Nearly every corner of the Lower 48 is dealing with some sort of wild weather, with fires, floods, tornadoes and a punishing heat wave all wreaking havoc. A staggering 120 Continue Reading
Even under the shade of large umbrellas at Terraza Colon cafe in the heart of Madrid, it was hot. The tables were empty. “June is one of the best months Continue Reading
Even under the shade of large umbrellas at Terraza Colon cafe in the heart of Madrid, it was hot. The tables were empty. “June is one of the best months Continue Reading
Hussam al-Aqouli remembers the exact spot along southern Iraq’s Lake Sawa where his two daughters once dipped their feet into clear waters. Now he stands there two years on and Continue Reading
A new report shows that U.S. oil and gas firms are underreporting methane leaks. The report suggests that much of the methane emissions appear to be caused by a small Continue Reading
Almost the whole of Portugal was in severe drought at the end of May, the country’s weather service said Thursday. The month of May was the hottest in the southern Continue Reading
Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos released thousands of tons of methane gas into the atmosphere from an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico last December, research Continue Reading
Temperatures are soaring as we head into the weekend beneath an intense and sprawling heat dome that will bring triple-digit heat to 45 million Americans in the coming week. Heat Continue Reading
Big oil and gas companies have internal data showing that their methane emissions in the vast Permian Basin “are likely significantly higher than official data” reported to the Environmental Protection Continue Reading
The largest wildfires in New Mexico’s history belong to the same troubling increase in conflagrations, exacerbated by drought and rising temperatures, that have burned vast areas of the western United Continue Reading
If the Great Salt Lake, which has already shrunk by two-thirds, continues to dry up, here’s what’s in store: The lake’s flies and brine shrimp would die off — scientists Continue Reading
Temperatures are set to soar in Texas and the Desert Southwest this week, with readings topping 110 degrees and an escalating danger of heat-related illnesses. The National Weather Service is Continue Reading
Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding – but absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling life, Ralph Marston once said. But what if a dream is too good to be Continue Reading
Highlights 70%-80% risk for above-average temperatures Gas prices could top $10/MMBtu by June 10-11 SP-15 on-peak bal-week offered at $150/MWh Natural gas and power prices across the desert US Southwest Continue Reading
The invasion of Ukraine has put the US and Europe on a wartime mission to abandon Russian fossil fuels. This series looks at speeding up zero-carbon alternatives by lowering political Continue Reading
MISO, West region at highest risk High power prices expected in ERCOT Eastern ISOs forecast sufficient capacity The Midcontinent System Operator and Western US are at risk of energy emergencies Continue Reading
Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! ICYMI, yesterday we reported on how Democratic state lawmakers are promoting bills targeting the fossil fuel industry for climate damage. Today we’re looking Continue Reading
Batten down the hatches for another nasty hurricane season. Nearly every natural force and a bunch of human-caused ones — more than just climate change — have turned the last Continue Reading
For four years under President Donald J. Trump, the United States all but stopped trying to combat climate change at the federal level. Mr. Trump is no longer in office, but his Continue Reading
The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season strengthened on Sunday as it spiraled toward the southern coast of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (177 km/h) that Continue Reading
Mike Cannon-BrookesPhotographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg An Australian billionaire’s success in forcing AGL Ltd. to scrap a breakup plan and its top executives to step down may shake the status quo Continue Reading
Warnings of critical fire conditions blanketed much of the U.S. Southwest on Saturday, as crews in northern New Mexico worked to stop the growth of the nation’s largest active wildfire. Continue Reading
India’s annual monsoon, which delivers about 70% of the country’s rainfall, arrived on the coast of southern Kerala state on Sunday, the state-run India Meteorological Department said, two days ahead Continue Reading
Firefighters doused trees along a road near Las Vegas, N.M., earlier in May. Two New Mexico fires that merged into the largest wildfire in state history were each sparked by Continue Reading
Energy security has become a top priority for importers as forecasts of tighter gas supplies and volatile prices in the next few years are keeping buyers on edge and impeding Continue Reading
The drought has pushed down reservoir levels in many places across the West, including the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County. The American West is locked in its worst Continue Reading
China’s plans for 169 new and expanded coal projects could boost global methane emissions from mines that produce the dirtiest fossil fuel by 10% and jeopardize its own short-term climate Continue Reading
Highlights 90s F forecast from mid-Atlantic to Massachusetts Northeast power burns to top 9 Bcf/d in early June Northeast inventory deficit grows in May to 85 Bcf An early-season heat Continue Reading
Atlantic weather systems have severely affected oil and gas operations in the past. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above average Continue Reading
Risks to production, refining, exports, ports NOAA predicts up to 21 named storms 2021 season was the third-most active US energy and commodity markets are set for another busy Atlantic Continue Reading
The White House is considering waiving U.S. gasoline environmental rules aimed at reducing summertime smog, hoping the waiver will combat rising pump prices, according to three sources involved in the Continue Reading
Asia’s blistering heatwave has caused hours-long daily blackouts, putting more than 1 billion people at risk. There won’t be enough energy supplies to go around as sweltering heat boosts power Continue Reading
Insurers are now suffering 3.6 times more losses from natural catastrophes than they were three decades ago, according to new research, which suggests insurance companies are being hit by the Continue Reading
A weather phenomenon over the Indian Ocean is exacerbating the driest conditions in more than four decades in the Horn of Africa that may continue for the rest of the Continue Reading
The organization responsible for North American electric reliability warned energy shortfalls were possible this summer in California, Texas and the U.S. Midwest where extreme heat from a severe drought could Continue Reading
The World Meteorological Organization’s new report catalogs new records for sea-level rise, ocean temperature, greenhouse gas concentrations and ocean acidification. Last year brought new records for sea-level rise , ocean Continue Reading
It doesn’t take the end of the world to upend the way billions live in it. The punishing weather we are uneasily learning to call “normal” is doing that already. Continue Reading
As China’s rainy season starts, National Climate Center forecasts show that flooding in the north and south of the country could be as bad as last summer when torrential rain Continue Reading
A diary from New Delhi on a recent day when the city of 19 million struggled to cope with killer temperatures Large parts of northern and central India are bracing Continue Reading
Public schools were closed and evacuation bags packed this week as a stubborn wildfire crept within a few miles of the city of Los Alamos and its companion U.S. national Continue Reading
Some of the wildest weather of this year ripped across the US Midwest and Great Plains on Thursday, unleashing tree-toppling, hurricane-force wind gusts and crashing hail. The highest wind report Continue Reading
Across huge swaths of the planet, this year has started off hot, dry and on fire. Record blazes have raged out of control in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Continue Reading
In early 2020, UK-based independent testing firm Emissions Analytics published a study claiming that tire particulate wear emissions were 1,000 times worse than exhaust emissions ( earlier post ). Since Continue Reading
Temperature in Continental US on May 9. Source: National Weather Service/NOAA Texas suffered extremely high temperatures in the last week, reaching 112° Fahrenheit (44.4° Celsius) in Rio Grande Village, near Continue Reading
A sprawling dome of summerlike heat has swelled from Texas to Wisconsin and is poised to shatter records in more than a dozen states. Madison, Wis., Chicago, Des Moines, St. Continue Reading
Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes , a new U.S. government study found . The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study links changes in Continue Reading
Since signing the Paris climate agreement in 2015, nations around the world have focused on one climate goal: limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial Continue Reading
The calendar says May, but the atmosphere has fast-forwarded at least a month. A sprawling dome of summerlike heat is parked over the central United States, bringing temperatures 20 degrees Continue Reading
When Royal Dutch Shell sold off its stake in the Umuechem oil field in Nigeria last year, it was, on paper, a step forward for the company’s climate ambitions: Shell Continue Reading
Oil rigs Years of government neglect and unemployment in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region have given rise to a widespread industry of illegally refining stolen oil. It is estimated that about Continue Reading
