Archive for May 2024
A year in, New York’s pioneering public power law makes uneven progress
New York Power Authority is preparing to build state-owned clean energy projects for the first time — but advocates want more transparency.
Read MoreClimate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs
Extreme climate shocks, intensified by global warming, killed hundreds of people and devastated livelihoods and ecosystems across Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, scientists with the World Meteorological Organization said earlier this week when they released the annual state of the climate report for the region. Drought, heat, wildfires and extreme rainfall, as well […]
Read MoreWater Levels Plunge in Philippine Reservoir
Searing temperatures and little rain reduced water levels of Pantabangan Lake, one of the country’s largest reservoirs.
Read MoreIn Brazil, unprecedented flooding may force a political reckoning
“This is going to shake the mindsets of voters.”
Read MoreNASA Invites Media to Expedition 70 Crew Visit at Marshall
NASA will host four astronauts at 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday, May 14, for a media opportunity at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa served as part of Expedition 70 […]
Read MoreSols 4182-4183: We Reached the South Side of Pinnacle Ridge… What’s Next?
We planned quite a drive on Wednesday, with lots of twists and turns over very bumpy terrain, so the team was delighted to learn everything completed as planned when we received our downlink at ~4 am Pacific Time this morning!
Read MoreAs Extreme Weather Batters Schools, Students Are Pushing For More Climate Change Education
In the U.S. and around the world, the impact of climate change on primary education is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, both inside and outside the classroom. As heat and flooding threaten the physical environment, pedagogical—and political—debates rage over how and what to teach students about their rapidly warming planet. Often a reflection of the […]
Read MoreNASA Awards Expand Research Capabilities at Institutions Nationwide
NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency’s Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) […]
Read MoreDespite drought, Amazon deforestation alerts hit five-year low
Month-over-month deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon declined for the 13th consecutive month as forest clearing in Earth’s largest rainforest fell to the lowest level in five years. This decrease occurred despite a historic drought in the region, according to data published on Friday by Brazil’s national space research institute, INPE. In April, the area of […]
Read MoreThe world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem.
People depend on forests for food and income. Offset projects can kick them out.
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