AvatarArnie AceroAvatarAvatarNorway hit by hurricane-force winds: Is climate change making Europe's extreme storms worse?verified_publisherEuronewsStorm Ingunn follows back to back storms that have battered the UK and Ireland this winter. Norway is reeling from its most powerful storm in more …
AvatarArnie AceroFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUniversity student accidently invents eco-friendly cement alternative that traps CO2thebrighterside.news - Joshua ShavitIn the world of scientific innovation, one can never predict where a groundbreaking discovery might originate. For David Stone, a former Ph.D. …
AvatarArnie AceroFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow To Make Compost At Homeyankodesign.com - Pooja Khanna TyagiComposting is an aerobic procedure that requires oxygen and transforms organic substances into a nutrient-rich soil enhancer or mulch via the process …
AvatarArnie AceroFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists warn of 'sleeping giant' threat that we've been neglecting: 'It's increasing'thecooldown.com - Susan Elizabeth Turek“There has to be a better way.” Salt is vital for our health and makes just about anything taste better. Someone who has left a salt shaker’s lid …
AvatarArnie AceroFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA new map shows how climate change threatens your neighborhoodgrist.org - Kate YoderAll 10 of the country’s most at-risk counties are in the South, according to the Climate Vulnerability Index, and half of them are in Louisiana. If …
AvatarArnie AceroAvatarAvatarInside the secret world of wasteverified_publisherFast Company - By Danielle RenwickIn his new book, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis explores the afterlife of our garbage. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News. In August 2019, the sprawling Kpone landfill, 25 miles from the center of Accra, Ghana, burst into flames. As the city’s only engineered landfill, Kpone had …
AvatarArnie AceroAvatarAvatarWhat are used cooking oils and how can they be used in a more circular economy?verified_publisherWorld Economic Forum - Nick van MeadWhat can be produced from used cooking oil? Can the waste from cooking french fries really fuel cars or even airplanes? How does the process work? …
AvatarArnie AceroAvatarAvatarDevastating Maui fire shows threat of compounding climate eventsSemafor - Jenna MoonThe News Fires which destroyed huge swaths of the Hawaiian island of Maui highlight the growing threat of compound climate risks, which happen when …
AvatarArnie AceroAvatarAvatarThe world’s oceans are off-the-charts warm — and the worst could be yet to comeNBC News - By Denise ChowIt's not yet the height of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and surface temperatures have already shattered records. Scientists are running out of extreme adjectives to describe the state of the world’s oceans. Global sea surface temperatures are spiking off the charts. The North Atlantic Ocean, in …
AvatarArnie AceroAvatarAvatarStudy finds climate change fingerprints on July heat waves in Europe, China and AmericaAssociated Press - By SETH BORENSTEINThe fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have happened without the continuing buildup of warming gases in the air. Thanks to …
AvatarArnie AceroAvatarAvatarChina Abandons Paris Agreement, Making U.S. Efforts Painful and PointlessNational Review - Diana Furchtgott-RothIt was a bad week for anyone who thought China would cooperate on emissions reduction. President Xi Jinping reiterated that his country would set its …
AvatarArnie AceroFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoExcessive heat: Why this summer has been so hotbbc.co.uk - By Justin RowlattIt is hot. Very hot. And temperatures show no signs of easing. Nearly a third of Americans - over 113 million people - are under some form of heat advisory, the US National Weather Service said. Across the US, temperatures are shattering decades-long record highs. In El Paso, Texas, temperatures have …