SEATTLE – At Climate Pledge Arena, the ice is made from rainwater, the Zambonis are electric and the roof is largely recycled, dating from an earlier version of the venue in 1962. From the solar panels on the car park to the free public transport to attend the games, the building’s operators have chosen to … Read more
As government leaders and climate negotiators gather in Dubai for the United Nations COP28 climate conference, a huge challenge looms: decarbonizing the global industrial sector. In recent years, the industry has been responsible for more than 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions. It is the largest emitting sector when it comes to electricity consumption and … Read more
SAN DIEGO – In 1983, El Niño caused historic flooding in parts of Southern California, toppling parts of fishing piers and prompting some to travel the flooded streets by surfboard. It returned in 1998, dusting the regional mountains with snow through May. In the collective minds of Californians, the weather phenomenon defined by an eastward-moving, … Read more
By Richard Valdmanis (Reuters) – Hundreds of Catholic institutions around the world have announced plans to divest their finances from oil, gas and coal to help fight climate change. Pope Francis published his groundbreaking encyclical on environmental stewardship in 2015, urging a break from fossil fuels. But in the United States, the world’s largest oil … Read more
The world is headed for significantly less warming than predicted a decade ago, but that good news is being overwhelmed by far more pain from current climate change than scientists expected, experts say. That’s just one of the seemingly contradictory circumstances facing climate negotiators as they gather in Dubai this week for marathon United Nations … Read more
A dramatic image of the sun at ‘solar maximum’ will await eclipse hunters April 8, 2024, during the total solar eclipse in North America. Only those within a 200 km wide path of totality can glimpse the Sun’s corona – the warmer outer atmosphere – with their naked eyes during totality. Only during the exact … Read more
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An illuminated sphere flies through black space, with wide rings shooting up and down from the surface. it is followed by a smooth, gaseous streak of orangey yellow. New research has shown that different types of neutron stars, born when massive stars die, behave in a similar way. This may sound like a small result, … Read more
The host of the upcoming COP28 climate summit, the United Arab Emirates, planned to use its role as an opportunity to try to strike oil and gas deals with other countries, CBS News partner network BBC News reported on Monday. The BBC has obtained leaked briefing documents showing that COP28 President Dr. Sultan al-Jaber, planned … Read more