“If you’ve made grilled cheese in a pan and you put a lid on there, it melts the cheese faster because the lid helps trap the heat,” a National Weather Service official told NPR. (Image credit: Esri, TomTom, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, EPA, USFWS)Continue Reading
Wildfires don’t just leave behind scorched earth—they leave a toxic legacy in Western rivers that can linger for nearly a decade. A sweeping new study analyzed over 100,000 water samples from more than 500 U.S. watersheds and revealed that contaminants like nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and sediment remain elevated forContinue Reading
The Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project grows more than beans and greens. It is an open-air classroom about nutrition high in the sky between Port Authority and the Lincoln Tunnel. By Ryan Krugman NEW YORK—On the roof of Metro Baptist Church, 52 pink and blue plastic kiddie pools are filled withContinue Reading
An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been so hot in more than a decade. (Image credit: Jon Cherry)Continue Reading
The understudied mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems and may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate change. The post What Sonoran Desert fungi are teaching scientists appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
California’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of water during the last water year. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has been promoting efforts to replenish groundwater.Continue Reading
Though town officials call the power surge in Red Springs an “Act of God,” tens of thousands of dollars in lost home appliances and municipal financial documents suggest otherwise. By Lisa Sorg RED SPRINGS, N.C.—Early one evening this April, Kim Overstreet had just turned off the stove when she heardContinue Reading
Dozens of companies and trade bodies were involved in an effort to water down key sustainability legislation in the EU, according to a new report published today. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) was designed to oblige large companies trading in the EU to address human rights and environmental issuesContinue Reading
A century-old mystery of a stubborn cold patch in the North Atlantic is finally being unraveled. A new study links this anomaly to a long-term weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a massive ocean current system that regulates climate across the Northern Hemisphere. Using over 100 years ofContinue Reading
Draft legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee includes $18 billion in new tax benefits for oil and gas companies and guts those for renewable energy and electric vehicles. By Nicholas Kusnetz As the Senate works this week to pass major legislation that would slash taxes, climate programs and governmentContinue Reading
The U.S.’s power grid — a nearly 100-year-old network of electrical circuits — is facing increased demand and weather-related stress. What will it take to modernize? (Image credit: Grant Faint)Continue Reading
In a remarkable twist of science, researchers have transformed a fungus long associated with death into a potential weapon against cancer. Found in tombs like that of King Tut, Aspergillus flavus was once feared for its deadly spores. Now, scientists at Penn and several partner institutions have extracted a newContinue Reading
In April 2024, China broke the average temperature record that month. The following month, it was the same – and then again in August. And September. And November.Continue Reading