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    Shanghai Breaks Century-Old Heat Record

    Shanghai Breaks Century-Old Heat Record

    In a continuation of a string of hot weather in China that began in March, Shanghai had its hottest May day in more than a century Monday when the temperature spiked to 97 degrees Fahrenheit. The previous record of 96.26 degrees Fahrenheit — set first in 1876 and last in 2018 — was recorded by […]

    Meals on Wheels Is a Climate-Relief Model

    Meals on Wheels Is a Climate-Relief Model

    When an unprecedented heat wave bore down on Portland, Oregon, in June 2021, Jonna Papaefthimiou, the city’s chief resilience officer, immediately thought of the city’s most vulnerable populations: older people sweltering, often alone, in their homes.

    ‘Clean Energy Is Moving Fast’: Investments in Renewables Will Overtake Fossil Fuels for the First Time This Year, IEA Says

    ‘Clean Energy Is Moving Fast’: Investments in Renewables Will Overtake Fossil Fuels for the First Time This Year, IEA Says

    A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that investment in clean energy is “significantly outpacing” fossil fuel spending and will surpass it this year, with solar projects expected to exceed oil production expenditures for the first time. According to the World Energy Investment report, the global energy crisis that followed Russia’s invasion […]

    Nearly Half of Earth’s Animal Species Are in Decline, Study Finds

    Nearly Half of Earth’s Animal Species Are in Decline, Study Finds

    In a study on more than 71,000 animal species around the world, researchers discovered that about 48% are declining. The research, led by Queen’s University Belfast, is one of the most comprehensive and alarming studies on biodiversity loss. The researchers analyzed population data on mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish and insects. More From EcoWatch What […]

    U.S. States Agree on ‘Historic’ Water Sharing Deal to Prevent Colorado River From Drying Up

    U.S. States Agree on ‘Historic’ Water Sharing Deal to Prevent Colorado River From Drying Up

    Following months of talks concerning the severe drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that representatives from seven Colorado River Basin states have agreed to the submission of a proposal by representatives of three Lower River Basin states — California, Nevada and Arizona — to take billions […]

    How Our Obsession With Parking Fuels the Climate Crisis

    How Our Obsession With Parking Fuels the Climate Crisis

    What could a city like New York achieve if it repurposed some of its 3 million curbside parking spots? 

    It could get rid of rats by moving trash off the sidewalks and into containers. It could create safe, cool play spaces for the more than 1 million New Yorkers without easy park access. It could build bioswales to collect rainwater and prevent flooding during heavy storms.

    Global Heating Will Push Billions Outside ‘Human Climate Niche,’ Study Warns

    Global Heating Will Push Billions Outside ‘Human Climate Niche,’ Study Warns

    For hundreds, possibly thousands, of years humans have lived inside a relatively comfortable “climate niche” wherein a large portion of the world’s population have mostly enjoyed liveable temperatures and infrequent extreme weather events. Conditions that have not only been within a healthy temperature range for humans, but for the plants, animals and ecosystems of our […]