Climate

Renewables Will Generate Almost Half of Global Electricity by 2030, Falling Short of UN Target to Triple Capacity: IEA Report

Renewables Will Generate Almost Half of Global Electricity by 2030, Falling Short of UN Target to Triple Capacity: IEA Report

With solar leading the way, renewables are on track to generate nearly 50 percent of global electricity this decade. But green energy is still predicted to fall short of the United Nations target of tripling capacity, according to Renewables 2024: Analysis and forecast to 2030, a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). More than […]

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    Community Groups, Neighbors and Volunteers Mobilize in Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina

    Community Groups, Neighbors and Volunteers Mobilize in Aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina

    Since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on September 26, at least 227 people have died, with many still missing and thousands displaced. Homes and businesses in western North Carolina were destroyed, and some are still living without power, internet and safe drinking water. Aid sent by governments and larger nonprofits can sometimes take a […]

    Global River Flows Fell to Record Lows in 2023, WMO Report Says

    Global River Flows Fell to Record Lows in 2023, WMO Report Says

    Last year was the driest for rivers globally in 33 years, according to the State of Global Water Resources 2023 report coordinated by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The world’s river flows fell to record lows in 2023, as extreme heat endangered crucial water supplies in a time of increasing demand, a WMO […]

    Ocean Warming Has Doubled in Past 20 Years: EU Copernicus Report

    Ocean Warming Has Doubled in Past 20 Years: EU Copernicus Report

    According to the latest Ocean State Report (OSR 8) from EU Copernicus, the world’s oceans are experiencing rapid warming, increasing acidification, more marine heat waves and more algal blooms in recent years compared to previous decades. In particular, the report highlighted that ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005, and it had already been steadily […]

    Hurricane Helene Death Toll Tops 200

    Hurricane Helene Death Toll Tops 200

    On Thursday, the death toll from Hurricane Helene rose to at least 200, according to authorities, the Associated Press reported. Helicopters searched for survivors above washed-out bridges, while rescuers hiked through the wilderness. After pummeling Florida’s Gulf Coast, the powerful Category 4 storm dumped over 40 trillion gallons of rainfall — enough to fill up […]

    ‘Existential Threat’: Tuvalu’s Fight to Survive, Even If It Sinks

    ‘Existential Threat’: Tuvalu’s Fight to Survive, Even If It Sinks

    Rising sea levels threaten to completely submerge Tuvalu in the coming decades. Facing an unprecedented crisis, officials are not only trying to preserve a shrinking country but attempting to ensure the nation, as well as its culture and traditions, will still exist, even if its land doesn’t. By 2050. It’s estimated that about half of […]

    Engineers Create Building Bricks From 3D-Printed, Recycled Glass

    Engineers Create Building Bricks From 3D-Printed, Recycled Glass

    The technology for 3D printing has come a long way from printing product prototypes from acrylic resin. In recent years, researchers have found ways to use algae as a bioplastic, pea protein to create sustainable plant-based salmon, and even everyday foods like peanut butter and banana to make cheesecake. Even buildings have been made using […]