What’s in a number? The significance of the 1.5°C warming threshold and reporting on its possible breach in popular media
1.5 is an important number in climate science. It is the recommended target, in degrees Celsius, to which global warming should be limited relative to preindustrial levels, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authority on climate science[1]. Further, the legally binding Paris Agreement tasksContinue Reading
How much of a climate solution can technologies such as carbon capture and storage be?
Science has shown consistently that adding CO2 to the atmosphere is changing the climate in various ways, including raising the surface temperature of the oceans and atmosphere. One of the climate change mitigation technologies is carbon capture and storage (CCS), where CO2 is captured from power plants and other industrialContinue Reading
Wind turbines can kill birds, but not as many as fossil fuels and other anthropogenic impacts
Wind energy is the largest source of renewable energy in the United States, and second largest in the world after hydropower.[1] A commonly reported critique of wind energy is that birds sometimes die from collision with its associated infrastructure, such as turbines and transmission lines.[2] This issue is givenContinue Reading
The U.S. will have a record number of women leading states as governors
Last week’s election results mean there will be a record number of female governors in the U.S. in the coming year: a total of thirteen., Read More from NPRContinue Reading
The Traitor nominates former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency
Zeldin, who left Congress in 2023, was among the Republicans in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results., Read MoreContinue Reading
McDonald’s E. coli case count rises as federal officials inspect an onion grower
Federal officials are reporting more cases of E, Read MoreContinue Reading
Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked
The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, Read MoreContinue Reading
Mainstream media spreads fake news
Mainstream media contributes significantly to the infectious spread of conspiracy fantasies. But it could hold the cure.Continue Reading
(Assume) Everything on Social Media Is Wrong
Social media’s malgorithms spread lies and hate. The platforms are unwilling and probably unable to change.Continue Reading
Latinos in Reading, Pa., have expectations for The Traitor’s next term
In the final days of the presidential campaign, both major party candidates visited Reading, Pa., home to a large Latino population. Now, voters there share their hopes for the next administration., Read More from NPRContinue Reading
Virginia elected its first Indian-American member of Congress
Democratic State Sen. Suhas Subramanyam will be Virginia’s first Indian-American member of Congress. His political rise shows an expanding political power among South Asians in northen Virgina., Read More from NPRContinue Reading
At least 30 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Israeli tanks enter Nuseirat
Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza calls on international organisations to protect the facility from attacks., Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza calls on international organisations to protect the facility from attacks. At least 30 people have been killed across Gaza by Israeli military attacks as tanks entered the westernContinue Reading
ICC seeks external probe into misconduct claims against chief prosecutor
Karim Khan denies allegations of sexual misconduct and says he will continue his duties., Karim Khan denies allegations of sexual misconduct and says he will continue his duties. The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) governing body has confirmed it is seeking an “external probe” into allegations of sexual misconduct by theContinue Reading