The Planet (on, and off)

The oceans that surround us are transforming. As our climate changes, the world’s waters are shifting too, with abnormalities evident not only in the ocean’s temperature, but also its structure, currents, and even its color. As these changes manifest, the usually stable environment of the ocean is becoming more unpredictable Read more…

The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years, teams of meteorologists across the globe predicted. With human-made climate change continuing, there’s a 48% chance that Read more…

A House subcommittee is scheduled to hold next week the first open congressional hearing on unidentified aerial vehicles in more than half a century, with testimony from two top defense intelligence officials. The hearing comes after the release last June of a report requested by Congress on “unidentified aerial phenomena.” Read more…

Last week California’s Attorney General accused the fossil fuel/petrochemical industries of “perpetuating a myth that recycling can solve the plastics crisis,” Reuters reports, and even launched an investigation into their role in “causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.” And meanwhile, “The rate of plastic waste recycling in the Read more…

California energy officials on Friday issued a sober forecast for the state’s electrical grid, saying it lacks sufficient capacity to keep the lights on this summer and beyond if heatwaves, wildfires or other extreme events take their toll…. California has among the most aggressive climate change policies in the world, Read more…