What Is the UNFCCC and Why Is the U.S. Pulling Out?
The Trump administration said Wednesday that the United States was withdrawing from 66 international agreements, including a major climate change treaty.
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Northern Lights Illuminate Skies Above North America
The northern lights could be seen in skies as far south as Texas late Tuesday and early Wednesday after the sun emitted masses of charged particles that disrupted the Earth’s magnetic field — and created a dazzling display.
Quakes on Mars Reveal New Features of the Planet’s Interior
Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle and a solid inner core.
SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away
After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday.
When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It
NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes across our planet’s land and icy regions.
French astronaut to bring Michelin-starred meals to International Space Station
French astronaut Sophie Adenot will dine on tailor-made gourmet meals by celebrated chef Anne-Sophie Pic, a 10-time Michelin star laureate, when she arrives for her first tour aboard the International Space Station in 2026.
Banning Plastic Bags Works To Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds
An anonymous reader shares a report: At tens of thousands of shoreline cleanups across the United States in recent years, volunteers logged each piece of litter they pulled from the edges of lakes, rivers and beaches into a global database. One of the …
Turning Coalmines Into Solar Energy Plants ‘Could Add 300GW of Renewables By 2030’
Turning recently closed coalmines into solar energy plants could add almost 300GW of renewable energy by 2030, converting derelict wastelands to productive use, according to a new report. From a report: In a first of its kind analysis, researchers from…
Three Years Left To Limit Warming To 1.5C, Leading Scientists Warn
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The Earth could be doomed to breach the symbolic 1.5C warming limit in as little as three years at current levels of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s the stark warning from more than 60 of the world’s l…
Could This City Be the Model for How to Tackle the Both the Climate and Housing Crisis?
NPR looks at the “high-quality, climate-friendly apartments” in Vienna, asking if it’s a model for addressing both climate change and the housing crisis.
About half the city’s 2 million people live in the widespread (and government-supported) apartmen…