Browsing: climate

Earlier this month, as Nordic countries were hit with an unprecedented heatwave and wildfires in the US began spurting “fire clouds”, Barclays pulled out of the…

Extremely hot days in summer are becoming more normal across the globe, but in the UK and other typically mild countries, our homes are not prepared.…

There’s arguably no face, voice or collection of exuberant, patterned shirts more recognisable than those belonging to Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.The bespectacled boffin has been answering curly…

Max Vogel, a 29-year-old public defense attorney, was picnicking with friends in early August at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, when he noticed flashes of…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.Representative Eric Sorensen of Illinois spent 22 years forecasting the weather on television before winning his congressional…

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration…

Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms…

Why the EPA’s Latest Move Could Worsen the Climate CrisisIf the EPA abdicates its responsibility to address climate change, it will harm health and the planet…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.The White House recently proposed slashing NASA’s science budget nearly in half and reducing the space agency’s…

The Trump administration’s decision to abruptly terminate a $3bn program helping hundreds of communities prepare for climate disasters and environmental hazards is unconstitutional and should be…