The extent of area burned in California’s summer wildfires increased about fivefold from 1971 to 2021, and climate change was a major reason why, according to a new analysis. Scientists estimate the area burned in an average summer may jump as much as …

New research suggests that Arctic summer sea ice could melt almost completely by the 2030s, a decade earlier than previously projected, even with significant greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Smithsonian Magazine reports: “We are very quickly about …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: Octopuses have found an incredible way to protect the more delicate features of their nervous system against radically changing temperatures. When conditions fluctuate, they can rapidly recode key …

The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing its renewables sector, according to an updated national electricity plan released Wednesday evening. From a report: The temporary pau…

Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high, threatening to push the world into “unprecedented” levels of global heating, scientists have warned. From a report: The world is rapidly running out of “carbon budget,” the amount of carbon dioxid…

An anonymous reader shares a report: There is nothing new about Canadian wildfires in the spring and summer, but what is extraordinary about this year’s fires is that so many are active in Quebec, the country’s largest province. Typically wildfire seas…

Nation-state representatives have taken the first concrete step toward a legally binding treaty to regulate plastic, described as the most important green deal since the 2015 international climate agreement. From a report: The banging of a recycled-pla…

The Washington Post looks at “Americans who want to lower their carbon footprints — but are stymied by their landlords.”

Homes and apartments burn oil and gas, suck up electricity, and account for about one-fifth of the United States’ total gree…

The Washington Post looks at a new study co-authored by Nels Johnson, senior practice adviser for renewable energy development at the Nature Conservancy nonprofit.
Its underlying point: the current way of building renewables will not work.

“If we tak…

China has begun digging a 10-kilometer-deep hole in the Earth’s crust in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang province, as part of its exploration of the planet’s interior. From a report: The team will dig deep into the Earth, penetrating more than 10 continental…