Tag: climate change
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MADRID, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Spain’s Interior Minister on Thursday asked the European border agency Frontex to seek permission from African nations to patrol their waters in a bid to “save lives”… more ›
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These two statements are, unfortunately, related. Weather-wise, the world has entered uncharted territory; as the BioScience group put it, “We have now brought the planet into climatic conditions never witnessed… more ›
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Roughly a quarter of Americans have used ChatGPT since the chatbot’s 2022 release, according to the Pew Research Center — and every query exacts a cost. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/18/energy-ai-use-electricity-water-data-centers/ more ›
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How much is too much for a caffeine fix? Prices like £5 in London or $7 in New York for a cup of coffee may be unthinkable for some –… more ›
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Ten p.m. arrives in Cairo’s Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood with the same dogged tenacity as it does anywhere else, but down the fluorescent shopping streets and in the sidewalk cafes, few… more ›
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Parks, roofs and riverbanks mimicking the long-used agricultural form are helping cities absorb, hold and purify rainwater. One of Kotchakorn Voraakhom’s most memorable moments growing up in Bangkok in the… more ›
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Dit is de blog van Henry Kuppen (1964), gepassioneerd bomenliefhebber met meer dan 40 jaar professionele ervaring in het beheren van bomen in de stedelijke omgeving. Ik werk als Boom… more ›
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Southeast Australia has been getting hotter and drier. Droughts have lengthened, and temperatures regularly soar above 95 degrees F (35 degrees C). Bush fires abound. But somehow, its woodlands keep… more ›
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When these things happen, we still call them “natural disasters.” But that’s not right. If we want to understand the landscape of brittleness that surrounds us, we must acknowledge that… more ›
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Officially, of course, the Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, But most years, the tropics remain fairly sleepy for the first month or two, allowing coastal residents to ease… more ›