Wash. State’s New Climate Law Is Causing Gas Prices To Skyrocket
Gas prices in the state of Washington have surged 40 cents since the new year when a new law designed to penalize greenhouse gas emissions went into effect, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Washington…
League of Women Voters prods Hudson to tackle climate-change concerns – Akron Beacon Journal
With data showing Hudson is creating an outsized impact on its environment in comparison with its neighbors, the League of Women Voters is prodding the affluent northern Summit County city to take the issue of climate change seriously. In the…
What can Starmer learn from Biden? Now is not the time for timidity | Nick Dearden
The severe crises humanity faces will not be solved by the outdated rules of the global economy. Keir Starmer came close to recognising this in his new year’s speech, when he spoke of his plans for “mission-driven” government. The phrase…
Chinaâs Lunar New Year exodus cools major cities
A study found that when businesses close for a week and people travel to rural areas for the Lunar New Year, temperatures in large Chinese cities drop.
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Green comet photos and video: Editorsâ picks
Enjoy these photos of Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) as it approaches Earth, taken by members of the EarthSky community. The comet is closest to Earth on February 1 and 2.
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âAtmospheric riverâ over California spurred by bomb cyclone
Atmospheric rivers are storms which act like rivers in the sky, dumping massive amounts of rain which can cause flooding and mudslides
‘We Quit’: Extinction Rebellion Vows to Halt Disruptive Protests. So What’s Next? – InsideClimate News
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Lambeth Bridge on April 10, 2022 in London, England. Credit: Hollie Adams/Getty Images A prominent climate advocacy group in the United Kingdom says it will temporarily pause disruptive protests this year, acknowledging that some of the…
Scientists Report a Dramatic Drop in the Extent of Antarctic Sea Ice – InsideClimate News
The new year started with the familiar refrain of climate extremes, as scientists with the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported Jan. 3 that the sea ice around Antarctica dropped to its lowest extent on record for early January….
Aztecs Used the Mountains to Create Sophisticated Farming Calendar that Even Accounted for Leap Years: Study
Without clocks or modern tools, ancient Mexicans watched the sun to maintain a farming calendar that precisely tracked seasons and even adjusted for leap years. In the early 16th century, the largest city in Spain had a population of less than 50,000, whereby in contrast the land the Spanish were on the verge of conquering […]
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Unusually warm January in Europe; record temperature in many countries: WMO
Conditions caused by warm air from north-west Africa
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