The number of deaths during the annual Islamic pilgrimage raised questions about Saudi Arabia’s preparations for intense heat and unregistered participants.
Tag: Global Warming
Oil Projects Must Consider Full Climate Impact, Top U.K. Court Rules
Previously, local council and planning groups in Britain had to weigh only the planet-warming emissions from their own operations.
A Chemical-Sniffing Van Shows How Heat Amps Up Pollution
In heat waves, chemicals like formaldehyde and ozone can form more readily in the air, according to researchers driving mobile labs in New York City this week.
Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions
People all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The year isn’t halfway done.
Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Plastic Pillows in Shipments
They’ll be replaced in North America with paper packing, eliminating some 15 billion pillows a year. Plastic film is a major pollutant.
Monkeys in Puerto Rico Got Nicer After Hurricane Maria
Macaques, reeling from a hurricane, learned by necessity to get along, a study found. It’s one of the first to suggest that animals can adapt to environmental upheaval with social changes.
Butterflies Are in Decline. New Research Points to Insecticides.
Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat loss.
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’
The labor and environmental groups are pushing the change so relief funds can be used in more situations.
G7 Leaders, Expanding the Circle, Shift Focus to Migration and the South
Leaders from India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa joined discussions in a nod to the changing global balance of power.
If Paris Agreement Goals Are Missed, These Polar Bears Could Go Extinct
One group in Hudson Bay might have roughly a decade left because sea ice is becoming too thin to support them as they hunt, according to new research.