A wildfire abetted by winds from Storm Ciarán has burned some 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres) of land in eastern Spain and forced the evacuation of 850 people from four towns
November 03, 2023
How will Earth’s vast boreal forests look in a warmer world? Combining satellite-based research with fieldwork shows that the planet’s largest wilderness may be changing in unexpected ways.
November 03, 2023
The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.
November 03, 2023
The Austrian resort of Soelden has hosted the first event of the Alpine skiing World Cup season for the 30th time with giant slalom races in late October
November 03, 2023
Panama's president has signed into law an indefinite moratorium on new mining concessions
November 04, 2023
Almost every major city in the United States generally allows drivers to turn right at red lights, but that could be changing
November 04, 2023
The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing President Joe Biden's goal of powering 10 million homes by towering ocean-based turbines by the end of the decade
November 04, 2023
Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington state
November 05, 2023
Some California entrepreneurs and farmers are betting agave could be a promising crop for the state
November 05, 2023
Negotiators on a climate-related loss and damages fund have agreed the World Bank will temporarily oversee the international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet
November 05, 2023
Prince William has arrived in Singapore for the Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support environmental innovators with solutions to battle climate change and save the planet
November 05, 2023
French power network operator Enedis says one of its technicians was killed as it battles to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes in the wake of major storms
November 05, 2023
The same instruments used to measure earthquakes pick up vibrations as ocean waves put pressure on the sea floor. Four decades of data tell a story about ocean storms.
November 06, 2023
Two climate change protesters have been arrested after they smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery
November 06, 2023
Offshore wind power company Orsted is trying to get out of a $300 million guarantee it agreed to pay New Jersey in the event it failed to build its first wind farm off the state’s coast
November 06, 2023
Homeowners in Los Angeles who want to stay cool and reduce energy expenses are opting for “cool roofs” – roofs constructed with reflective materials that absorb less sunlight. Due to climate change causing higher temperatures, cool roofs offer a straightforward option to reduce excessive roof heat absorption. Studies indicate that they have the potential to decrease air conditioning usage by an average of 20% and lower indoor temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit. “A roof and a wall that reflect light are straightforward and dependable passive methods that only require you to make the correct decision when it’s
November 06, 2023
One of the biggest reasons people cite when saying they won’t buy an electric vehicle is range anxiety
November 07, 2023
Paradise is still recovering five years after a wildfire destroyed most of the northern California town
November 07, 2023
Efforts to rebuild a California town nearly wiped out by wildfire five years ago are being stymied by high home insurance costs
November 07, 2023
Masks are back on the New Delhi streets as residents grapple with the annual surge in air pollution that has engulfed the Indian capital region
November 07, 2023
The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado
November 07, 2023
The best science is not always the best engineering when it comes to building codes. It’s also a problem across the US, as an engineer who works on disaster resilience explains.
November 07, 2023
A mix of smoke and fog known as ‘super fog' has triggered accidents involving multiple vehicles and at least one death on Interstate 10 in Louisiana
November 07, 2023
Chile’s National Forestry Corporation has permanently closed a popular glacier, sparking outrage from adventurers and local guides
November 07, 2023
A Florida woman was viciously attacked by a 9-foot alligator while snorkeling at a recreation area over the weekend, suffering bite wounds to her forehead. Marissa Carr was swimming at Alexander Springs near Ocala on Sunday when the massive reptile emerged and bit her head before retreating, she recounted to local media. Incredibly, a photographer happened to capture graphic photos of the immediate aftermath showing blood streaming down her face as she exited the water. The terrifying encounter demonstrates the random danger alligators pose to humans even in designated swimming areas within their habitat. Carr said she was snorkeling with
November 07, 2023
Harris campaign reports spending nearly three times as much as Trump in August
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
Japan's Icom: highly unlikely wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon are our products
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out
Phillies clinch 3rd straight playoff berth and close in on NL East title
Wojnarowski one of the first significant sports 'insiders' to step away from the spotlight