East Coast residents are warned to avoid the beaches, as Category 1 Hurricane Ernesto already left its mark on Bermuda and the US Virgin Islands. Another Big One 2024 is turning out to be a big year for hurricanes, as the third one of this year’s Atlantic season (and the fifth named storm) known as Hurricane Ernesto hit Bermuda early …
And climate scientists say if we don’t reduce it by a staggering 42%, it’s only going to get worse – and warmer. A Natural Phenomenon When it comes to a change in climate, humans can’t take all the blame. That’s because a long-term shift in temperatures and weather patterns can also occur naturally due to various reasons, like a giant …
While thousands of firefighters battle the US and Canadian blazes daily, some European countries have caught a literal whiff of the chaos. A Time for Burning Wildfires in the US are not uncommon. In fact, they even have their own “season”, starting from the date of the first big wildfire until the last large one is under control. And in …
Wyoming’s Republican governor is calling this a “first-of-its-kind project.” Full story. Clean Energy On Monday, June 10th, Bill Gates was present in Kemmerer, Wyoming to break ground on a new sodium-cooled nuclear reactor. The co-founder of Microsoft is also the chairman of TerraPower, the start-up company in charge of the project. This new nuclear reactor is meant to be smaller, …
As the National Hurricane Center warns everyone to “closely monitor” the developing storm, talks of heavy rains and strong winds, which might lead to wildfires, begin to surface. Pay Attention Wednesday saw hurricane forecasters pay close attention to a developing tropical system in the Pacific Ocean – one that has the potential (60%, to be exact) to become a new …
A recent study shows the true cost of the California wildfires, in both lives and dollars. Too Many Lives Lost Approximately 55,000 people have lost their lives during the past decade due to wildfires raging across California, according to recent figures. UCLA Study According to a UCLA study published in Science Advances, this has also cost the state between $432 …
Devastating flooding hit Connecticut over the weekend, leaving at least two dead and countless shocked as 100s had to be evacuated to safety. A Danger Zone Connecticut has officially declared a state of emergency after some western parts of the state experienced near-Biblical flooding this past weekend when a foot of rain gushed down suddenly and unexpectedly. Complete Chaos Roads …
According to scientists, there is a definite link between fracking (which releases large amounts of methane) and Texas’ earthquake increase. Freaky Friday On Friday morning the 19th, residents near Hermleigh, Texas, (around 54 miles northwest of Abilene) were treated to some rattling beneath their feet – the first of two earthquakes that hit that day, logged as a 5.1 on …
Heatwaves, flash floods, tornadoes… and there doesn’t seem to be a break in sight as weather services warn of more “major” heat risks approaching this weekend. Extreme Weather Events From west to east, large parts of the US are still battling an influx of extreme weather conditions ranging from flash floods to heatwaves. Storm Tracking The National Weather Service’s forecasters …
If Republicans take the White House in November (and statistics show they very well could), it could mean the end of the US climate policy. Global What? To say that the climate emergency is causing chaos across the US would be an understatement. Runaway wildfires, fatal heatwaves, increasingly intense hurricanes, rising sea levels… But the Republican platform steers clear of …
