Earth just had its hottest three months on record,” the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. “The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting,” warned U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a statement coinciding with the release of the latest data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) by the […]
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Beware; Biden is coming for your water heater
Water heaters could soon be subject to much more stringent efficiency requirements if a recent Department of Energy proposal that has been criticized by Republican lawmakers goes into effect. In a draft rule unveiled Friday, the Biden administration is seeking to compel most electric water heaters to deploy heat pump technology and gas-fired ones to […]
US public swimming pools are disappearing
Public pools have played a critical role in American culture over the past century. But as climate change and extreme heat worsen, they are taking on an urgent public health role. Heat kills more Americans than any other weather-related disaster, according to data tracked by the National Weather Service. Yet just as public pools become […]
Temps will reach 130 degrees in US this week
An already dangerous weekslong heat wave will only worsen this weekend as a heat dome intensifies and reaches peak strength over parts of the Western United States. The heat dome is so formidable the National Weather Service in Phoenix called it “one of the strongest high pressure systems this region has ever seen.” Around 100 […]
Biden sips tea with King Charles talking climate
President Biden’s itinerary this week in Europe is dominated by the ongoing war in Ukraine and his continued efforts to rally an international coalition against Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. But first, some tea. The president’s initial stop on his three-nation trip is Britain, where he’ll meet with King Charles III for the first time […]
4th of July was hottest day on Earth
The past week continued to shatter heat records. The Fourth of July was the hottest day on Earth in as many as 125,000 years, as the global average temperature reached 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, according to data from the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute. Cities from Portland, Oregon to El Paso, Texas to Tampa, Florida […]
How hot is ‘too hot’ for humans?
It’s 9.15 pm in San Antonio on 17 June. At this time, young children would usually be asleep and their parents enjoying a balmy summer’s evening. But not this year, when temperatures have reached triple figures in parts of Texas, and extreme humidity has made it feel hotter still, even after sunset. Millions of people […]
Biden implements ‘Solar Radiation Modification’
A research document published on the White House website reveals the Biden administration is open to studying how to block sunlight to save the Earth from climate change. The congressionally mandated report released by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday shows that the team has been researching “geoengineering” methods to […]
NY plan to lower Pizza Oven emissions unpopular
A proposal to slice emissions from coal and wood-burning pizza ovens in New York City by 75% has left a bad taste in the mouths of some locals. A rule change proposed on Friday would require pizzerias to evaluate whether they can install emissions control devices for their kitchens stoves. Critics say the devices will […]
India heatwave approaches limit of ‘survivability’
Heavy showers blanketed northern India over the weekend, offering some much needed respite from a blistering heatwave that ravaged the region. But with mercury levels expected to remain high in other areas, the soaring heat has highlighted how millions in the world’s most populous nation are among the most vulnerable to the effects of the […]
Left says Canadian fires caused by climate change
Much of the Northeastern and mid-Atlantic parts of the United States were covered in a strong haze Wednesday, stemming from rampant wildfires causing havoc across eastern Canada. With smoke blowing in from the north, cities along the East Coast suffered a quick deterioration in air quality. And almost as quickly as the wind blew the […]
US Inflation Reduction Act cost is exploding
The federal government may end up spending $800 billion more than originally projected to subsidize green energy technologies under the Inflation Reduction Act, fueling a campaign from Republicans and a threat from the legislation’s own chief architect to roll back its programs. Democrats passed the energy and healthcare spending law last August without any Republican […]