environment

An August wildfire cut off electricity to Del Norte County, California. Residents might have been in the dark for weeks—except for the use of a makeshift microgrid that generated power locally.

Without immediate emissions cuts, global temperatures will breach the Paris Agreement’s goals sooner than expected, scientists say. ‘Despite decades of warnings, we are still heading in the wrong direction’

The US official also acknowledged the need for billions of dollars globally to invest in reducing methane releases during the production of oil and natural gas, including activities like flaring, venting, and leaking.

Local and global leaders discuss how to mitigate the impact of climate change in Pakistan, at OICCI’s second Pakistan Climate Conference.

Paper straw companies are strongly opposing the environment ministry’s revised plan to ease regulations on disposable products.

Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.

You may know you can gauge the age of a tree by counting its rings. But did you know that tree rings can help researchers predict future changes in climate? Students at Lamont-Doherty’s Tree Ring Lab (TRL) are currently engaged in this work, in a field of study called dendrochronology: the scientific study of tree rings and the variation of growth patterns through time. Researchers can analyze tree rings to reconstruct historical climate phenomena and to predict future conditions in an associated field of study, dendroclimatology.

As Brazil cements its place as one of the top global cotton exporters, producers are demonstrating a strong commitment to sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices. More than 80% of Brazil's cotton crop is grown according to ABR certification standards, which include stringent criteria for environmental protection, land stewardship, and worker welfare.

On an otherwise normal Friday night this past February, Misti Allison received a text from her sister-in-law that a train had derailed not far from Allison’s house in East Palestine, Ohio. She didn’t think much of it, other than concern for those who might be injured. There had been incidents with the trains that ran through town before, usually accidents with cars attempting to cross the tracks.

Dear linen, just like clockwork you’ve come back into my life. Every year, as the weather gets warmer, you’re suddenly all over my socials, you’re in my inbox and everyone’s wearing you.