Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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Environment|Lifestyle

Micro communities for the homeless sprout in US cities eager for small, quick and cheap solutions

In downtown Atlanta, shipping containers have been transformed into an oasis for dozens of previously unsheltered people who now proudly call a former parking lot home

Micro communities for the homeless sprout in US cities eager for small, quick and cheap solutions
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Japan could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to renewables, Rystad Energy CEO says

Japan, a major coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyer, could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to expansion of solar and wind power together with storage

Japan could be energy-independent by 2060 thanks to renewables, Rystad Energy CEO says
Education|Environment|News|Opinion

Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations

A report published by a Native American-led nonprofit examines in detail the dispossession of Indigenous homelands in Colorado, quantifies the value of the land and resources taken and outlines the state education system’s omission of that history in its curriculum

Report finds Colorado was built on $1.7 trillion of land expropriated from tribal nations
Environment

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it

Dozens of animals, some on land but many in the ocean, can produce light within their bodies through chemical reactions. Scientists are still trying to understand when and why this trait developed.

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it
Environment|Science

How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and amazingly loud?

What stands out during a cicada invasion is the sound

How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and amazingly loud?
Business|Environment

US PJM prepared to meet electricity demand during hot weather spell

PJM Interconnection, the biggest U.S. power grid operator said on Friday that it is ready to meet anticipated electricity demand during a predicted heat wave.

US PJM prepared to meet electricity demand during hot weather spell
Environment|News

Rain-weary South Floridians await sun after days-long deluge

Nearly a week of torrential rainfall appeared to be winding down in South Florida on Friday after a slow-moving weather system dumped more than two feet (60 cm) of

Rain-weary South Floridians await sun after days-long deluge
Environment|Science|Travel

Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo

The recent appearance of a rare white bison calf has excited wildlife watchers in Yellowstone National Park

Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo
Environment|Political

Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress

It's been a long strange trip for Mexico's Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party to become the second-largest voting block in Congress

Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress
Environment|Science

Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease

The periodical cicadas that have blanketed parts of the American Midwest this spring are strange creatures, but they have nothing on some of their superfans

Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
Environment|News

Flooding hits China's south, temperatures sizzle elsewhere

China's National Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued an alert for high temperatures as multiple regions across the country experience sweltering heat, while many southern

Flooding hits China's south, temperatures sizzle elsewhere
Environment|News

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north

China is being buffeted by two extremes of severe weather, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and drought conditions in the north

China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
Environment|Political

Austrian minister defies coalition ally to back EU nature restoration law

Austria's environment minister, Leonore Gewessler of the Greens, defied her conservative coalition partners on Sunday by pledging to cast Austria's vote in favour of adopting a

Austrian minister defies coalition ally to back EU nature restoration law
Environment|News

Singapore says dredger that hit tanker reported sudden loss of control, oil spill cleanup ongoing

Singapore authorities say a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine and steering control before it hit a cargo tanker last week, causing the oil spill that has blackened part of the city-island’s southern shores

Singapore says dredger that hit tanker reported sudden loss of control, oil spill cleanup ongoing
Economy|Environment|News

World falling behind on environment, health and hunger goals, UN report says

The world is way off track on most of the sustainable development targets agreed in 2015, such as tackling poverty and hunger, says a United Nations report which cites funding

World falling behind on environment, health and hunger goals, UN report says
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

Europe must catch up in green tech race, Spain's climate minister says

The next European Commission must do more to help European industry catch up in the green tech race with China and the U.S., said Spain's climate and energy

Europe must catch up in green tech race, Spain's climate minister says
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says

The U.S. is as many as 15 years behind China on developing high-tech nuclear power as Beijing's state-backed technology approach and extensive financing give

US as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says
Environment|Health

Bird flu spreads to seventh Australian poultry farm

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread to a seventh poultry farm near Melbourne, the government of Australia's Victoria state said on Monday.

Bird flu spreads to seventh Australian poultry farm
Environment|News

Heavy rains, landslides in China's Guangdong and Fujian kill nine

Torrential rain and landslides in China's coastal provinces of Guangdong and Fujian have killed nine people and left 17 missing, state media and local authorities said on Monday.

Heavy rains, landslides in China's Guangdong and Fujian kill nine
Business|Economy|Environment

Brazil joins race to loosen China's grip on rare earths industry

Mining giant Brazil has big ambitions to build a rare earths industry as Western economies push to secure the metals needed

Brazil joins race to loosen China's grip on rare earths industry
Economy|Environment|News|Political

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers

European Union countries have given final approval to a major and long-awaited plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc

Landmark EU nature restoration plan gets the green light despite months of protests by farmers
Business|Economy|Environment

Global gasoline refining margins slump on slow summer driving season

Oil refiners are making less money selling their gasoline as demand during the peak summer driving season has

Global gasoline refining margins slump on slow summer driving season
Environment|News

India's monsoon rains a fifth below normal so far

India's monsoon has delivered a fifth less rain than normal so far this season, the weather department said on Monday, in a worrying sign for the vital

India's monsoon rains a fifth below normal so far
Economy|Environment|News|Political

Serbia's parliament speaker seeks debate over Rio Tinto's lithium project

Serbia's parliament speaker and former prime minister Ana Brnabic on Monday sought a debate and approval in the assembly for a contested Rio Tinto lithium project in the Balkan

Serbia's parliament speaker seeks debate over Rio Tinto's lithium project
Health

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

The answer depends in part on where you live. If it’s extremely hot and humid, the health risks are much higher.

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

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