Roughly 36,000 schools across the U.S. need to replace or update their HVAC systems, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. Since 1970, most major U.S. cities have seen the energy demand to cool down school buildings increase by 30%, on average, according to an analysis by […] Click here to view original […]
(Photo credit: Kelly Michals / CC BY-NC 2.0 DEED ) As climate change brings more extreme rain, the risk of flooding is growing in Houston, Nashville, and other cities across the South. Padgett: “Citizens obviously are very aware of what’s happening, because they are directly affected. When it floods, […] Click here to view original
Extreme heat in May closed some schools in the Philippines. Students did schoolwork near a Manila storefront. The continued burning of fossil fuels is closing schools around the world for days, sometimes weeks at a time, and threatening to undermine one of the greatest global gains of recent decades: […] Click here to view original
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Researchers say drying lake beds are a potentially significant, but overlooked, source of greenhouse gases that may increase due to climate change (Photo courtesy of Soren Brothers) By ROM/A&S News Staff Researchers at the Royal Ontario Museum and University of Toronto estimate that 4.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide […] Click here to view original
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The heavy rains that resulted in landslides killing hundreds in southern India last month were made worse by human-caused climate change A rescuer walks past uprooted trees, a damaged car and other debris on their second day of mission following Tuesday’s landslides at Chooralm… Show More 1:12The Associated Press […] Click here to view original
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By analyzing long-term satellite observation data and using a new method that treats aerosols as tracers, researchers found that these pathways from China are shifting slightly northward due to global warming. Credit: Shinichiro Kinoshita Researchers suggest a novel metric that employs aerosols to explore shifts in cross-border air pollution […] Click here to view original
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