Climate change made Hurricane Helene and other 2024 disasters …
Oct 9, 2024 · Deadly Hurricane Helene, wildfires in the Amazon, an extreme monsoon downpour in India, a heat wave during the Summer Olympics, and other dangerous and devastating weather events in 2024 were all made more likely and damaging by climate change, scientists have found.
The planet is ‘on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster ...
Oct 30, 2024 · Earth’s climate in 2024 is “in a major crisis with worse to come if we continue with business as usual,” a team of 14 climate scientists warned in “The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth.”The report did not sugarcoat their view of the dangers humanity is facing.
Shein is officially the biggest polluter in fast fashion
Sep 19, 2024 · In 2023, the fast fashion giant Shein was everywhere. Crisscrossing the globe, airplanes ferried small packages of its ultra-cheap clothing from thousands of suppliers to tens of millions of customer mailboxes in 150 countries. Influencers’ “#sheinhaul” videos advertised the company’s trendy styles on social media, garnering billions of views.
Don’t get fooled: Electric vehicles really are better for the climate
Nov 6, 2022 · You may have heard the myth that electric vehicles are just as bad for the climate — or worse — than gas-powered cars and trucks. One common myth claims that the climate-warming pollution caused by manufacturing electric vehicle batteries cancels out the benefits.
Electric vehicles use half the energy of gas-powered vehicles
Jan 29, 2024 · As U.S. EV sales rise, more cars than ever are using the electrical grid to power up. It would be reasonable to assume that means the grid must now supply a vast amount of energy to those cars — but it actually won’t take as much as you might think.
Category 5 Super Typhoon Man-yi hits the Philippines
Nov 16, 2024 · Super Typhoon Man-yi (called Pepito in the Philippines) made landfall on Catanduanes Island in the Philippines at 9:40 p.m. local time on Saturday, Nov. 16, as a category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, less than eight hours after peaking as a category 5 storm with 160 mph winds and a central pressure of 923 mb, as determined by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).
Warming world, deadly problem: Heat-related deaths are surging
Oct 7, 2024 · Cue Ball (L) and Roni (2nd L), who are both unhoused, make their way toward a market amid a heat wave on July 24, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. Extreme heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined in an average year in the U.S. Unhoused people are at an especially high risk of heat-related illness or death.
Does recycling actually help the climate?
Feb 13, 2024 · But there’s only so much consumers can do alone. To truly hold these large companies accountable, we need the government in on this, too. California laws SB 343 and AB 1201 are models for potential federal regulations. These two laws establish standards for labeling products as “recyclable” and “compostable,” reducing false claims about a product’s environmental impact.
Climate change and droughts: What’s the connection?
May 11, 2023 · The percent chance that the historical average (1865-2016) elevation of snowpack in each Sierra Nevada subregion will retreat given a 1 C (1.8 F) increase in average winter air temperature.
Eye on the Storm - Yale Climate Connections
Welcome to “Eye on the Storm” … Weather Underground Co-Founder Dr. Jeff Masters and his long-time meteorologist and writer colleague, Bob Henson, now are both regular contributors to Yale Climate Connections, offering the kinds of timely and authoritative weather and climate analyses that have gained them many thousands of followers worldwide.