Striped brown dwarf looks a lot like Jupiter
The surface features of brown dwarfs – objects midway in mass between planets and stars – can’t be seen. But researchers have found a way to reveal Jupiter-like stripes and bands in the atmosphere of the closest brown dwarf, Luhman 16B.
PANDEMIC: Biden releases $1.9T COVID-19 stimulus plan
President-elect Joe Biden called yesterday for an emergency $1.9 trillion economic and COVID-19 recovery program, a down payment on a larger stimulus plan that promises unprecedented spending to fight climate change.
MASSACHUSETTS: Governor vetoes climate bill; supporters vow to try again
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) vetoed a sweeping climate bill yesterday, saying the measure would cripple new home construction, hurt the business sector and fail to meet lawmakers’ lofty environmental justice ambitions.
PANDEMIC: Biden releases $1.9T COVID-19 stimulus plan
President-elect Joe Biden called yesterday for an emergency $1.9 trillion economic and COVID-19 recovery program, a down payment on a larger stimulus plan that promises unprecedented spending to fight climate change.
COLORADO: Greens tee off on Democrat’s climate plan
Jared Polis announced his campaign for Colorado governor in front of a solar coffee roaster in 2017. Three years later, he is under growing pressure from environmentalists to deliver on his promise to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2040.
COLORADO: Greens tee off on Democrat’s climate plan
Jared Polis announced his campaign for Colorado governor in front of a solar coffee roaster in 2017. Three years later, he is under growing pressure from environmentalists to deliver on his promise to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2040.
SUPREME COURT: Climate fight could doom efforts to make Big Oil pay
Attorneys for Big Oil and the city of Baltimore will square off next week in a Supreme Court battle that could change the trajectory of more than a dozen closely watched U.S. climate change lawsuits.
POLITICS: Biden’s climate long shot in the Senate
The $2 trillion climate plan promised by President-elect Joe Biden is about to collide with the meat grinder of the Senate.
Air pollution will lead to mass migration, say experts after landmark ruling
Air pollution does not respect national boundaries and environmental degradation will lead to mass migration in the future, said a leading barrister in the wake of a landmark migration ruling, as experts warned that government action must be taken as…
2020: Hottest Year On Record
NASA data show that 2020 was the hottest year on record. The image below shows that high temperature in 2020 hit Siberia and the Arctic Ocean. In above images, the temperature anomaly is compared to 1951-1980, NASA’s default baseline. When…
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