Autumn has been totally skewwhiff in Sydney this year, devoid of its customary cadence and meter | Paul Daley
In the southern Australian cities where I’ve spent most of my life my birthday on the second day of autumn has always been synonymous with gentle seasonal transition. It’s no coincidence that the beginning of autumn in March is my…
America’s $100 Billion Climate Change Flop
For at least the last 20 years, politicians in Washington, at the behest of green-energy groups, have spent some $100 billion of taxpayer money to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. How is that going for us so far?…
Ski Resorts Are Spending Big on Snow-Making to Keep Ahead of Climate Change – The Wall Street Journal
NEWRY, Maine— An hour before dawn, Ian McCluskey adjusts his goggles and plunges the sleeve of his jacket into a spray of ice crystals arcing out of a nearby fan-shaped snow-making machine. Mr. McCluskey is testing the quality of machine-made…
Why we can’t solve the climate crisis without schools — and teachers – Los Angeles Times
This story was originally published in Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. When wildfire smoke blocked the sun and turned the sky orange above the San…
La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle â hereâs how it affected weather around the world
It’s hard to know exactly what climate change will mean for El Niños and La Niñas
Climate polluters pour money into winter sports as snow disappears – Euronews
Snow cover is melting as global heating intensifies – yet fossil fuel polluters are pouring money into winter sports. This “ironic” relationship will “destroy the very conditions [winter sports] need to survive,” a report from campaign group Badvertising and thinktank…
Couple Stunned to Find Childhood Letter in Attic Written by King Charles to His ‘Granny’ the Queen Mother in 1955
We’ve all found family heirlooms and keepsakes tucked away in our attics and lofts before, but an English couple recently found a lot more than merely their parents’ third-grade arithmetic homework. A couple from Stratford-upon-Avod were left ‘gobsmacked’ after they found a childhood letter that newly-crowned King Charles wrote to his “Granny” Queen Mother Elizabeth […]
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King Coal Brings In Record Profits For Mining Giant Glencore
Glencore will return more than $7bn (£5.8bn) to shareholders in dividends and buybacks after the commodities giant reported another blockbuster profit driven by its coal and trading divisions. While the miner and its rivals have been positioning themselves to take…
Biden Puts America First On Electric Cars, Freezing Out Western Allies
A trade war is brewing between the United States and its closest allies. When Thierry Breton, the EU’s internal markets commissioner, pulled out of a summit with US officials just before Christmas, he complained that the agenda ‘no longer gives…
Change carbon-intensive lifestyles to save Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk appeals to people
Might consider hunger strike if Ladakh is not protected under the Constitution’ Sixth Schedule, the innovator tells Down To Earth
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