An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: In 1858, sewage clogging London’s Thames River caused a “Great Stink.” A century later, parts of the famed waterway were declared biologically dead. But the latest report (PDF) on “The State of the Thames” is sounding a surprisingly optimistic note. The river Read more…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: A University of Arizona-led effort to reconstruct Earth’s climate since the last ice age, about 24,000 years ago, highlights the main drivers of climate change and how far out of bounds human activity has pushed the climate system. The study, published this Read more…
Tuvalu is looking at legal ways to keep its ownership of its maritime zones and recognition as a state even if the Pacific island nation is completely submerged due to climate change, its foreign minister said on Tuesday. From a report: “We’re actually imagining a worst-case scenario where we are Read more…
China vowed more aggressive steps on emissions Wednesday in a joint announcement with the U.S. — a move that signals an easing of tensions evident at the COP26 climate summit. From a report: The two nations’ joint statement calls for “accelerated actions in the critical decade of the 2020s,” as Read more…
Despite the efforts of delegates at this month’s climate summit in Glasgow, the world is still careening toward potentially catastrophic levels of global warming. Now, some countries and corporations are turning to new technologies to pull carbon out of the air. From a report: Today, the US Department of Energy Read more…
Late Friday night U.S. Congressmen passed a long-awaited Bipartisan Infrastructure bill. “The infrastructure package contains $550 billion in entirely new investments, including money for electric-car charging stations and zero-emission school buses,” reports the Washington Post. “The spending is mostly paid for — without raising taxes. The bulk of the funding Read more…
Last month the Australian Space Agency announced plans to send an Australian-made rover to the Moon by as early as 2026, under a deal with NASA. The rover will collect lunar soil containing oxygen, which could eventually be used to support human life in space. Although the deal with NASA Read more…