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Cool Transportation Hacks Cities Are Using to Fight Climate Change

Through “bike buses,” more pedestrian-friendly streets and electric vehicles, some cities are making strides in decarbonizing transportation.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamApr 24th, 2023

Report: Number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% in the last decade

Climate disasters are costing the Pacific eight times more than they did a decade ago.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse

Microplastics cause clouds to form in places where they wouldn't otherwise, which is likely to have knock-on effects on the weather and climate......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

COP29 Begins With Climate Finance, Absent Leaders, and Trump Looming Large

The annual UN climate summit has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, with lofty goals, but many global leaders missing......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

The public implications of private substitutes for electric grid reliability

Climate change events have, in recent years, placed increasing strain on public electrical grids in the United States. In response to this vulnerability, some consumers are turning to private alternatives to the electric utility, like generators and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Nations approve new UN rules on carbon markets at COP29

Governments at the COP29 talks approved Monday new UN standards for international carbon markets in a key step toward allowing countries to trade credits to meet their climate targets......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Gender inequality ingrained in global climate negotiations, say researchers

Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, and gender-diverse people disproportionately, argue researchers ahead of the upcoming 29th United Nations Climate Summit (COP29) in Azerba.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Windfall profits from oil and gas could cover climate payments, says study

A central issue at the UN Climate Change Conference, set to start on November 11, will be the negotiations on new payments from industrialized nations to poorer countries. However, the question of whether and how these payments will be financed remai.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Restricting cars in cities: A cost-benefit analysis of Low Emission Zones

Faced with unmanageable traffic and health-threatening air quality, hundreds of cities across Europe are adopting measures to reduce the number of vehicles clogging their streets, with the aim of lowering air pollution levels and improving the qualit.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the U.S. and Mexico, study finds

Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, accordin.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Teaching methods must change to address globally poor reading skills, experts say

New research led by a team from Royal Holloway and the World Bank asserts that teaching methods should improve, after discovering that global literacy goals will not be met without major intervention......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

White truffles, Italy"s gold, menaced by climate change

Deep in a thick forest in Italy's northwestern Piedmont region, the hunt is on for the white Alba truffle, with excited dogs zigzagging and digging into the wet earth......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

10 most iconic movie plot twists of all time, ranked

The most iconic plot twists have embedded themselves in pop culture, as seen in infamous reveals in films like Fight Club and The Empire Strikes Back......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Captain America: Brave New World trailer previews an explosive Red Hulk fight

The newest trailer for Captain America: Brave New World offers fans their best look yet at Harrison Ford's Red Hulk transformation......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

I love this new iPhone camera feature. Here’s why I’ll never use it

The chance to change Photographic Styles on the iPhone after taking a photo is fun, but it comes with an annoying downside that's a deal breaker for me......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Making Australia"s growing cities more sustainable

The way we organize our cities and regions creates problems everywhere. We're facing difficult and polluting drives to work, a lack of affordable housing, and urban designs that lead to car dependency and are bad for our health......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

Over 130 homes lost in California wildfire as winds drop

Firefighters grappling with a blaze that has destroyed at least 130 homes in California said Friday they had made progress in their fight as a turn in the weather offered a break......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

What to expect from the UN climate conference dubbed the "finance COP"

Nations will meet next week to hammer out agreements on climate action at the 29th UN climate change conference, COP 29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

California air regulators to vote on contentious climate program to cut emissions

California air regulators will vote Friday on changes to a key climate program aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions from transportation fuels that has a wide swath of critics—from environmentalists to the oil industry......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

How to unlock the secret ending in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

There are a lot of ways to change the outcome of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but only one way to get the extra, true ending scene. This is how to unlock it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Verizon, AT&T tell courts: FCC can’t punish us for selling user location data

Carriers claim location data isn't protected, say they have right to jury trial. Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are continuing their fight against fines for selling user location dat.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024