Study: Extreme weather may not lead to increased support for climate action
Many people aren’t making the connection between global warming and weather disasters.
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Gulf of Mexico tropical disturbance growing more organized, likely to become a tropical depression by Friday
The system is likely to bring heavy rains and dangerous flash flooding to the central Gulf Coast beginning on Friday.
How people are preparing for the 2021 California wildfire season
The whole state is experiencing ‘exceptional’ drought, leaving vegetation parched and ready to ignite.
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Startup converts carbon dioxide from the air into diamonds
Aether says that for every one-carat diamond it manufactures, it removes about 20 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Tropical Disturbance in Gulf of Mexico may become Tropical Storm Claudette by Friday
The storm is expected to bring heavy rains and dangerous flash flooding to the central Gulf Coast.
Higher-elevation New Orleans neighborhoods have gentrified. The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center is pushing back.
After Hurricane Katrina, many longtime residents were priced out of historically Black neighborhoods.
Tropical Storm Bill forms, expected to dissipate by Wednesday morning
Another tropical disturbance could dump 5-10 inches of rain along the Gulf Coast this weekend.
How to cut the internet’s big carbon footprint
Even before the pandemic surge in teleconferencing, internet data centers accounted for about 1% of global electricity use.
May 2021: Sixth-warmest May on record, NOAA reports
Forty-four percent of U.S. was in drought last month, as Texas and Louisiana had a top-10 wettest May on record.
What 50 years of data from a backyard weather station can teach us about climate change
A short film from Local Motives introduces a Virginia weather buff and what he has learned from collecting weather data.
School bus fleet to go electric in Montgomery County, Maryland
‘We know that one of the huge benefits of this will be cleaner air inside of school buses, where students are.’
Learn more about the climate crisis, from causes to solutions.
EYE ON THE STORM
Tropical Depression Choi-wan dumps heavy rains on Taiwan, kills at least 8 in the Philippines
More than 200 millimeters (eight inches) of rain fell in northern and central Taiwan in just 24 hours.
It’s been a record-long time since the last EF5 tornado. What does that mean?
The most intense tornadoes on the planet have been giving the U.S. a break.
Subtropical Storm Ana forms, first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
Ana is expected to be a weak, short-lived storm.
THIS IS NOT COOL
Ambitious action on climate change could be Biden’s ‘moon shot’
President Biden’s climate plan calls for ambitious action, achieved quickly, like JFK’s 1961 commitment to land Americans on the moon.
Video: ‘Disinformation ecosystem’ – in broader context beyond climate
Decades ago, powerful companies began promoting misleading information about cigarette smoking and climate change, feeding public distrust of expertise and institutions.
Why renewable energy was not to blame for the Texas blackouts
A new video explains what really caused the outages, and why they could get worse in the future.
EDITOR’S PICKS
Geoengineering: A worst-case Plan B? Or a fuse not to be lit?
Are some geoengineering options too onerous to even be researched? Or a just-in-case desperate last-chance solution worthy of more research?
12 books to get your summer reading started
A dozen summer-suitable climate reads to kick off the new season at a time of easing pandemic restrictions.
