A fisherman reels in his catch as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, June 28, 2023, in Bal Harbour, Fla. U.S. West research partners have harnessed the capabilities of machine learning to deduce how and when heat waves occur amid changing climate conditions. Their low-cost new tool, detailed […] Click here to view original […]

McNary Lock & Dam on the Columbia River. Credit: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory In a new study assessing how climate change might alter hydropower generation across the continental United States, researchers show that except for some parts of the Southwest, hydropower generation is expected to rise […] Click here to view original

Democrats kicked off their presidential nominating convention by looking back at President Joe Biden’s agenda on climate change and other policies, while promising that Vice President Kamala Harris would defend it if elected. While energy and environment weren’t main features in any of Monday’s speeches at the Democratic National […] Click here to view original

Alexis Vertefeuille, Founder and CEO of Sinistar . getty Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more intense and larger . According to NOAA, 2023 was record-breaking, with over 18 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters . This fits into a growing trend. The same report notes that during the […] Click here to view original

In two places on the same night, the storm that deluged the Northeast this weekend dumped rain at or near rates that should be expected only once in a thousand years. The storm killed at least three people and caused widespread flooding. It dropped about 10 inches of rain […] Click here to view original

Destroyed homes and debris are seen on Matlacha Island in Lee County, Florida, in the aftermath of Ask people whose homes and businesses were wiped out by tornadoes, Hurricane Beryl, or even Hurricane Harvey a few years ago, if climate has a financial impact. Or, ask FEMA, the Federal […] Click here to view original