January 2021 – Our Fragile Earth

MISERABLE POLAR VORTEX

Photo: NASA Disturbances to the upper-atmosphere phenomena (the polar vortex) can send icy blasts from the Arctic into the middle[…]

Photo: Olivia Anne Snyder 269 airports are now at risk of coastal flooding. Even modest sea level rise would place[…]

Thermoplastic resin, a new material used for wind turbine blades can be recycled and make renewable energy more sustainable. Blades[…]

Partial photo of collage painting by Gail and Sabrina McCormick done three decades ago Perhaps it should be called the[…]

Photo: Ernest Ojeh Electric cars may actually save drivers money in the long-run. Lower maintenance costs and charging costs compared[…]

With a new and more precise way to project the Earth’s temperature, it appears that the threshold for dangerous global[…]

Just one hour of videoconferencing or streaming emits 150-1,000 grams of CO2 (a gallon of gas from a car emits[…]

Photo: Chris Gallagher Flooding has caused hundreds of billions in damage in the U.S. over the past three decades. 36%[…]

Uzbekistan plant Credit: Casale Nitrous oxide emissions from hundreds of chemical plants globally, 300 times more warming than CO2, are[…]

2020 has tied 2016 as the hottest year on record. The global average temperature in 2020 was about 2.25 degrees[…]