A massive methane plume detected last month over Kazakhstan occurred near a major pipeline that supplies natural gas to China. The cloud was observed roughly 100 kilometers (62 miles) west Continue Reading
Few things seem as stable and predictable as the moon. It goes from new to full and back again every month. It moves the tides. The same side always faces Continue Reading
Just 5 percent of the world’s power plants account for nearly three-quarters of global carbon emissions from electricity generation, a recent study showed . And all those power plants are Continue Reading
Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia’s coal-fired power plants in order to lower Continue Reading
Scientists have long been worried about what many call “the methane bomb” — the potentially catastrophic release of methan e from thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost.But now a study by Continue Reading
Temperatures are skyrocketing yet again in the Pacific Northwest as the second major heat wave of the summer overtakes the region. This heat wave is not nearly as intense as Continue Reading
What is the cost of our carbon footprint — not just in dollars, but in lives? According to a paper published on Thursday, it is soberingly high, and perhaps high Continue Reading
The phone call to the Eugene Water & Electric Board was startling. A group of homeowners, fearing a storm could knock down nearby power lines and ignite wildfires, was asking Continue Reading
Highlights 2020 in top 10 for temperature, rain, sun Average temperature up nearly a degree Daily rainfall, sunshine records broken In a warning for power markets in the world’s fifth Continue Reading
A heat wave scorched southeast Europe on Thursday, sending residents flocking to the coast, public fountains and air-conditioned locations to find some relief. Temperatures rose above 40 C (104 F) Continue Reading
