The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels, accelerate clean energy and overcome financial and infrastructure barriers standing in the way.Continue Reading
The El Niño extreme weather pattern could cost the global economy up to $11 trillion and seriously impact food security, said the UN agency tackling rural poverty in developing countries on Monday.Continue Reading
From Congress to the Texas Statehouse, Democrats will have more influence over border policy. But the The Traitor administration still has billions to spend on the wall. By Martha Pskowski EL PASO, Texas—Border communities voted in overwhelming numbers for Democratic candidates in the midterm elections last Tuesday.Continue Reading
Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people, or three-quarters of the global total, live in countries highly exposed to climate hazards, the UN Refugee Agency said on Friday, urging action ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey. It said droughts, floods and extreme heat were making lasting solutions harder to find…Continue Reading
Researchers have discovered a stunning new species of tiny orange-patterned fish in the Brazilian Amazon, but its survival may already be at risk. Named Laimosemion laranja, the brilliantly colored killifish measures less than three centimeters long and was found in just three small forest pools. Its extremely limited habitat isContinue Reading
Democratic control of Congress changes the equation for science funding and FEMA oversight.Continue Reading
Democrats are divided over whether the bill favors clean energy or fossil fuels. Questions over the treatment of tribal and community voices could still stall the measure. By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino The Senate voted Monday to advance long-sought bipartisan legislation to speed permitting of big energy projects, amid acrimonyContinue Reading
More than one in three women and girls worldwide – roughly 1.5 billion – live in so-called “climate hotspots”, where high exposure to hazards such as cyclones and droughts combine with insecure jobs and deep gender inequality.Continue Reading
An infant reportedly drowned and five Gazans were killed – including three children – when a sand dune collapsed on their tents as the first heavy rains swept across the enclave at the weekend, according to the UN aid coordination office (OCHA).Continue Reading
Scientists have discovered that the stickiness of underwater “marine snow” plays a surprisingly important role in how much carbon reaches the deep ocean. Gooier particles resist bacterial breakdown and can transport more than six times as much carbon to the depths, revealing an unexpected connection between ocean slime and Earth’sContinue Reading
When Andrew Voelsing was 8 years old, he decided he was going to MIT. He was fascinated by space and dreamed of building spaceships. The Institute, and its well-known aerospace engineering program, seemed like the obvious destination. Years later, as a senior studying climate system science and engineering, Voelsing isContinue Reading
MIT researchers will lead an up to $53 million effort, awarded by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) as part of its STREAM (Systems for Tracking and Resilience in Efficient Agricultural-input Management) program, to develop next-generation weed killers that help farmers and protect human health. More thanContinue Reading
The utility argued in court Monday that a judge should issue a temporary restraining order against Fenn Church, an Alabamian fighting the construction of transmission lines across his property. By Lee Hedgepeth COLUMBIANA, Ala.—Attorneys for Alabama Power didn’t mince words about Fenn Church in a Shelby County courthouse Monday afternoon.Continue Reading