EartherExtreme Weather Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall in Florida, Cutting Off Power to Over 200,000 Households The storm plowed into the Big Bend area of the state with catastrophic winds and flooding. By Angely Mercado Published August 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Florida Officials Concerned About Gas Contamination as Hurricane Idalia Approaches Contaminated gas can damage vehicles, a rising concern as residents may need to evacuate from the storm. By Angely Mercado Published August 29, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Hawaii Power Company Takes Partial Responsibility for One of Maui’s Wildfires The company also suggested that the local fire department was ultimately to blame for the devastation in the Lahaina area. By Angely Mercado Published August 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Florida Braces for Impact as Hurricane Franklin and Tropical Storm Idalia Intensify More than 30 counties in Florida have declared a state of emergency in anticipation of dangerous winds and storm surge. By Angely Mercado Published August 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Record-Low Ice Levels in Antarctica Killed Thousands of Penguin Chicks, Study Says Researchers looked at satellite photos and saw that several colonies of emperor penguins suffered loss due to early sea ice loss. By Angely Mercado Published August 25, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnergy Maui County Sues Hawaiian Electric, Claims Negligence Led to Devastating Wildfires The electrical company did not shut off electricity during the high winds and dry conditions that caused the flames to spread earlier this month. By Angely Mercado Published August 25, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy GOP Candidate’s Climate Change Answers, Ranked From personal attacks, climate denialism, and pointing the finger at other large nations instead of discussing plans for the U.S. to lower emissions. By Angely Mercado Published August 24, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Tropical Storm Harold Has Swept Into Texas This is the first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall over the U.S. By Angely Mercado Published August 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation Putin’s War Against Ukraine Is Slaughtering Dolphins in the Black Sea Ukrainian officials and wildlife experts are collecting evidence to build a case for environmental war crimes against Russia. By Angely Mercado Published August 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change 850 People Remain Missing in Maui After Devastating Wildfires 114 people have been officially declared dead as a result of the fires. By Angely Mercado Published August 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather See How Tropical Storm Hilary Flooded Southern California The storm made landfall in Mexico, swept over California, and has now moved on to Nevada. By Angely Mercado Published August 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherConservation The Maui Fires Are Messing With Hawaii’s Prized Coral Reefs Toxic sediments and other burned materials have been released into the waters surrounding the islands. By Angely Mercado Published August 18, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Hurricanes More Likely to Kill Vulnerable Populations in the U.S., Study Finds More than 90% of hurricane deaths analyzed occurred in U.S. counties that were ranked high on the CDC's social vulnerability index. By Angely Mercado Published August 18, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather High Winds, Heavy Rain, and Tumultuous Waves Are Headed to California This Weekend Hilary has strengthened into a hurricane this week and will bring heavy precipitation to the West Coast and Southwest in a few days. By Angely Mercado Published August 17, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Justice Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Sparked an Exodus of Climate Voices, Researchers Find X, formerly Twitter, has seen a rise in harassment and misinformation, pushing out progressive, climate-minded account users. By Angely Mercado Published August 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Death Toll of Maui Wildfires Rises to 106 People Over 1,000 people are still missing and the number of deaths is likely to continue rising, officials say. By Angely Mercado Published August 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEnvironmental Policy Judge Rules Montana Fossil Fuel Law Violated Young Plaintiffs’ Right to a Clean and Healthful Environment Legal counsel for Held v Montana has called this ruling a “game changer” in the younger generations’ efforts to save the planet. By Angely Mercado Published August 14, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherNatural Disasters Maui’s Death Toll Rises to 96 After Days of Devastating Fires The wildfires in Maui are some of the deadliest fires that the U.S. has seen in about a century. By Angely Mercado Published August 14, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Researcher Proposes Space Umbrella Attached to Asteroid to Mitigate Climate Change A scientist is researching how to supercharge our existing rockets so he can place an enormous shield between earth and the sun. By Angely Mercado Published August 14, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science We’re in for an ‘Above Average’ Atlantic Hurricane Season, NOAA Predicts Due to high ocean temperatures this year, we could see anywhere from 14 to 21 hurricanes form in the Atlantic ocean, the agency said. By Angely Mercado Published August 12, 2023 | Comments (0)
