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California’s Perpetual Drought Is Manmade and Intentional
California’s Perpetual Drought Is Manmade and Intentional The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) last week released its next five-year plan for the State Water Project—Update 2023. After years of meetings, California’s premier water agency has decided to focus on “three intersecting themes: addressing climate urgency, strengthening watershed resilience, and achieving equity in water management.” […]
We’re Getting GhostGirled
We’re Getting GhostGirled A lesson from history. They glowed in the dark. In 1917, the U.S. Radium Corporation began hiring women and girls as young as 14 to paint the dials on their watches. They used a special radium paint called Undark. The corporation sold the watches to the U.S. military for a huge profit. […]
Warning that solar geoengineering could cause unexpected regional heating
Warning that solar geoengineering could cause unexpected regional heating A recent modelling study has raised new concerns about the unpredictability of solar geoengineering, questioning our ability to reliably manage the outcomes of this approach in reducing the impacts of climate change. Source: © Getty Images As efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are progressing more […]
Build It, And The Wind Won’t Come
Build It, And The Wind Won’t Come Weather-dependent generation sources are…weather dependent: Last year, despite adding 6.2 GW of new capacity, U.S. wind production dropped by 2.1%. Damaged wind turbines at the Punta Lima wind project, Naguabo, Puerto Rico, 2018. Photo: Wikipedia. Three years ago, in the wake of Winter Storm Uri, the alt-energy lobby and […]
Earth Day 2024: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide
Earth Day 2024: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide As Earth Day approaches, prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of […]
Grieving Change, Celebrating Rebirth
Grieving Change, Celebrating Rebirth The end of one story, and the beginning of another The McDermitt Caldera, just north of Thacker Pass, where an Australian corporation plans another open-pit mine. Photo by the author. After fifteen years, I have parted ways with Deep Green Resistance over some disagreements on how to best build the movement. […]
Indian Ocean headed for a near-permanent state of marine heatwave
Indian Ocean headed for a near-permanent state of marine heatwave Marine heatwaves are events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days. These heat waves, that occur over the ocean, are likely to extend to 220-250 days a year by 2050, warns a new study. With increasing marine […]
Raging floods hit parts of Saudi Arabia
Raging floods hit parts of Saudi Arabia Trees and debris were seen being swept away by the raging floods. Play Video – Raging floods hit Saudi Arabia Flash floods have turned roads into rivers across parts of Saudi Arabia following torrential rainfall.
Burn After Wearing
Burn After Wearing A mountain of used clothes appeared in Chile’s desert. Then it went up in flames. Cheng Hwa This story was produced by Grist and co-published with El País. A Spanish-language version can be read here. Reporting was supported by the Joan Konner Program in the Journalism of Ideas. On the morning of June 12, 2022, Ángela Astudillo, […]
Estuaries, the ‘nurseries of the sea’, are disappearing fast
Estuaries, the ‘nurseries of the sea’, are disappearing fast Study reveals repurposing of ecologically vital land for homes or agriculture is happening particularly rapidly in Asia Estuaries – the place where a river meets the ocean – are often called the “nurseries of the sea”. They are home to many of the fish we eat […]
The Great Experiment
The Great Experiment Is stratospheric aerosol injection inevitable now? A government test of solar radiation management (SRM) was conducted from the deck of the retired aircraft carrier, Hornet, the first of its kind, on April 2. “Desperate times breed desperate measures.” ~ William Shakespeare Democracy has been referred to as the Great Experiment. As it teeters […]
Bangaldesh Is in the Grips of Its Longest Heatwave in 75 Years!
Bangaldesh Is in the Grips of Its Longest Heatwave in 75 Years! Representational image (ANINDYA CHATTOPADHYAY/BCCL) The authorities in Bangladesh have issued another heatwave alert for three more days from Sunday as the South Asian country is facing its longest heatwave in 75 years. Bangladesh reported the season’s highest temperature at 42.7°C on Friday in […]
Major cities in Mexico running out of water as extreme heat continues
Major cities in Mexico running out of water as extreme heat continues Some major cities in Mexico are facing a shortage in their water supply. This comes as the country has been dealing with extreme heat leading to a severe drought. Telemundo’s Vanessa Hauc talks to Mexican residents on how the shortage is affecting their […]
The Impossible Heat Wave Era is Upon Us
The Impossible Heat Wave Era is Upon Us Photo by Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto/Shutterstock At the end of March and into the early days of April, the Sahel region of Africa experienced an unprecedented heat wave. Extreme temperatures descended upon Guinea, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Niger, Nigeria, and Chad. One city in Mali recorded a temperature of 48.5 […]
The Dark Origins of the Davos’ Great Reset
The Dark Origins of the Davos’ Great Reset Important to understand is that there is not one single new or original idea in Klaus Schwab’s so-called Great Reset agenda for the world. Nor is his Fourth Industrial Revolution agenda his or his claim to having invented the notion of Stakeholder Capitalism a product of Schwab. Klaus […]
