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    Nearly 90% of New Car Sales in Norway Were EVs in 2024

    Nearly 90% of New Car Sales in Norway Were EVs in 2024

    According to new data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), nearly 90% of new vehicles sold in Norway in 2024 were electric. The data revealed that 88.9% of new car sales in 2024 were fully electric, up from the 82.4% of all car sales being EVs in 2023, Reuters reported. As the BBC reported, some […]

    Global Ocean Temperatures Reached Record High in 2024

    Global Ocean Temperatures Reached Record High in 2024

    Global sea temperatures reached an all-time high in 2024, according to a new study published Friday in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.  The 54 researchers from seven countries deployed thousands of instruments to collect ocean data both at the surface and up to 2,000 meters below the surface — the latter called ocean heat […]

    2024 Global Average Temperature Was Hottest on Record and First Above 1.5°C

    2024 Global Average Temperature Was Hottest on Record and First Above 1.5°C

    Fueled by the climate crisis, the global average temperature soared above the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for the first time in 2024, intensifying extreme weather. Experts from the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have confirmed that last year was the planet’s hottest on record, reaching 1.55 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, reported UN […]

    What Is Jimmy Carter’s Environmental Legacy?

    What Is Jimmy Carter’s Environmental Legacy?

    In 1979, when President Jimmy Carter famously unveiled 32 solar panels on the White House roof, he remarked, “A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most […]

    Tens of Thousands Flee Deadly Wildfires in Southern California

    Tens of Thousands Flee Deadly Wildfires in Southern California

    Wildfires fueled by strong winds in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, California, have scorched a quickly growing area of Los Angeles County, killing at least two people. The fierce and unpredictable fires have forced roughly 70,000 evacuations and destroyed approximately 1,000 buildings and homes, reported the Los Angeles Times. “We woke up to a dark cloud […]