate events Continue Reading
As hurricane season approaches, utility response to heed pandemic protocols
Utilities eye ‘layered defense’ to protect workforce Smaller staging areas, other protocols planned Sector constantly checking pulse of supply chain With the Atlantic hurricane season just around the corner, utilities Continue Reading
Key UN Climate Talks Officially Postponed to Nov. 2021
The United Nations “Cop26” Climate Change Conference in Glasgow has been officially postponed for a year and is now expected to take place the first two weeks of November. “The COP Continue Reading
’Zombie fires’ are burning in the Arctic after surviving the winter
The bitterly cold Arctic winter typically snuffs out the seasonal wildfires that erupt in this region. But every once in a while, a wildfire comes along that refuses to die. Continue Reading
‘Overtaken by Aliens’: India Faces Another Plague as Locusts Swarm
Magan Doodi, a groundskeeper at a golf course in Jaipur, was making his rounds earlier this week when he saw the sky suddenly turn a weird pink. It wasn’t some Continue Reading
U.S. states sue Trump administration over fuel efficiency rollback
A group of 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a Trump administration decision to weaken Obama-era fuel efficiency standards. In March, the Continue Reading
Southern targets net-zero emissions by 2050, stops short on more actions
Southern Company formally revamped its carbon-reduction strategy to target net-zero emissions by 2050, but the utility’s management held back from promising more aggressive actions on renewables and fossil fuels. During Continue Reading
Arctic Heatwave Is Reigniting Siberian Tinderbox
After the hottest winter on record, the Russian spring has yielded a Siberian heatwave that’s reigniting fires still simmering from last year. The region has witnessed unusually warm weather this Continue Reading
Climate change in deep oceans could be seven times faster by middle of century, report says
Rates of climate change in the world’s ocean depths could be seven times higher than current levels by the second half of this century even if emissions of greenhouse gases Continue Reading
India Bracing to Battle Locust Invasion Ahead of Monsoon Sowing – Bloomberg
Indian authorities are helping farmers mount a pesticide spraying campaign to fight the swarms of desert locusts which have already devastated crops across Pakistan and East Africa. As many as 700 tractors, 75 fire Continue Reading
Big Oil Loses Bid to Move California Climate Court Fight
California cities and counties cleared an important hurdle in their legal fight to get major oil companies including BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp., and Chevron Corp. to pay tens of Continue Reading
Joe Biden Weighs New Climate Proposals, Despite GOP Attacks
Elizabeth Warren has gained support among Democrats as a running mate for Joe Biden. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explores the strengths and weaknesses she could bring as Biden’s pick for Continue Reading
Siberian Heatwave Points to a Longer Wildfire Season
After the hottest winter on record in Russia, spring has brought with it a heatwave to Siberia. The region has witnessed unusually warm weather this month, with temperatures in some parts Continue Reading
Hurricane Season Gets More Complicated After Covid-19
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This Is How Human Extinction Could Play Out
Oh, it could get very bad. In 2015, a study in the Journal of Mathematical Biology pointed out that if the world’s oceans kept warming, by 2100 they might become Continue Reading
Why some spots on the planet are heating up faster than others
Just this month, several of my colleagues on The Washington Post’s climate team were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on this exact question. Their analysis of global climate Continue Reading
Cyclone Amphan: Survivors return to face destruction left by storm
Millions of people across Bangladesh and eastern India are taking stock of the devastation left by Cyclone Amphan. A massive clean-up operation has begun after the storm left 84 dead and Continue Reading
Disaster-Heavy Year Risks a FEMA ‘Code Red’ for Hurricane Season
Mounting disasters in the U.S. are spurring concern about the federal government’s ability to handle a storm season that’s projected to produce the most dangerous storm period since Hurricane Katrina in Continue Reading
A ‘Hyperactive’ Hurricane Season Is About to Strike
Climate scientists are predicting that as many as 20 named hurricanes will develop in the Atlantic basin during the six-month season that officially begins on Monday. The prediction of a Continue Reading
Hurricane Season 2020: Federal Researchers See 19 Storms, 6 Named
It’s becoming unanimous. Federal researchers are now weighing in on the hurricane season ahead, forecasting as many as 19 named storms for the year, at least six of which are Continue Reading
Europe Set To Unveil Its $500 Billion ‘Green Deal’
The European Union is set to launch a down payment on a Green New Deal. As the world slips into a deep economic recession – and some indicators are as Continue Reading