European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged new measures to prepare Europe for worsening heatwaves and wildfires after a summer she said contributed to 35,000 excess deaths.
It’s been more than a year since all of New Hampshire was completely drought-free, and despite some spring and summer rain, drought has returned to a central swath of the state as fall approaches.
A new analysis shows that cavities inside trees can run several degrees cooler than the surrounding air during heatwaves — a finding that reframes the role of forests in a warming world.
As the climate warms, people are more exposed to heat stress, which depresses their productivity and the global economy. A study from the University of California, Davis, quantifies the cost of heat stress on global labor.
The European Union will create a "climate insurance alliance" to increase cover for extreme weather events, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as they emerge from a summer of drought, wildfires, and heatwaves.
Despite a moratorium Governor Jeff Landry issued last October in response to fierce backlash from his own rural constituents, carbon sequestration in Southwest Louisiana continues.
For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow.
Holcim will deploy two batteries from the startup Electrified Thermal Solutions to cut down on fossil fuels, which often supply the intense heat in cement-making.
