Yellowstone supervolcano contains twice as much melted rock as thought

There is more melted rock under Yellowstone Caldera – a volcano in Wyoming – than was previously estimated, but that doesn’t change the likelihood of an eruption

Moon near Saturn November 28 and 29

Find the crescent moon near Saturn on the evenings of November 28 and 29, 2022. Saturn can lead you to arrowhead shape of stars making up Capricornus.

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Moon near the Teapot November 25 and 26

On the evenings of November 25 and 26, 2022, you can see the very young waxing crescent moon near the Teapot of Sagittarius.

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For Many, the Global Warming Confab That Rose in the Egyptian Desert Was a Mirage – InsideClimate News

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt—The madness of COP27 started at the airport, where 50 diesel buses idled under the hot sun with doors wide open and air conditioners blasting until they headed out, often with just a handful of attendees aboard, delivering…

Extinction magnitude of animals in the near future | Scientific Reports – Nature.com

Selection of environmental-biotic events to be studied In global warming events associated with mass extinctions, the current environmental changes are similar to those recorded during the end-Ordovician, end-Guadalupian, and end-Permian mass extinctions. Therefore, I analyzed global surface temperature anomalies, mercury…

Will Wyoming Face ‘Instant Armageddon’ From Climate Change? – Cowboy State Daily

***For All Things Wyoming, Sign-Up For Our Daily Newsletter*** By Kevin Killough, energy reporterKevin@CowboyStateDaily.com At the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties, also known as COP27, there was a lot of hand-wringing over global warming passing the 1.5…

Western Wildfire Season Ends With 85% Fewer Blazes, Less Damage

One of the slowest wildfire seasons in years has come to an end in the West thanks to well-timed rain and cooler temperatures, bringing a reprieve to a region hit by numerous destructive blazes over the past several years. The…

In a First, Rich Countries Agree to Pay for Climate Damages in Poor Nations – The New York Times

That left the United States, which has pumped more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than any nation in history, as the last big holdout. By Saturday, as talks stretched into overtime, American officials said that they would accept a loss…

Moon and Spica on November 20 and 21

Catch the old crescent moon by Spica before sunrise on November 20 and 21, 2022. Also look for the beautiful glow of earthshine on the thin crescent moon.

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Finding safe haven in the climate change future: The Great Plains – Yahoo News

This Yahoo News series analyzes different regions around the country in terms of climate change risks that they face now and will experience in the years to come. As the negative consequences of rising global temperatures due to humankind’s relentless…