Hoover Dam Reservoir at Lowest Since 1937 as Drought Worsens
The Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nev., on March 7. The reservoir level at the iconic Hoover Dam in the U.S. Southwest has plunged to its lowest since 1937 as Continue Reading
Lake Mead: Largest US reservoir dips to record low
Reuters image captionReceding water levels have exposed bleached-white embankments of Lake Mead The largest reservoir in the US has dipped to its lowest ever level, officials say, as an extreme Continue Reading
Biden EPA moves to reverse and rewrite Trump administration changes to Clean Water Act – The Washington Post
The Biden administration is set to toss out President Donald Trump’s efforts to scale back the number of streams, marshes and other wetlands that fall under federal protection, kicking off Continue Reading
Carbon Capture Investment Soars As CO2 Levels Hit Record High
With carbon capture having hit record levels, government investment in new projects is soaring, even Elon Musk is backing it . Here’s what’s happening in the space. As populations continue Continue Reading
IEA calls on private finance to prevent surge in emerging economy emissions
Annual spend needs to increase seven times Capital ‘significantly more expensive’ for emerging, developing economies Focus must be on power sector, electrification Emerging and developing economies are set to account Continue Reading
Could This Household Chemical Become The Superfuel Of The Future?
These two gases are some of the best options for zero-carbon fuel. That could make them the hottest commodities on the planet … and the future stars of a multi-trillion-dollar Continue Reading
CO₂ Reaches Its Highest Level in More Than 4 Million Years
As surely as the rains fall and flowers blossom, the Northern Hemisphere awakens every June to another, less inspiring rite of spring—a new peak level for global atmospheric carbon dioxide. Continue Reading
Record heat bakes Middle East as temperatures top 125 degrees
Temperatures in the Middle East have topped 125 degrees after a run of record-breaking heat. Several countries tied or challenged national records amid the blistering heatwave, which has brought a Continue Reading
An enormous missing contribution to global warming may have been right under our feet
Long before the era of fossil fuels, humans may have triggered a massive but mysterious “carbon bomb” lurking beneath the Earth’s surface, a new scientific study suggests. If the finding Continue Reading
Worst Drought in Decades Escalates Threats Across U.S. West
Almost three-fourths of the western U.S. is gripped by drought so severe that it’s off the charts of anything recorded in the 20-year history of the U.S. Drought Monitor.Mountains across Continue Reading