The UK plans to ban sales of diesel and petrol cars from 2030
The U.K. is one of many countries looking to end the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles. Its move is part of a wider 10-point plan for a so-called "green … Read More
Tag: Climate Change
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt: How to protect the U.S. from climate change and future pandemics
There have been almost 200,000 deaths in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic. And now, wildfires raging across the Western seaboard have killed dozens, burned over 3.6 million acres of land and … Read More
China Pledges Carbon Neutrality by 2060 and Tighter Climate Goal
In this article Sign up to receive the Green Daily daily newsletter and follow us @climate. China said it intends to become carbon neutral by 2060, a tightening of its … Read More
Scientific American backs Joe Biden, endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time in its 175-year history
Scientific American endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday, marking the first time the renowned magazine has backed a presidential candidate in its 175-year history. President Donald Trump's history … Read More
How Fertilizer Is Making Climate Change Worse
The explosion that rocked Beirut last month, killing at least 190, was a grim echo of prior accidents caused by the explosive synthetic fertilizer ammonium nitrate. Tianjin, China, 2015: 173 … Read More
Tropical Storm Marco becomes a hurricane and heads toward U.S. Gulf Coast
Marco strengthened into a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday on its way toward the Louisiana coast, according to data from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft. Tropical … Read More
Canada's last fully intact ice shelf has suddenly collapsed, forming a Manhattan-sized iceberg
Almost half of Canada's last remaining intact ice shelf has suddenly collapsed into the ocean. Satellite images show that it formed two icebergs, one of which is almost the size … Read More
Climate Change, Deforestation Harm Old-Growth Forests: Study
Forests globally are becoming younger and shorter because of deforestation and climate change, reducing biological diversity and stunting forests’ ability to store atmospheric carbon, according to research published Thursday. Rising … Read More
Most Dangerous Storm Season Since Katrina May Be Ahead
As Tropical Storm Arthur moves up the U.S. coastline, forecasters worry that it is just the first domino to fall in a hurricane season that has the potential to mirror … Read More