Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said on Thursday that last month’s catastrophic floods were a “warning to the world” of growing climate risks in the Himalayas. He said warming was melting glaciers and permafrost and urged international support to help Nepal adapt to threats it could not face alone…Continue Reading
J-PAL North America, a regional office of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), convened the second cohort of the Climate Action Learning Lab this spring with 17 climate leaders from four U.S. government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Participants then engaged in four months of programming designed to strengthenContinue Reading
Critics say this is a test case for privatizing public lands. The post The Forest Service is poised to hand off one of the West’s most visited landscapes appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Enceladus may naturally separate and concentrate chemicals from its hidden ocean as droplets slowly freeze and shatter on their way into space. The process could explain Cassini’s puzzling ice-grain chemistry while giving future spacecraft a powerful advantage in searching for organic compounds and clues to life., Read MoreContinue Reading
The continuing conflict in the Middle East is disrupting global energy markets and pushing up fuel prices, with knock-on effects far beyond the region.Continue Reading
A new study from University of Hawai‘i researchers links metals found in the ash of the 2023 Maui wildfires with impaired lung function. By Keerti Gopal After three years helping Maui wildfire survivors track their health progress, Dr. Martina L. Kamaka is used to seeing high levels of heavy metalsContinue Reading
If the California Coastal Commission has its way, vehicular access soon will be nixed at Centerville Beach County Park — one of just a handful of beaches where driving is allowed.Continue Reading
Avian flu, overfishing, and a super El Niño have decimated Peru’s largest colony of Humboldt penguins. Scientists are holding out hope that their numbers will bounce back., Read MoreContinue Reading
The justice’s participation in the Boulder case already may have been pivotal, and his continued stock holdings—including in fossil fuels—keep an ethics cloud over the Supreme Court. By Marianne Lavelle Justice Samuel Alito decided Monday to sit out one of the most consequential climate change cases to reach the SupremeContinue Reading
The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.Continue Reading
A federal judge ruled that the new law, which would force fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion to help cover the costs of climate change, was unconstitutional.Continue Reading
Scientists resurrected antimicrobial peptides from mammals that lived millions of years ago and found that some were more potent against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions. These evolutionary relics could provide new clues for designing treatments as antibiotic resistance becomes an increasingly serious threat., Read MoreContinue Reading
Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains. (Image credit: Gregory Bull)Continue Reading