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Climate protestors clash with police outside Tesla’s German gigafactory
Climate protestors in Germany broke through police barricades on Friday, amid clashes between activists and law enforcement. The protestors either made it onto (according to protestors) or near (according to local police) the grounds of a Tesla gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, near Berlin. It’s part of a planned five-day demonstration ahead of a local government
Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled with potted annuals and perennials. But some plants that once thrived in your yard may
Why Was Earth’s Climate so Warm and Weird in 2023? — Part 2
This is part 2 of a detailed look at the factors that helped make 2023 the warmest year on record, and arguably one of the weirdest too. For part 1, go here.Last year offered perhaps the clearest warning we've ever received that we need to stop polluting the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and other climate-altering
Why Was Earth’s Climate so Warm and Weird in 2023? — Part 1
By now, you probably know that 2023 was the warmest year on record. Climatically speaking, it was also arguably one of the weirdest. By early summer, it became obvious that something quite unusual was happening. In June, New York and other major cities were smothered by a toxic blanket of smoke from huge Canadian wildfires
The Most Important Climate Stories of 2023 Aren’t All Bad News
December 27, 20236 min readIn 2023 climate news was a mixed bag: we saw unrelenting heat but also glimmers of hope of progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissionsBy Andrea ThompsonA person rides a bicycle as heat waves shimmer, causing visual distortion, as people walk in “the Zone,” Phoenix, Ariz.’s largest homeless encampment, amid the city’s
Unlocking Climate Secrets: The Hidden Physics Behind Temperature and Radiation
By Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences December 16, 2023A groundbreaking study explores the intricate link between Earth’s surface temperature and outgoing longwave radiation, revealing deviations from the expected quartic pattern. This research enhances our comprehension of climate sensitivity and the factors influencing it, such as greenhouse gases and atmospheric dynamics. Credit: SciTechDaily.comResearch
Environment A reconstruction of 66 million years of climate history indicates global temperature may be even more sensitive to carbon dioxide levels than current models estimate By Alison George Illustration of Earth 65 million years ago, when CO2 levels were much higher than those of todayCHRIS BUTLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY It is possibly the toughest question
Climate tech is back—and this time, it can’t afford to fail
Lost in a stupor of déjà vu, I rang the intercom buzzer a second time. I had the odd sensation of being unstuck in time. The headquarters of this solar startup looked strangely similar to its previous offices, which I had visited more than a decade before. The name of the company had changed from
To Earn Trust, Climate Alliances Need to Improve Transparency
Business alliances play a crucial role in addressing the climate crisis — and through greater disclosure, they might be able to gain greater legitimacy. November 29, 2023 Yaroslav Danylchenko/Stocksy Tweet Post Share Annotate Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Businesses are increasingly joining together as part of climate alliances to accelerate the transition away from
The Download: how to talk about climate tech, and Sam Altman’s past
Plus: the new US AI executive order has landed This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Your guide to talking about climate tech over Thanksgiving Ah, the holidays. Time for good food, quality moments with family, and hard questions about