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Asteroid Hit North Sea: Scientists Reveal What the Space Rock Was Made Of and How It Triggered a Giant Tsunami
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (468+ words) Asteroid Hit North Sea: Scientists Reveal What the Space Rock Was Made Of and How It Triggered a Giant Tsunami'inkl Asteroid Hit North Sea: Scientists Reveal What the Space Rock Was Made Of and How It Triggered a Giant Tsunami…...
‘A world chained to fossil fuels’: Does the war on Iran prove it’s time to quit oil for good?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (561+ words) The war on Iran has exposed the "horrendous costs" of fossil fuel dependence, as climate groups call for a swift transition to clean energy. Global oil prices skyrocketed yesterday (1 March) as Iran continued to launch strikes across the Middle East…...
US supreme court takes up fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case
2+ week, 4+ day ago (537+ words) The US supreme court has decided to hear arguments in a climate accountability lawsuit, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on such a case. The decision could potentially hinder the wave of climate litigation the US…...
Soil Scientists Warn: This Contamination Is Spreading Fast in Home Gardens Across the South
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (97+ words) Have you ever brought in compost, manure, or mulch that seemed to "ruin" a bed? What clues helped you figure it out? Soil Scientists Warn: This Common Amendment Is Spreading Heavy Metals Into Home Gardens Water Authorities Warn Homeowners: Your…...
Scientists warn of rising risk of Earth becoming irreversible ‘hothouse’
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (578+ words) Scientists have warned that the Earth could be approaching a "hothouse" state that would be extremely difficult to reverse. Several key parts of the Earth's climate system appear closer to destabilising than previously believed, a new analysis finds. These include…...
Shell will consider fossil fuel investment in Venezuela, says chief executive
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (710+ words) Shell is considering fossil fuel investments in Venezuela worth billions of dollars, according to its chief executive. Wael Sawan said Europe's largest oil company is weighing plans for production projects off the Venezuelan coast that could begin yielding gas in…...
Importing gas locks NZ into fossil fuels for longer – just as clean energy surges
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (838+ words) The government's announcement this week that it would move ahead with plans for a new facility to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), potentially as early as next year, was framed as a way to shore up energy security. But the…...
Amsterdam to enact landmark ban on fossil fuel and meat advertising in public spaces
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities. Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so. The measure will prohibit advertising for air…...
Norwegian skier hands IOC a petition to 'ski fossil free' ahead of the Olympics
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (834+ words) Norwegian skier Nikolai Schirmer on Wednesday handed the International Olympic Committee a petition signed by more than 21,000 people and professional athletes who want to stop fossil fuel companies from sponsoring winter sports. Schirmer delivered the "Ski Fossil Free" petition to…...
What Is a Geomagnetic Storm: Facts on Solar Storms, Solar Flares, and Aurora Borealis Forecast
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (468+ words) NOAA confirmed that G4 geomagnetic storm levels were first reached at 2:38pm EST (1938 UTC) on 19 January following the CME's shock arrival, with storming expected to continue through the evening. The CME was launched during a powerful X-class solar flare on 18 January and…...