Scientists have finally solved the mystery behind two strange events that shook the entire planet for nine days straight. Their findings close the book on a years-long effort to trace the seismic signals back to their source. In September 2023, global seismometers detected something strange. The Earth was experiencing minor tremors every 90 seconds—and the […]
Solar Tax Credits Are on the Chopping Block—Install Soon or Pay the Price
For the last two decades, homeowners have been able to claim thousands of dollars in federal tax credits to help offset the high upfront costs of going solar. Things were supposed to stay that way through 2034. But, this week, the U.S. House of Representatives proposed abruptly ending the incentives at the end of the […]
Why Snow in New Zealand’s Alps Turned an Alarming Shade of Red
During the Southern Hemisphere’s summer of 2019–2020, mountains in New Zealand turned red. New research finally explains why. Researchers have revealed that New Zealand’s Southern Alps turned red after a massive dust storm in southeast Australia sent clouds of red dust across the sea, dumping around 4,500 tons onto the snow. Their work, detailed in […]
An Early Mass Extinction Event Cooked Our Planet and Erased Most Life
252 million years ago, volcanic eruptions in modern-day Siberia spewed 100 trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere over the span of a million years. This natural disaster, called the “Great Dying,” killed most animals on the planet. New research shows that it also dramatically changed Earth’s ecosystems. An international team of […]
Bill Gates Is Giving Up on Climate Change as Trump Drains the Woke Out of Washington
As if there was any doubt, we can go ahead and officially add climate change to the list of things that we can’t count on billionaires to figure out for us. According to the New York Times, Breakthrough Energy, a joint venture between Bill Gates and a handful of other billionaires who at least nominally […]
Massive Supereruptions Might Not Trigger the Apocalypse, Just Decades of Chaos
Finally, there’s some good news on the climate apocalypse front. Climate experts have long believed that a volcanic supereruption—a mind-bendingly powerful explosion capable of altering Earth’s atmosphere—could wipe out a significant portion of life. But a new survey of geological records suggests the aftermath wouldn’t be quite as apocalyptic. It would still be bad—just not […]
Man in Charge of Coastal Military Installations Says DOD Doesn’t Care About Climate Change
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and current defense secretary, is currently in Germany visiting U.S. troops overseas and spoke with reporters on Tuesday about a range of topics, from America’s military presence in Africa to potential cuts at the Pentagon. But it was Hegseth’s comments on climate change that are raising the most […]
Rising Temperatures Are Turbocharging City Rat Populations, Scientists Warn
If climate change is here to stay, then the rodents will come out to play. A study released today suggests increasing temperatures are helping to drive a surge in city-dwelling rats. Researchers at the University of Richmond led the study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances. Based on an analysis of cities around the […]
The Quiet Death of Biden’s Climate Corps—and What Comes Next
Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into the surrounding northern California forests last summer. The way the light filtered through the trees on the morning drive was unbeatable, he said. He ate lunch with his crew, members of the new Forest Corps program, deep in the woods, usually far […]