climate change
Is cannabis actually green? Experts unpack the climate impacts of weed’s rising popularity
U.S.
Cannabis is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, this year estimated to rake in more than $64 billion globally ...
Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour
Science
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United ...
Coral reefs suffer fourth global bleaching event, NOAA says
Science
By Gloria Dickie and Alison Withers (Reuters) – Along coastlines from Australia to Kenya to Mexico, many of the world’s colorful coral ...
Scientists say coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans
Science
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared Monday, a result of warming ...
Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
Science
It’s a major contributor to climate change — the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It’s also a problem that’s ...
US bets on climate friendly farming; experts doubt it is climate friendly enough
Politics
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden‘s administration is offering farmers money for adopting practices that store carbon in the ...
Searing heat is back across Southeast Asia and it’s not going away anytime soon
Science
The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related illnesses across Malaysia. The same week, Vietnam declared a ...
Extreme temperatures are tied to more than half a million stroke deaths a year. With climate change, expect more
Science
In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died due to a stroke linked to high and low temperatures, a new ...