Yale E360
JANUARY 10, 2025
Wildfires in Southern California have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed thousands of buildings, and killed at least 10 people. Experts say global warming may have set the stage for the catastrophic blazes.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 10, 2025
While deaths and destruction are mounting and tens of thousands flee a devastating inferno in Los Angeles, the President-Elect has used the catastrophic wildfires to spread misinformation, offer false solutions, and disrespect the suffering of people and the hard work of first responders. Here, we provide the facts and avoid the fiction. Fact 1: reservoirs are full Due to a relatively wet winter in Northern California, almost every reservoir in Southern California is at or above its historical a
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Legal Planet
JANUARY 9, 2025
Like millions of Angelenos, Ive been staying indoors and off the roads, glued to the Watch Duty app, radio, and TV coverage as LA is engulfed by these historic fires. The last 48 hours of coverage has focused, understandably, on the firefight and immediate devastation. Now, its time to start hearing about the climate connection, especially from local officials, policymakers, and the TV news anchors that so many people turn to for information during scary urban fires.
Scientific American
JANUARY 9, 2025
2024 was the hottest year on record and the first to top 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2025
Trees dating back almost 6000 years ago have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky Mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past
Legal Planet
JANUARY 10, 2025
National attention is (rightly) focused on the terrible fire situation in Los Angeles. At the moment, the top priority is supporting first responders who are trying to control the fires, prevent more damage, and help the people who have lost homes and loved ones. There is (of course) a bunch of chatter on social media about what might have prevented the fires or fix the wildfire crisis in the US more broadly.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 14, 2025
As the climate crisis deepens, so does the urgency to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for decades of deception. Governments representing more than a quarter of the US population have filed lawsuits against major corporations including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP, seeking justice for the harm caused by their lies about the dangers of their products.
Scientific American
JANUARY 9, 2025
Findings reveal the memory-related brain processes that generate unwanted thoughts when people are sleep deprived
New Scientist
JANUARY 9, 2025
Scientists warn efforts to limit the long-term temperature rise to1.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 8, 2025
In a series of posts (beginning here , and ending here ) last month, I outlined an approach to climate policy that emphasizes the role of subsidies in building political support and technological progress for climate policy. In doing so, I drew heavily on existing political science research and case studies from North America and Europe. But another fruitful approach for climate policy research can be studies that look at policies and emissions results from a large number of countries around the
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. âğï¸ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Yale E360
JANUARY 9, 2025
In the last decade, laboratory initiatives to recreate long-extinct species have stirred controversy. Now, scientists increasingly agree "de-extinction" is not possible, but breeding living animals with genes similar to those lost species can be a useful conservation tool.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 15, 2025
Scientists have a long-standing, and probably well-deserved, reputation as a jargon-prone bunchand I am no exception (see my post on vapor pressure deficit , for one). Despite this reputation we actually use jargon to avoid confusion and be as precise as possible, ensuring our ideas are clearly understood. This seems straightforward enough for phrases like vapor pressure deficit, which needs to be distinguished from concepts like, for instance, relative humidity.
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 10, 2025
Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for the most destructive fire in its history. By Wyatt Myskow, Martha Pskowski Fish and wildfires don’t tend to go together. But as a series of blazes driven by 100-mile-per-hour winds burned throughout Los Angeles, the countrys incoming president centered blame on a three-inch fish found in a completely different part of the state.
New Scientist
JANUARY 8, 2025
Every fundamental particle in the universe fits into one of two groups called fermions and bosons, but now it seems there could be other particles out there that break this simple classification and were once thought to be impossible
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
The Applied Ecologist
JANUARY 9, 2025
Laura Vedovato introduces readers to a range of remote sensing tools, explaining how they can be applied to topical forests to monitor the effectiveness of restoration efforts. Read more in the original Review article. Introduction In recent years, global commitments to forest restoration, like the UN Decade on Restoration and the Global Biodiversity Framework, have highlighted the need for scalable, effective ways to track progress.
Yale E360
JANUARY 8, 2025
Germany, the largest economy in Europe, got nearly two-thirds of its power from renewables last year, an analysis shows.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 12, 2025
This is the third of a series of three posts on how to do more to reduce fire risks on federal lands. The first post is here , the second post is here. In addressing the increasing risks of wildfire, we certainly need to scale up the resources we apply to the problem, doing more prescribed burns and other forms of active management. However, we also use our resources more efficiently.
Scientific American
JANUARY 13, 2025
A new study finds that dementia cases will increase at a much higher rate than expected, with lifetime risk rising to 42 percent after age 55
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
New Scientist
JANUARY 8, 2025
Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated by climate change
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 13, 2025
The Physicians for Social Responsibility PA , the League of Women Voters of PA , and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University invite you to register for the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference: New Directions to be held February 27 in Pittsburgh and online. The Conference will bring together scientists, public health experts, industry leaders, and advocacy groups to explore the latest research and insights on unconventional oil and gas development, it
Yale E360
JANUARY 14, 2025
A new analysis shows that African wildlife increasingly depend on lands managed by villagers and herders. In many areas, locally-run conservancies now more effectively protect wildlife than national parks do, with communities reaping tourism revenue and other benefits.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 11, 2025
This is the second of three posts on proposed legislation to address the fire crisis on federal lands (the first post is here ). Last post, I talked about why this legislation is essential, and the strengths of the bill that the House passed last Congress. In this post, Ill talk about the parts of the legislation that were controversial and their potential problems.
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Academy of Natural Sciences
JANUARY 9, 2025
It is the new year and time for a lifestyle change. While its daunting to contemplate the many issues that we need to tackle to achieve greater social equity and environmental sustainability especially in our everyday lives small, individual actions can add up to make a difference. Here are some tips to get you started on simply reusing, repairing and rewearing, all to inspire care and support for our natural world.
New Scientist
JANUARY 13, 2025
Regular pulses of X-ray radiation emanating from a supermassive black hole could be explained by a white dwarf star on the verge of falling in
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 9, 2025
The Philadelphia Solar Energy Association now has available the Solar For Schools middle school curriculum-- "Harness the Power of the Sun" and "Bring Solar to School." "Harness the Power of the Sun" is a 12 week curriculum diving into energy, electricity, circuits, solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles and more. "Bring Solar to School" is a subset of 6 lessons designed to enable students to understand how solar electricity is generated, to monitor their school's solar system, and analyze its g
Scientific American
JANUARY 8, 2025
In California and elsewhere, fast-moving fires are particularly damaging and expensive because they take people by surprise, making evacuations difficult
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 11, 2025
Together, the Eaton Fire northeast of downtown Los Angeles and the Palisades Fire west of downtown along the Pacific Coast Highway have destroyed 10,000 homes and other structures, with 11 deaths now attributed to the conflagrations. By Jireh Deng Anthony Honore was accustomed to seeing brush fires far up in the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena during yearly dry seasons.
Enviromental Defense
JANUARY 9, 2025
There are undoubtedly those in Alberta who are thrilled with the governments recent announcement on buffer zones and viewscapes for renewable energy development. It would also appear that with this decision, Alberta’s green energy businesses can now get back to work, investing in the future of our energy economy. But can they? This policy is deeply hostile to renewable energy projects, and not because some people dont like seeing energy development near mountains.
New Scientist
JANUARY 10, 2025
The microscope cost less than 50 to build using an open-source design and a common 3D printer
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 9, 2025
The PA Association of Environmental Educators is now accepting registrations for the 2025 PAEE Annual Conference - Waves Of Connection to be held March 10-12 in Erie. The Conference is an opportunity to celebrate and grow in the fantastic environmental education field in Pennsylvania! The theme of this years conference Waves of Connection celebrates what makes PAEE so special: our collective ability as passionate environmental educators to drive change through resilience, diversity, engagement
Scientific American
JANUARY 8, 2025
It seems like time slows in an emergency or in the heat of a sports match.
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 10, 2025
A recent study explains how warmer temperatures at the top of the planet destabilize the jet stream and allow colder air to travel south. By Kristoffer Tigue A second bout of severe winter weather is set to pummel the central United States with freezing temperatures and icy conditions, forecasters warned this week. It comes just days after a massive winter storm, traveling from Kansas to New Jersey, dumped upwards of a foot of snow on some cities, disrupting traffic and knocking out power for hu
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