smije3 days agoEarth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warnverified_publisherThe Guardian - Ajit Niranjan European environment correspondentHumanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms Many of the gravest threats to humanity are drawing closer, as carbon pollution heats the planet to ever more dangerous levels, scientists have warned. Five important natural thresholds already …
smijeDec 2US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming methane by nearly 80% from oil and gasverified_publisherCNN - Ella NilsenCNN — The Biden administration has finalized a rule to significantly cut the US oil and gas industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas that scientists and climate advocacy groups have pressed nations to rapidly reduce as global temperature soars. The announcement came amid a wave …
smije6 days agoThe World Finally Agrees to Cut Emissions the Easy WayHeatmap News - Emily PontecorvoNow can we talk about the hard stuff? Today is Methane Day at COP28 in Dubai, and there has been a slew of new commitments to wrangle the highly …
smije‘Leaning tower’ in Italy on ‘high alert’ for collapseverified_publisherCNN - Julia BuckleyCNN — It’s the ‘leaning tower’ that has stood tipsily – but steadily – for nearly 1,000 years. But now, the days of the Garisenda tower in Bologna, Italy, could be numbered. Following investigations last month, the city is instigating a civil protection plan for the “sudden and unexpected collapse …
smijePlanet Earth Keeps Shattering the Most Terrible Record of Allnewrepublic.com - Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingOn the bright side, this was probably the coolest year of the rest of your lives. Well, it’s official: 2023 was the hottest year on record, but cheer …
smijeUN declares PFAS pollution in North Carolina a human rights violationgrist.org - Katie MyersIts declaration marks the first time the international body has used such a framework to address the threat of “forever chemicals” in the U.S. The …
