Climate and the Environment
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Over 300,000 people have been evacuated from advancing wildfires in Spain and France over the weekend, reports France 24. The fires threatened the major cities of Madrid and Bordeaux, which remained in peril as of Monday morning.
Over the weekend, several North American cities vied for the title of the worst air quality in the world thanks to wildfires burning (mostly) in Canada’s boreal forests.
Wildfires in Canada and the United States covered the eastern half of North America with deadly smoke over the weekend, reports The Guardian. Skies turned an apocalyptic orange in major cities like Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, and New York, and nearly 109 million people were exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution.
Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
July is the warmest month in the Northern Hemisphere, as thermal inertia delays by a few weeks the impact of peak axial tilt in late June.
If it can't stop pumping oil and gas—it should lead elsewhere
The Trump administration’s attempt to fatally wound the wind and solar industries has failed, reports Canary Media. One full year after the repeal of Biden’s pro-climate Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), renewables are still booming.
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The Trump administration’s attempt to fatally wound the wind and solar industries has failed. One full year after the repeal of Biden’s pro-climate Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), renewables are still booming.
Solar photovoltaic cells are perhaps the most revolutionary technology in the history of energy.
