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Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)Continue Reading
Hawaiian short-finned pilot whales are surprisingly voracious hunters, diving hundreds of meters beneath the Pacific to snatch squid in the dark. By tagging and tracking eight whales, researchers uncovered just how much energy these deep-sea forays require—and how many squid the whales must eat to stay fueled. Their calculations revealContinue Reading
East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near the Louisiana line—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations and a worker’s death. By Martha Pskowski, Lise Olsen Editor’s Note: This story is a collaboration between the Texas Observer and Inside ClimateContinue Reading
Lobbyists and representatives of Canada’s oil and gas industry are part of Canada’s official delegation to this year’s U.N. climate talks in Brazil, in keeping with the high number of fossil fuel representatives in attendance at the summit. About a dozen individuals representing fossil fuel interests were part of theContinue Reading
The UK government is running its events at the flagship COP30 climate summit in partnership with a major supplier to the fossil fuel industry, DeSmog can reveal. For the second year running, the UK pavilion is being sponsored by AVEVA, an industrial software firm with hundreds of oil and gasContinue Reading
In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to the Amazon where COP30 has been underway for the past week, one question looms large: can climate finance move from pledge to lifeline?Continue Reading
The Sentinel-6B satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California at 9:21 p.m. PST on Nov. 16. Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and itsContinue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the international Sentinel-6B spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. A collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), and the NationalContinue Reading
The NASA launch manager, Tim Dunn, has just given a “go” for launch for the Sentinel-6B satellite. This will be the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. Launch is coming up momentarily. The post NASA Launch Manager Gives ‘Go’ for Launch appeared first on NASA Science.,Continue Reading
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the international Sentinel-6B spacecraft atop stands vertical ahead of launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. A collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of MeteorologicalContinue Reading
SpaceX second stage separates from NASA’s Sentinel-6B on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. A collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Sentinel-6B is designed to measure sea levels down to roughly an inch forContinue Reading