Lone star ticks are native to the eastern United States, but were traditionally limited to southern states because of deforestation in early America. Forest regrowth and climate change have helped the ticks reclaim their territory and expand.
Jensen Huang, the CEO of supercomputer chip-maker Nvidia, has for years claimed that his company’s artificial intelligence products, as some of the most advanced scientific tools in history, will help the world solve climate change, warning last year that “climate disasters are now normal.”
“Without rapid, deep emissions cuts—over 50% by 2030—overshooting 1.5°C becomes ever more likely, with severe consequences for people and ecosystems,” one expert said.
From deforestation to emissions trading, vital policies are being watered down in the name of ‘competitiveness’. But Europe is shooting itself in the foot
The URL parameter that the Minnesota Star Tribune uses to indicate something is a gift link is also used by common analytics platforms, so most lemmy instances remove it.
Attorneys for the state agreed in a stipulation filed in federal court Wednesday to delay the implementation of the law until an appellate court makes its decision in the case.
…“Solar power is the fastest-growing source of new electric generating capacity in the United States, driven by large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects built by electric utilities and independent power producers,”…
Winter is the fastest-warming season for most of the U.S. — affecting snowfall, water supplies, winter sports, spring allergies, summer fruits, and more. In our warming world, the coldest days aren’t as cold and cold snaps are shrinking.
China’s energy administration said on Wednesday that it will push renewable energy use beyond the power sector over the next five years, aiming to better absorb the country’s booming wind and solar output.
Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would allow 10 more cities and towns to prohibit the use of fossil fuels in new construction through an existing pilot program.
Colorado coal plants are likely to face DOE orders to keep running past planned closure dates, even as the costs of keeping an old Michigan plant open pile up.
Community leaders across the country are sounding the alarm about a nascent, but growing, crisis — one that’s likely to get worse as climate change drives more severe hurricanes, floods and wildfires.