Archive for July 2023
As EV Sales Soar, China to Reach Peak Gasoline Demand Next Year, Experts Say
With sales of electric cars surging, China is on track to hit peak gasoline demand next year, two new analyses find.
Read MoreIt’s Not Just Climate Change: Three Other Factors Driving This Summer’s Extreme Heat
Climate change may be, by far, the leading driver of this summer’s stifling heat, but three other factors are helping push the mercury to new extremes.
Read MoreThe Color of Grass Roots: Diversifying the Climate Movement
Heather McTeer Toney is helping grassroots efforts to block the expansion of U.S. petrochemical facilities, most often in communities of color. They may not call themselves environmentalists, she says, but these communities are on the front lines of the global climate fight.
Read MoreTogether, Extreme Heat and Pollution Double the Risk of a Fatal Heart Attack, Analysis Shows
Extreme heat and high levels of particulate pollution may double the risk of a deadly heart attack, a new study finds.
Read MoreLinking knowledge and action for climate-ready fisheries: Putting the puzzle together
By Julia Mason and Sarah Weisberg What will it take to create climate-resilient fisheries? Fisheries scientists and managers across the US have been sensing a change in the air — and not just the highest temperatures ever recorded, although they probably contribute. There’s a growing sense of climate urgency in fishery management conversations and agendas. […]
Read MoreBanished to a Remote Idaho Valley, Beavers Created a Lush Wetland
Beavers relocated to a remote Idaho valley have transformed the landscape into a lush wetland and a haven against fire and drought, satellite imagery shows.
Read MoreTree Keepers: Where Sustaining the Forest Is a Tribal Tradition
The Menominee tribe of Wisconsin has sustainably harvested its woods for nearly 170 years, providing a model for foresters worldwide. Amid climate change and other threats to the forest, the tribe continues to follow a traditional code: Let the healthy trees keep growing.
Read MoreVegan Diets Have One-Fourth the Climate Impact of Meat-Heavy Diets, Study Finds
A plant-based diet yields one-fourth as much heat-trapping gas as a diet rich in meat, according to an exhaustive new analysis.
Read MoreSteel Industry Pivoting to Electric Furnaces, Analysis Shows
The global steel industry is slowly embracing electric-arc furnaces, a cleaner alternative to the blast furnaces typically used to make steel, as detailed in a new report.
Read MoreA Stagnant Jet Stream Is Fueling Intense Heat Worldwide. Could Climate Change Be to Blame?
The jet stream, the narrow band of westerly winds circling the northern hemisphere, is stagnating, giving rise to severe heat across much of the globe, and climate change may be making it worse, a new study finds.
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