Photo: Guohua Power Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Dingzhou, Baoding, in the northern China’s Hebei province The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported. The increase was reported early Tuesday at international
“There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour” – Benjamin Disraeli While there is undoubtedly a Uniparty that consists of almost all Democrats at all levels of government, and a not insignificant number of Republicans, there are still stark contrasts between
Photo: This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the A23a iceberg moving through the sea sea near the Antarctica One of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters, after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic Survey. The iceberg, known as A23a, split from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice
Photo: Docks and buoys, once floating in dozens of feet of water, sit stranded on the sand at Bullfrog Marina on April 9, 2023, as more than two decades of drought have strained the water supply for tens of millions of people in the Colorado River basin. (Photo by Alex Hager/KUNC) The arid West is
Photo: Preschoolers Mia Rose Moro, 4, left, and Emberlee Sinon, 3, reacts during a group activity at First Congregational Preschool at 62 Colony St. in Meriden, Conn. By the end of the century, the U.S. population will be declining without substantial immigration, older adults will outnumber children and white, non- Hispanic residents will account for
Photo: Boreal forest in northern Canada A new study, using a first-of-its-kind approach to analyze satellite imagery from boreal forests over the last three decades, found that fire may be changing the face of the region in a way researchers did not previously anticipate. Historically, fires in North American boreal forests have led to coniferous trees