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America’s war in Afghanistan devastated the country’s environment in ways that may never be cleaned up

Climate Change

America’s war in Afghanistan devastated the country’s environment in ways that may never be cleaned up America’s war in Afghanistan devastated the country’s environment in ways that may never be cleaned up

By Lynzy Billing/Inside Climate News

Otzi the Iceman remains laid out on a stretcher

Archaeology

‘Dark’ archaeologists scour melting ice for ancient artifacts ‘Dark’ archaeologists scour melting ice for ancient artifacts

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Green architecture homes

Climate Change

The EPA wants to tighten up their ‘zero-emission’ building definition The EPA wants to tighten up their ‘zero-emission’ building definition

Pile of colorful Lego bricks

Climate Change

Lego’s plan for eco-friendly bricks has fallen apart Lego’s plan for eco-friendly bricks has fallen apart

Pacific Ocean storm seen from a research vessel's stern

Climate Change

When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows

A black and white archival photo of the USS Arizona sinking during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Climate Change

Pearl Harbor dataset holds clues to how WWII may have shaped weather data Pearl Harbor dataset holds clues to how WWII may have shaped weather data

By Laura Baisas

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff

Animals

Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff

By Alastair Bland/Hakai Magazine

Revo Foods 3D-printed salmon

Animals

The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good

Communities struggling with opioid addiction have a new complication: climate disasters

Climate Change

Communities struggling with opioid addiction have a new complication: climate disasters Communities struggling with opioid addiction have a new complication: climate disasters

By Robin Buller/High Country News

A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor

Air Force

A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Heat pump outside building

Climate Change

Heat pumps still get the job done in extreme cold Heat pumps still get the job done in extreme cold

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

Animals

Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause

By Hannah Seo/Hakai Magazine

drought in Yemen, august 2023

Climate Change

Almost every place on Earth was affected by extreme temperatures this summer Almost every place on Earth was affected by extreme temperatures this summer

By Sara Kiley Watson

An orca whale swims around an ice flow with a crabeater seal and penguin on the ice.

Animals

New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife

By Laura Baisas

Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions

Animals

Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions

By Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News

3D printer making algae-based water decontaminate

Biology

‘Living material’ water filter uses bacteria to neutralize water pollutants ‘Living material’ water filter uses bacteria to neutralize water pollutants

Aerial shot of sugar cane cropland.

Agriculture

How sprinkling volcanic rocks on farmland could capture carbon dioxide How sprinkling volcanic rocks on farmland could capture carbon dioxide

By Carla Delgado

Singer Jimmy Buffet in a purple shirt by a microphone.

Cancer

Why the rare skin cancer that killed Jimmy Buffett may become more common Why the rare skin cancer that killed Jimmy Buffett may become more common

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Vegetation makes its way through the drought-ridden earth on the shores of the Viñuela reservoir in Spain. The reservoir feeds the tropical crops of Axarquía, such as mangoes and avocados. It is in a phase of desiccation, with no water inflow, but consumption that has led the municipalities of Málaga to impose restrictions on the consumption of drinking water.

Climate Change

A ‘season of simmering’: This summer’s 3-month streak was hottest ever recorded A ‘season of simmering’: This summer’s 3-month streak was hottest ever recorded

By Laura Baisas

Doctor and patient in office

Climate Change

Should doctors and nurses discuss the dangers of heat? Should doctors and nurses discuss the dangers of heat?

By Martha Bebinger/KFF Health News

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

AI

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

By Emma Foehringer Merchant / Undark

Why machines don’t work as well in extreme heat

Climate Change

Why machines don’t work as well in extreme heat Why machines don’t work as well in extreme heat

By Srinivas Garimella and Matthew T. Hughes/The Conversation

Two Atlantic puffins stand on a white rock above the ocean, with another group of puffins in the background, Atlantic puffins are sometimes nicknamed “sea parrots,” and their chicks hatch in Maine in early July.

Animals

Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency

By Laura Baisas

A billowing cloud of white, orange, and brown smoke behind fir trees.

Climate Change

There’s one nasty wildfire pollutant we’ve been ignoring There’s one nasty wildfire pollutant we’ve been ignoring

By Carla Delgado

Lithium samples from the proposed Thacker Pass mining site in the McDermitt Caldera lithium deposit

Climate Change

What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world? What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world?

A truck passes through flooded streets caused by Hurricane Idalia passing offshore on August 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Climate Change

Category 3 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast Category 3 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast

By Laura Baisas

Sunset over pacific ocean

Climate Change

The Pacific heat blob’s aftereffects are still warping ocean ecosystems The Pacific heat blob’s aftereffects are still warping ocean ecosystems

By Ethan Freedman/Hakai Magazine

Cows being breed to have slicker hair to resist heat

Agriculture

Farmers are breeding heat-resistant cows Farmers are breeding heat-resistant cows

By Katherine Rapin/Nexus Media

Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers

Climate Change

Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers

By Nathaniel Peutherer/Hakai Magazine

A woman holds a red smoothie in a glass with a handle on it and a stainless steel straw sticking out. A group of ‘forever chemicals’ commonly called PFAS were not detected on the stainless steel straws in this study, but were on 18 out of 20 brands of paper straws.

Climate Change

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in paper and plastic straws ‘Forever chemicals’ detected in paper and plastic straws

By Laura Baisas

Two Emperor penguin chicks standing on sea ice in Antarctica.

Animals

Emperor penguins suffer ‘unprecedented’ breeding failure as sea ice disappears Emperor penguins suffer ‘unprecedented’ breeding failure as sea ice disappears

By Laura Baisas

Inside the fight to reclaim California’s biggest freshwater lake from algae

Climate Change

Inside the fight to reclaim California’s biggest freshwater lake from algae Inside the fight to reclaim California’s biggest freshwater lake from algae

By Tien Nguyen/Knowable Magazine

Shipping container used as passive cooling test chamber

Climate Change

Ancient Egyptian ‘air conditioning’ could help cool modern buildings Ancient Egyptian ‘air conditioning’ could help cool modern buildings

A coral reef just off of an island in Palau. Coral reefs in Palau provide critical habitats for a number of species and provide a storm barrier.

Animals

Some Pacific coral reefs can keep pace with a warming ocean Some Pacific coral reefs can keep pace with a warming ocean

By Laura Baisas

Elkhorn coral fragments in lab

Animals

The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave

By Michael Childress/The Conversation

Metal mesh with water droplets

Climate Change

Titanium dioxide-coated mesh can purify contaminated fog Titanium dioxide-coated mesh can purify contaminated fog

Wildfire smoke drifts over western Canada, as seen from a satellite. On August 8, 2023, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of dense plumes of smoke streaming from dozens of large fires in the Northwest Territories. Several of these fires raged around Yellowknife, the province’s capital and largest city. These fires follow major outbreaks of fire in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Quebec, in May, June, and July.

Climate Change

Canadian territory capital ordered to evacuate due to approaching wildfire Canadian territory capital ordered to evacuate due to approaching wildfire

By Laura Baisas

pregnancy test in hands

Climate Change

Extreme heat could be a threat to contraception Extreme heat could be a threat to contraception

By Shefali Luthra/The 19th

Pipeline connection at an oil refinery

Climate Change

The US is investing more than $1 billion in carbon capture, but big oil is still involved The US is investing more than $1 billion in carbon capture, but big oil is still involved

Lead claimant Rikki Held, 22, confers with members of Our Children's Trust legal team before the start of the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court on June 12, 2023 in Helena, Montana.

Climate Change

Judge sides with youth activists in groundbreaking climate change lawsuit Judge sides with youth activists in groundbreaking climate change lawsuit

By Laura Baisas

A burnt out car lies in the driveway of charred apartment complex in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii on August 12, 2023.

Climate Change

The health hazards from wildfires will linger in Maui for years The health hazards from wildfires will linger in Maui for years

By Andrew J. Whelton/The Conversation

Wildfire smoke in New York City

AI

Combining AI and traditional methods can help us predict air quality Combining AI and traditional methods can help us predict air quality

By Joshua S. Fu/The Conversation

Aftermath Of Tanker Fire At I-95 In Bensalem

Cancer

Federal study links testicular cancer to ‘Forever Chemicals’ for the first time Federal study links testicular cancer to ‘Forever Chemicals’ for the first time

By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime/KFF Health News

Maxar satellite imagery on August 9, 2023 showing total destruction of the Lahaina square and outlets after the Lahaina Wildfire, with one building still actively burning.

Climate Change

Hurricane-powered wildfires sweep across Maui Hurricane-powered wildfires sweep across Maui

By Laura Baisas

A NASA image of the sun with a bright solar flare in the upper left.

Climate Change

Would a massive shade between Earth and the sun help slow climate change? Would a massive shade between Earth and the sun help slow climate change?

Aerial view of solar panel farm

Climate Change

Solar power helps keep Europe’s grid reliable in historic heat Solar power helps keep Europe’s grid reliable in historic heat

Two penguins and a seal on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Climate Change

Antarctica is in the climate change crosshairs Antarctica is in the climate change crosshairs

By Laura Baisas

Giant yellow dump truck depositing sand on San Francisco beach because of coastal erosion

Climate Change

Why your favorite beach might be eroding Why your favorite beach might be eroding

Person using lime electric scooter.

Climate Change

Shared e-scooters can be sustainable—but there’s a catch Shared e-scooters can be sustainable—but there’s a catch

By Carla Delgado

Sprinklers on a golf course in Utah.

Climate Change

In water-strained Utah, can golf courses justify their giant footprint? In water-strained Utah, can golf courses justify their giant footprint?

By Samuel Shaw/High Country News

Crab in ocean reaching with pincher.

Animals

As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell

By Ethan Freedman/Hakai Magazine

Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.

Climate Change

Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think. Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.

By Harvin Bhathal/Grist

Deer tick passing tick-borned diseases to a young person by biting back of the neck

Climate Change

6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get 6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Smoke rises as teams try to extinguish wildfires on Rhodes island, Greece on July 25, 2023. Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day, authorities said on Sunday. As many as 266 firefighters and 49 fire engines were on the ground battling the blazes, assisted by five helicopters and 10 airplanes.

Climate Change

July 2023 was likely the hottest month in 120,000 years July 2023 was likely the hottest month in 120,000 years

By Laura Baisas

A scanning electron picture of a female Panagrolaimus kolymaensis nematode.

Animals

Recently awoken 46,000-year-old nematodes already have 100 generations of babies Recently awoken 46,000-year-old nematodes already have 100 generations of babies

By Laura Baisas

electric vehicle at charger

Climate Change

7 automakers team up to cover the US and Canada with fast EV chargers 7 automakers team up to cover the US and Canada with fast EV chargers

By Sara Kiley Watson

Wind turbine with red base in the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel

Climate Change

An Israeli wind project draws scrutiny on turbines and people’s health An Israeli wind project draws scrutiny on turbines and people’s health

Dead elkhorn coral at Sombrero Reef in the Florida Keys. The white areas are bleached coral, the brownish orange patches are "tissue slough", coral tissue that has died before it has a chance to bleach.

Biology

Mass coral reef bleaching in Florida as ocean temperatures hit 100 degrees Mass coral reef bleaching in Florida as ocean temperatures hit 100 degrees

By Laura Baisas

A billboard displays a temperature of 118 degrees Fahrenheit during a record heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona on July 18, 2023. Swaths of the United States home to more than 80 million people were under heat warnings or advisories, as relentless, record-breaking temperatures continued to bake western and southern states.

Climate Change

July’s extreme heat waves ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change July’s extreme heat waves ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change

By Laura Baisas

Streets of New York City.

Climate Change

How ‘underground climate change’ affects life on the Earth’s surface How ‘underground climate change’ affects life on the Earth’s surface

By Carla Delgado

Amazon package at fulfillment center.

Climate Change

Amazon might finally be cutting down on plastic waste Amazon might finally be cutting down on plastic waste

By Joseph Winters / Grist

first road constructed with plastic waste in Agartala

Climate Change

Turning plastic waste into streets faces roadblocks Turning plastic waste into streets faces roadblocks

By James Bruggers/Inside Climate News

Wind turbines on green hills

Climate Change

US climate efforts look promising, but there’s more to do US climate efforts look promising, but there’s more to do

By Sara Kiley Watson

The sun sets over a large ice berg in Greenland, with a large chunk of fallen ice floating in the ocean. Greenland’s continental glacier covers about 80 percent of the 836,3000-square-mile land mass.

Climate Change

Greenland’s ice sheets aren’t as old—or as resilient—as scientists expected Greenland’s ice sheets aren’t as old—or as resilient—as scientists expected

By Laura Baisas