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Meet The Company Helping Restart The Nuclear Revolution In The U.S.
Meet The Company Helping Restart The Nuclear Revolution In The U.S. A company called Holtec has become the voice for restarting the nuclear power revolution in the U.S. As it becomes clear that the nation’s needs for power are far underserved, and will certainly be in the future with the adoption of AI, one company, […]
I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops
I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops The climate crisis is making the farming business unsustainable – and without support for us, food security will suffer too Farming has always been a risky business. To the chaos of Brexit and the relentless squeezing of the supermarkets, we can […]
Sacrifice Zones
Sacrifice Zones As our problems mount, more of Earth’s people will be seen as disposable. Source: Encorenature.org A “sacrifice zone” refers to when one community’s health is sacrificed for the sake of another, often for profit or maintaining a way of life in that more fortunate community. A sacrifice zone is often a community […]
Abrupt permafrost thaw found to intensify warming effects on soil CO₂ emission
Abrupt permafrost thaw found to intensify warming effects on soil CO₂ emission Thermokarst landscape on the Tibetan Plateau. Credit: Wang Guanqin According to a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, scientists have found that soil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are more sensitive to climate warming in permafrost-collapsed areas than in non-collapsed areas. This study, based on […]
Thousands evacuated, flights disrupted as Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts
Thousands evacuated, flights disrupted as Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts Mount Ruang in the central province of North Sulawesi sent thick clouds of ash more than 5km (3 miles) into the sky. Thousands of people have been evacuated and flights disrupted after Indonesia’s Mount Ruang erupted again, sending thick clouds of ash more than 5km (3 […]
El Nino to last two more months; 2024 could be Malaysia’s hottest year — Nik Nazmi
El Nino to last two more months; 2024 could be Malaysia’s hottest year — Nik Nazmi KOTA BHARU (May 2): The El Nino phenomenon hitting the country is expected to continue for the next two months, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. He said his ministry and the National Disaster […]
How Indonesia’s Toba Volcano Changed Human Evolution
How Indonesia’s Toba Volcano Changed Human Evolution The massive supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago has been blamed for nearly killing off our species. The emerging truth is much more interesting. A dramatic 2020 eruption of Kīlauea was nothing compared with Indonesia’s Toba supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago, the largest eruption of the past 2.5 million […]
Increasingly Frequent Ocean Heat Waves Trigger Mass Die-Offs of Sealife, and Grief in Marine Scientists
Increasingly Frequent Ocean Heat Waves Trigger Mass Die-Offs of Sealife, and Grief in Marine Scientists Heat waves recently extended across nearly 30 percent of the world’s oceans, an expanse equivalent to the surface area of North America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Marine biologist Anne Hoggett records bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the […]
Europe Scraps Net Zero, Biden Should But Won’t, Why?
Europe Scraps Net Zero, Biden Should But Won’t, Why? “Unaffordable climate commitments have two leftist British parties racing to exit stage left.” Europeans Ditch Net Zero The Wall Street Journal reports Europeans Ditch Net Zero, While Biden Clings to It You know you’ve stumbled through the looking glass when European politicians start sounding saner on climate […]
EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills and urban areas, researchers find
EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills and urban areas, researchers find Methane emissions for 2019 from 70 individual landfills that report methane emissions of 2.5 Gg a−1 or more to the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) for 2019 and for which the TROPOMI inversion provides site-specific information. Credit: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2024). DOI: 10.5194/acp-24-5069-2024 The Environmental Protection Agency […]
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia A fisherman collecting dead fish caused by renovation works and the ongoing hot weather conditions from a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province on Apr 30, 2024. (Photo: AFP/STR) DONG NAI, Vietnam: Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern […]
WEF Panelist Says COVID Response Made People More Receptive to Central Bank Digital Currencies
WEF Panelist Says COVID Response Made People More Receptive to Central Bank Digital Currencies COVID-19 the path for a cashless future, according to Bahrain’s central bank chief at WEF. The World Economic Forum (WEF) “globalism caravan” was in Saudi Arabia late last month, when one of these “special meeting” panels heard about the usefulness of […]
Coastal hurricanes around the world are intensifying faster, new study finds
Coastal hurricanes around the world are intensifying faster, new study finds With landfalling hurricanes comes strong winds and boosted precipitation, two factors that can exacerbate the impacts of storm surge and coastal flooding. In new work, PNNL scientists find that amplified warming in the upper troposphere and changes in heating patterns are driving hurricanes to […]
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist 01:51 Video by:Olivia BIZOTFollow Kenya and Tanzania were bracing Thursday for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains that have devastated East Africa, killing more than 350 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes. …click on the above link to read the rest […]
