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The Police Can’t Stop London’s Fearless Climate Protestors

Londoners better get ready, because Extinction Rebellion is back in business, baby. The High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that a ban the Metropolitan Police Service of U.K. implemented in London last month was illegal. That means the climate activist group can sue the Metro for trying to restrict their right to protest nonviolently. The drama…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Nov 6

Hero Politician Shuts Down Heckler With ‘OK Boomer’ During Climate Speech in New Zealand

Chlöe Swarbrick, a 25-year-old member of New Zealand’s parliament, was interrupted by another politician while giving a speech about climate change on Tuesday. And rather than stop everything to address the heckles, she did what anyone of her generation has learned to do when confronted with climate deniers. She said “OK Boomer” and moved on.…

Climate Change Matt Novak Nov 6

Breaking: Earth Hot

October is a time for pumpkin spice lattes, scarves—and record-breaking heat. Yup, October 2019 was the hottest October ever documented, but c’mon, does that surprise anyone anymore? The Copernicus Union Climate Change Service managed by the European Union announced these findings Tuesday, noting that this year’s October was 0.69 degrees Celsius warmer than the global…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Nov 5

Satellite Captures Awful Scar Left by California’s Historic Kincade Fire

California’s Kincade Fire is into its 13th day, and mercifully the blaze is now mostly contained. The scope of the damage, however, has been extensive, as this disturbing new satellite image reveals. This image was taken at 11:01 a.m. PST (2:01 p.m. EST) on November 3, 2019 by NASA’s Terra satellite, according to a NASA…

Earth Science George Dvorsky Nov 5

Thousands of Scientists Declare a Climate Emergency

It only Tuesday, but more than 11,000 scientists around the world have come together to declare a climate emergency. Their paper, published Tuesday in the journal Bioscience, lays out the science behind this emergency and solutions for how we can deal with it. Scientists aren’t the first people to make this declaration. A tribal nation in the…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Nov 5

Bye Bye, Paris Agreement

The White House began its formal process to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on Monday. It comes as no surprise—seemingly everyone has been biting their nails, staring at their screen waiting on the announcement. Though Donald Trump said back in June 2017 that he’d take this grave step, his administration couldn’t…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Nov 4

The Paris Agreement Isn’t Enough to Stop the Seas From Devouring Our Coasts

A new study shows us that the Paris Agreement won’t be enough to stave off rising sea levels—even if world leaders actually step up to the task of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday, the study shows that our efforts will lock in a meter…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Nov 4

1,000 Google Employees Are Sick of Their Bosses’ Half-Assed Climate Efforts

Google—a company headquartered on Earth—has not always been keen to cave to the demands of its increasingly vocal and organized staff. Nonetheless, 1,000 Googlers have now signed a letter seeking to force the company to reckon with its role in accelerating climate change, a thing that would seem to be a no-brainer. Within the burgeoning…

Climate Change Avery Ellis Nov 4

Closed Schools, Delayed Flights, and Restricted Cars: India’s Air Pollution Disaster

The air quality of Delhi, India, is growing so dangerous for human health that officials in the capital territory on Monday began to restrict vehicle use in a bid to prevent the situation from worsening. In fact, the region saw record-breaking air pollution over the weekend, according to DD News. Shitty air quality is nothing…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Nov 4

EPA to Ease Restrictions on How Coal Plants Store Toxic Waste: Report

In his ongoing quest to become a mustache-twirling eco-villain, Donald Trump plans to start rolling back Obama-era EPA safeguards on Monday regarding how coal powerplants store their toxic waste according to multiple reports. As part of an initiative to protect local waterways in 2015, the Obama administration strengthened regulations affecting how these plants dispose and…

Energy Alyse Stanley Nov 3

And Now for Some Very Good Bears

You ever look around and notice that bears are notably absent from your newsfeed? That there are neither fat bears nor bears doing crimes anywhere to be found? Reader, there is a clear scarcity of bear blogs, and for that reason, I think it only fair we point you in the right direction. Just a…

Conservation Catie Keck Nov 1

Another Day, Another Wildfire

In a season of flames and blackouts across California, yet another intense wildfire has broken out outside Los Angeles. The Maria Fire, which is mostly affecting residents in Ventura County, has burned more than 8,000 acres so far since exploding on Thursday night. By this morning, however, the flames had spread dramatically. Mandatory evacuations are…

Earth Science Yessenia Funes Nov 1

Reconsider the Vulture

The vulture is often depicted as death’s maligned servant, circling ominously in the clouds in search of decay. We’ve come to associate these creatures with disgust—but I don’t think the stigma is warranted. It’s the spookiest time of the year, so as I did last year, I’d like to introduce you to one of nature’s…

Conservation Ryan F. Mandelbaum Nov 1

How China Is Helping Drive Deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia

This has been a watershed year for tropical forests—and not in a good way. Massive fires have burned through hundreds of thousands of acres of rainforests in Indonesia and Brazil. The result is huge uptick in greenhouse gas emissions due to carbon being released from not only trees, but also degraded carbon-storing peatlands and other…

Conservation Nithin Coca Oct 31

This Perfect Shitstorm Crystallizes the Climate Crisis We Face

On Wednesday, Chile announced it would no longer host an international climate conference despite it being a little more than a month out. The move comes as protests over inequality roil the country. The only reason the conference was scheduled in Chile in the first place is that Brazil backed out of holding it after…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Oct 31

The Keystone Pipeline Spilled Oil (Again)

Pipelines were made for transporting oil. But some, it appears, were made for leaking. The Keystone Pipeline System is one of those. The system runs more than 2,600 miles from Canada and into Nebraska where it splits. And on Tuesday night, it began to spill more than 383,000 gallons of crude oil near a wetland…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Oct 31

What It’s Like to Work in a Flying Smoke Laboratory

Most scientists’ labs don’t fly. Most scientists’ labs are also not packed in the interior of a DC-8 jet doing loopy maneuvers at low altitudes. This joint NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) mission, though, is not a typical science lab. And it’s not doing typical experiments. The FIREX-AQ (Fire Influence on Regional…

Earther Shaena Montanari Oct 30

Satellites Track the World’s Longest Lightning Bolt

Using satellites and ground stations, scientists have documented an epic lightning flash from 2017 that zipped above three states in the U.S. Southwest. Incredibly, scientists say discoveries of even bigger “megaflashes” are likely. We normally think of lighting as something that moves along the vertical domain, but lightning can also move horizontally, particularly at high…

Earth Science George Dvorsky Oct 29

Switching to Renewables May Spur Trillions Dollars Worth of Benefits in US

The costs of installing renewable energy are far outweighed by the health benefits they would unlock, according to a new study. Those benefits could add up to upwards of $2.2 trillion. Published in the journal Environmental Research Letters on Tuesday, the study looks at how transitioning away from fossil fuels—which spew nasty junk such as…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Oct 29

South Africa Rations Water As it Tries to Avoid ‘Day Zero’ Again

South African residents are being urged to use their water sparingly as hot, dry weather pushes the country toward another water shortage. The South African Minister of Human Settlements, Water, and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu made the announcement Monday at a press conference to address the issue. Sound familiar? Last year, Cape Town saw a similar…

Climate Change Yessenia Funes Oct 28

The Police Can’t Stop London’s Fearless Climate Protestors

Hero Politician Shuts Down Heckler With ‘OK Boomer’ During Climate Speech in New Zealand

Breaking: Earth Hot

Satellite Captures Awful Scar Left by California’s Historic Kincade Fire

Thousands of Scientists Declare a Climate Emergency

Bye Bye, Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement Isn’t Enough to Stop the Seas From Devouring Our Coasts

1,000 Google Employees Are Sick of Their Bosses’ Half-Assed Climate Efforts

Closed Schools, Delayed Flights, and Restricted Cars: India’s Air Pollution Disaster

EPA to Ease Restrictions on How Coal Plants Store Toxic Waste: Report

And Now for Some Very Good Bears

Another Day, Another Wildfire

Reconsider the Vulture

How China Is Helping Drive Deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia

This Perfect Shitstorm Crystallizes the Climate Crisis We Face

The Keystone Pipeline Spilled Oil (Again)

What It’s Like to Work in a Flying Smoke Laboratory

Satellites Track the World’s Longest Lightning Bolt

Switching to Renewables May Spur Trillions Dollars Worth of Benefits in US

South Africa Rations Water As it Tries to Avoid ‘Day Zero’ Again

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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