Angely Mercado
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New York, United States
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Excessive Heat and Rainfall Combos Will Be Practically Everywhere If Emissions Keep Rising, Study Says
The heat dries up the land, making it unable to absorb water if heavy rainfall follows the extreme heat. → Read More
See the Aftermath of Severe Flooding in New England This Week
Heavy rain slammed Massachusetts and Rhode Island this week, and more stormy weather may be headed for New England this weekend. → Read More
California Officials Approve Sweeping Emissions Disclosure for Big Businesses
The ruling is the first of its kind and mandates that businesses disclose direct and indirect sources of pollution. → Read More
Hurricane Lee Is Moving Up to New England and Coastal Canada
The storm has maximum sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour and could bring flash flooding to the Northeast. → Read More
Apple’s New CO2 Neutral Products Are Cool, But Don’t Let Them Distract You From the Big Picture
Creating new products is only part of a large company’s environmental impact. → Read More
Heat Pumps Really Bring the Heat During Those Cold Dark Winter Months, Study Says
Researchers from Oxford University found that heat pumps are more than twice as effective when heating homes compared to fossil fuel systems. → Read More
Microsoft Is Using a Hell of a Lot of Water to Flood the World With AI
An environmental report revealed that the company’s water consumption increased by over a billion gallons from 2021 to 2022. → Read More
Vermont Officials on High Alert for Incoming Flash Floods
The state’s governor has already issued a state of emergency in anticipation of the intense conditions. → Read More
A Heat Wave Is Roasting the Southwest This Week
Temperatures and heat indices as high as 110 degrees are expected throughout Arizona, Texas, and Florida. → Read More
AI Systems Could Help Us Speed Up Extreme Weather Forecasting, Studies Show
As climate change shifts patterns and makes extreme events unpredictable, quicker and more accurate predictions are necessary. → Read More
Shell Backtracks on Greenwashing, Renews Commitment to Drill, Baby, Drill!
Several renewable energy leaders have recently resigned amid the strategy shift. → Read More
Almost Half of U.S. Tap Water Is Contaminated With 'Forever Chemicals', Study Says
There are 12,000 types of PFAS, the USGS tested for 32 types across the country. → Read More
'A Wake Up Call': The World Needs to Prepare for Massive Crop Failure
Climate change is messing with the jet stream, and it means more extreme weather events in the future. → Read More
Attaching Massive Kites to Boats Will Help Slash Shipping Emissions
The global shipping industry is going old school, and using sails again. → Read More
NASA Visualization Offers a Disturbing Glimpse of All That Carbon in Our Atmosphere
This is how atmospheric carbon would appear if it were visible—and it's something right out of a sci-fi horror movie. → Read More
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Has Wrecked NYC’s Air Quality...Again
The long hot, smoky, summer is just getting started. → Read More
California Officials Vote to Protect the Iconic Joshua Trees
Officials have voted yes on a bill that prohibits the unauthorized removal or killing of the endangered desert plant. → Read More
The European Union Is Getting Nervous About Atmosphere-Altering Geoengineering
Artificially changing the atmosphere is cool in theory, but it has real-life implications even when it's used to fight the climate crisis. → Read More
Texas Power Use Breaks Record as Heat Wave Continues to Roast the South
The state's grid is hanging on as Texans see another day of tripe digit heat, and even higher heat indices. → Read More
Chicago Has Some of the Worst Air Quality in the World, Blame Canada
There are more than 480 active fires burning throughout the Canada, and the smoke has traveled south. → Read More