EartherCities How to Build a Heat-Resilient City Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available. Jake Bittle and Naveena Sadasivam, Grist Published October 5, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherWeather California’s Reservoirs Runneth Over in Astounding Reversal From Last Year Last fall, every part of the state was experiencing drought, and reservoir levels were alarmingly low. That's all changed. By Angely Mercado Published October 4, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change How Planting Artificial Forests Could Backfire Tree plantations are a growing trend for carbon capture. In a new study, scientists warn they could do more harm than good. By Angely Mercado Published October 4, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherCities Here’s Where NYC Is Sinking Human and natural factors are causing parts of New York City to sink or rise several millimeters per year, NASA scientists show. By Angely Mercado Published October 3, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage The Microplastics Are in the Clouds Now Japanese scientists found microplastics in cloud water samples on top of two mountains in Japan. Nowhere is safe from plastic pollution. By Angely Mercado Published September 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Ohio State University Researchers Are Using AI to Understand Changing Biodiversity Partners and experts involved plan to collect data to develop new AI-informed models to understand how climate is affecting biodiversity worldwide. By Angely Mercado Published September 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Rising Temperatures Might Spike Drug and Alcohol Abuse Hospital Visits A recently published study outlines that substance abuse hospital visits rose alongside temperatures in New York State. By Angely Mercado Published September 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science The Future Supercontinent Will Be Way Too Hot for Mammals to Survive, Study Says There will probably be no more land mammals in 250 million years when landmasses join together again. By Angely Mercado Published September 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy Carbon Capture Tech Hype Is Fizzling Out, IEA Says This update on the IEA's roadmap outlines how lowering emissions and investing in renewables will help the world reach net-zero targets. By Angely Mercado Published September 26, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherGarbage Lego Says It Won’t Use Recycled Plastic for Bricks Because It Doesn’t Really Help the Planet The company has opted to not move forward with recycled bricks made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET. By Kevin Hurler Published September 25, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change The Summer That Reality Caught Up to Climate Fiction Once deemed outlandish and fitting for a dystopian novel, today's unfolding events challenge fiction writers to redefine their narratives. Kate Yoder, Grist Published September 24, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy California Considers New Rules to Stop Insurers From Fleeing the State As wildfires and other disasters plague the Golden State, homeowners are increasingly uninsurable. By Angely Mercado Published September 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Tropical Storm Brewing Off the Carolina Coast That Could Head Up to New England The storm is expected to bring rainfall, gusts of wind, and isolated flash flooding throughout the coast. By Angely Mercado Published September 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Michael Bloomberg Is Throwing $500 Million at Efforts to Shut Down All U.S. Coal Plants Efforts from Bloomberg Philanthropies have helped shut down more than half of the coal plants in the country. By Angely Mercado Published September 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Twitter Ranked Dead Last on Climate Misinformation Scorecard Climate scientists and activists have since fled the platform now known as X since the Elon Musk takeover last year. By Angely Mercado Published September 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science Australian Officials Declare the Arrival of El Niño During Blistering Heat Wave The heat and dry conditions have sparked wildfires throughout the southern coast. By Angely Mercado Published September 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Working Remotely Could Cut Worker Emissions in Half, Study Says If done right, remote and hybrid workers can reduce their individual emissions by commuting infrequently and working outside of large offices. By Angely Mercado Published September 19, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science Tropical Storm Nigel Has Intensified Into a Hurricane The storm system is currently hanging out between the Caribbean and Africa, and could become a category 3 storm by Tuesday. By Angely Mercado Published September 18, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy California Sues Big Oil Over Climate Deception The lawsuit seeks to hold major fossil fuel companies accountable for suppressing evidence of the climate crisis for decades. By Angely Mercado Published September 18, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Las Vegas Authorities Want to Know How Much Water Companies Use Before Letting Them Move In Authorities want to ensure a balance between water conservation and the metropolitan area's economic growth. By Angely Mercado Published September 18, 2023 | Comments (0)
