Climate

Tornado Outbreak Kills 22 in Mississippi and Alabama

Tornado Outbreak Kills 22 in Mississippi and Alabama

At least 22 people have died as tornadoes cut a swathe through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia on Friday.  Among them was a monster twister that rated a 4 on the 0 to 5 Enhanced Fujita scale for intensity. The three-quarter-mile-wide tornado tore through Mississippi for 59 miles and around an hour and 10 minutes, devastating […]

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    Spreading Infections of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Climate Change

    Spreading Infections of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Climate Change

    The number of Vibrio vulnificus infections is on the rise and spreading northward in the U.S., a new study has found. The researchers have linked the increasing and spreading infections to climate change and predicted that the pathogen will spread further in the coming decades without efforts to curb emissions. Vibrio vulnificus can be a […]

    Fossil Fuels 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Fossil Fuels 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts What Are Fossil Fuels? Fossil fuels are fuels that literally come from fossils. Tens of millions of years ago, plants took energy from the sun and used it to turn carbon dioxide and water into carbon and hydrogen via photosynthesis. Animals ate those plants and stored the same elements in their bodies. […]

    Biden Asserts Pension Fund Managers Can Consider ESG Factors, With First Veto

    Biden Asserts Pension Fund Managers Can Consider ESG Factors, With First Veto

    President Joe Biden used his veto power on Monday for the first time since becoming president to reject a bill passed by the majority-Republican Congress that would have reversed a Labor Department rule involving environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations for investment fund managers. The proposed legislation would have stopped pension fund managers from being […]