One-third of the country is under water, the result of what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called a “monsoon on steroids.” He referred to the flooding as a “climate catastrophe.”
Climate Change
Data centers, backbone of the digital economy, face water scarcity and climate risk
About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors. However, few companies are talking about the issue.
Renewable energy is maligned by misinformation. It’s a distraction, experts say
The new climate spending package boosts wind and solar power to clean up the country’s electricity grid. But these efforts face an ongoing misinformation campaign.
There will be more tundra fires as the climate continues to warm: ‘That’s a sure thing’
The cause of most of the fires has been lightning. And lightning has become much more common in the Y-K Delta over recent years.
New federal climate package could spur mine development in Alaska
The tax and climate bill includes $7,500 tax credits for people who buy new electric vehicles — but there’s a pretty big catch.
The spending bill will cut emissions, but marginalized groups feel they were sold out
The Inflation Reduction Act is the biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. But there are signs that it could reinforce existing environmental inequalities.