Experts raise concerns about record-breaking phenomenon observed in Atlantic Ocean: ‘It’s just astonishing’
The conditions in the ocean have a dramatic effect on weather worldwide. https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/ocean-temperature-pollution-sudden-spike/
Global ocean heat has hit a new record every single day for the last year
The world’s oceans have now experienced an entire year of unprecedented heat, with a new temperature record broken every day,...
US banks abandon ‘bare minimum’ environmental standards project, alarming climate groups
Citi, BofA, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo leave framework that assesses environmental, social and governance (ESG) financing https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/05/us-banks-leave-esg-finance-climate-crisis
Scientists uncover Climate changes newest unseen danger- major cities are sinking leading to long-term infrastructure damage: ‘Slowly but continuously’
“You don’t need to live in Venice to live in a city that is sinking.” https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/subsurface-heat-island-city-infrastructure-spoilage/
Two rare tornadoes touch down in Central California as storms pummel state
A tornado touched down in Kings County on Saturday afternoon — the second tornado in two days to hit Central...
Germany: Climate Justice Warriors spend week in forest to oppose Tesla Mega factory expansion and the police stand down.
Treehouses and a piano concert in the woods: Activists protesting against a Tesla factory expansion near Berlin said they intend...
Flash freeze, snow to shock millions following May-like warmth
As quickly as temperatures surge in the central and eastern United States this week, they will crash so fast that...
J. Robert Oppenheimer’s grandson warns about climate change
Charles Oppenheimer, grandson of the nuclear physicist, is warning about existential threats and says cooperation is the only way we...
The latest unfounded conspiracy theory: Cloud seeding is to blame for California’s storms and flooding
When a water agency for most of California’s Inland Empire and parts of Orange County started a pilot program to...
A Trojan horse of legitimacy’: Shell launches a ‘climate tech’ startup advertising jobs in oil and gas
Onward touts a vision of a ‘clean energy future’, but experts say ventures like this are part of fossil fuel...
Indonesia hit by some of strongest winds recorded
Indonesia has been struck by some of the strongest winds recorded in the country, injuring at least 33 people. Buildings...
Italian farmers to cross the Rubicon with Rome blockade
Government fearmongering backfires as populist protest movements turn on Meloni. https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-rome-giorgia-meloni-farmers-to-cross-the-rubicon-with-rome-blockade/
White House to weaken climate-fighting fuel efficiency targets for 2030
The plan faced opposition from OEMs, car dealers, and the United Auto Workers. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/white-house-to-weaken-climate-fighting-fuel-efficiency-targets-for-2030/
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Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election Want an opponent to campaign for you? Confuse voters between...
China’s Xinjiang battles harshest cold spell in over six decades
BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Temperatures broke a 64-year-old record in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, plunging to a...
California battered by mudslides and flooding as storm continues: Live
Latest in back-to-back storms may bring tornadoes in the Sacramento Valley https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/california-flooding-weather-storm-mudslides-live-b2499236.html
Nearly the entire population of California is under flood alerts as rain drenches the state
There’s a significant flood threat in Los Angeles and nearly the entire population of California is under flood alerts as...
Torrance residents fear continued use of hydrofluoric acid at Torrance Refinery endangers community
Torrance resident Isabel Douvan Schwartz said she worries about a major earthquake hitting her community, largely because of the impact...