The reversal comes after environmental and Indigenous rights groups pushed the bank to acknowledge environmental concerns. More watchdogging of development banks is on the horizon, they say. By Georgina Gustin The world’s development banks continue to finance expansions of large climate-polluting livestock operations, but environmental advocates are notching a victoryContinue Reading
A new study reveals that improved hurricane forecast graphics may help people identify threatened areas without making them more likely to recognize the danger or take protective action. Researchers also found that a widespread misunderstanding of the hurricane cone persists, highlighting a potentially dangerous gap between accurate forecasts and publicContinue Reading
The EU move comes after threats from Traitor 47 to take control of Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, and after he left Iceland uneasy by posting a map with the colors of the American flag over both islands.Continue Reading
The proposal follows an Inside Climate News investigation revealing that dozens of imported wild sloths died at a planned Florida tourist attraction. By Kiley Price, Katie Surma Federal lawmakers want to ban imports of wild sloths to the United States, a move experts say could have global implications for theContinue Reading
Scientists have discovered evidence of two hidden magma sources beneath Nicaragua’s Masaya volcano, where satellite observations revealed mysterious ground movements suggesting magma is shifting deep underground. The findings could improve eruption forecasting for the active volcano, which sits near 2 million people and attracts tourists to its spectacular lava lake.,Continue Reading
FracTracker and Public Citizen identified 35 permitting actions taken by regulators in Texas in the weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a moratorium. By Dylan Baddour Regulators in Texas did not stop processing permits for data center projects when Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a pause last month, according to anContinue Reading
Record fires, floods and weather whiplash makes for a region of extremes. The post How climate change is messing with the West’s weather appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The National Park Service is reviving a practice that was banned by the Biden administration and condemned by conservationists.Continue Reading
A massive landslide in Alaska triggered the second-highest tsunami ever recorded, sending water and debris 1,580 feet up a mountainside just hours after tourists visited the area. Scientists discovered that the disaster was preceded by several warning signs, including rapid glacier retreat, heavy rainfall, and thousands of tiny seismic tremors.Continue Reading
Biodiversity losses continue to upend the lives of billions of people whose future prosperity depends on countries taking urgent action to protect our planet, the top UN official leading talks at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, said on Monday.Continue Reading
As new neighborhoods are built in Texas, residents don’t always know they are living on top of old oilfields. By Martha Pskowski This story is a collaboration between Inside Climate News and the San Antonio Express-News. Your browser does not support the video tag.Continue Reading
Sara Gray buys gas once a month.Continue Reading
A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it’s driven by El Niño and it’s going to happen again. (Image credit: Dillon J. Amaya)Continue Reading