AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarNew framework bolsters Biden's hand as climate summit beginsAssociated Press - By Matthew DalyWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden heads to a United Nations climate conference Monday energized by a new legislative framework that, if enacted, would be the largest action ever taken by the United States to address climate change. The $555 billion plan for climate spending is the centerpiece of …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarNobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Study of Humanity’s Role in Changing Climate (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Cade MetzThe work of Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi “demonstrate that our knowledge about the climate rests on a solid scientific foundation,” the committee said. Three scientists received the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work that is essential to understanding how the Earth’s …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarOpinion | What’s the Least Bad Way to Cool the Planet? (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - David KeithHow to cool the planet? The energy infrastructure that powers our civilization must be rebuilt, replacing fossil fuels with carbon-free sources such as solar or nuclear. But even then, zeroing out emissions will not cool the planet. This is a direct consequence of the single most important fact …
AvatarTom HigleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explaintheconversation.com - Julian Koplin and Christopher GyngellUS startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarIs There a Nuclear Option for Stopping Climate Change?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Spencer Bokat-LindellThis article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Humanity’s failure to avert the crisis of a warming climate is sometimes framed as a grand technological problem: For centuries, countries relied on fossil fuels to industrialize their …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarOpinion | This Is the World Being Left to Us by Adults (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Greta ThunbergLast week, some of the world’s leading climate change scientists confirmed that humans are making irreversible changes to our planet and extreme weather will only become more severe. This news is a “code red for humanity,” said the United Nations secretary general. It is — but young people like us …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarIn a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Henry FountainArizona farmers will take the initial brunt, but wider reductions loom as climate change continues to affect flows into the river. With climate change and long-term drought continuing to take a toll on the Colorado River, the federal government on Monday for the first time declared a water shortage …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarLaser Fusion Experiment Unleashes an Energetic Burst of Optimism (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Kenneth ChangEven scientists who were skeptical of work at the National Ignition Facility called the results a success. Scientists have come tantalizingly close to reproducing the power of the sun — albeit only in a speck of hydrogen for a fraction of a second. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarThis year's summer of climate extremes hits wealthier placesAssociated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN and Frank JordansAs the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021′s onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming’s wrath in the past. Wealthy countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany and Belgium are joining …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatar‘No One Is Safe’: Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Somini SenguptaSome of Europe’s richest countries lay in disarray this weekend, as raging rivers burst through their banks in Germany and Belgium, submerging towns, slamming parked cars against trees and leaving Europeans shellshocked at the intensity of the destruction. Only days before in the Northwestern United …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarRescuers race to prevent more deaths from European floodsAssociated Press - By Frank JordansBERLIN (AP) — In one flooded German town, the ground collapsed under family homes. In another, floodwaters swept through an assisted living center, killing 12. Rescue workers across Germany and Belgium rushed Friday to prevent more deaths from some of the Continent’s worst flooding in years as the …
AvatarTom HigleyAvatarAvatarPart of the Amazon is emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs — and it's a "really big warning" for the planetverified_publisherCBS News - By Li CohenThe Amazon rainforest has played a critical role in the fight against climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released …