• Your emotional reaction to climate change may impact the policies you support, study finds

    Emotional reactions to climate change may lead to specific policy preferences, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Climate by Teresa A. Myers of George Mason University and colleagues.

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    A look at population changes in Virginia

    New Kent was among the 10 fastest-growing counties with populations of 20,000 or more in the United States last year, per new U.S. Census Bureau estimates for 2023.

  • Making pitching change for Yanks is wait, who's this?

    TAMPA, Fla. -- The familiar figure made the slow trudge across the first-base foul line Monday afternoon, prompting an ovation from those who watched similar scenes countless times during the years of the Yankees’ last dynasty. Joe Torre pointed toward the right-field bullpen, making his first pitching change for the

  • Climate change could affect timekeeping, study says

    Melting ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, affecting how time is calculated, a new study says.

  • Climate change is messing with how we measure time: Study

    Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? Spare a thought for the world's timekeepers, who are trying to work out how climate change is affecting Earth's rotation—and in turn, how we keep track of time.

  • Going Green: Climate change words and their meanings

    You’re not alone when it comes to understanding the language of climate change and what different words and phrases mean. There are a lot of terms brands and companies can use that can greenwash consumers into thinking they’re making climate pledges or cutting down their emissions when they might not be. Greenwashing in itself is when brands mislead or misinform consumers into thinking they’ve got an environmentally friendly public image when they might be selling a very harmful product but use...

  • Going Green: Climate change words and their meanings

    You’re not alone when it comes to understanding the language of climate change and what different words and phrases mean. There are a lot of terms brands and companies can use that can greenwash consumers into thinking they’re making climate pledges or cutting down their emissions when they might not be. Greenwashing in itself is when brands mislead or misinform consumers into thinking they’ve got an environmentally friendly public image when they might be selling a very harmful product but use...

  • Climate change zealots want control, not solutions

    Climate zealots do not want solutions to the problems they claim are going to kill us all. They just want control of your everyday life, from the car you drive to the food you eat. Harvard University is no longer continuing its solar geoengineering research experiment. The gist of solar geoengineering is that spraying particles […]

  • WHO Releases Toolkit to Empower Health Professionals Through Climate Change

    Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it is a global health challenge, with far-reaching implications for communities worldwide.

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    Louisiana cities facing the greatest threat from climate change

    Images of neighborhoods devastated by natural disasters have become commonplace in recent years, but a new study finds that properties in some U.S. cities are especially imperiled.

  • These next-gen batteries could be essential to fighting climate change

    Batteries are hot right now—like really, really hot. Long-lasting, durable, and lightweight storage devices will be an essential part of the global energy transition, yet the tendency of lithium-ion cells to catch fire and explode is only one issue with our most ubiquitous battery technology. A pile of other problems—long charging times, limited life between charges, vulnerability to heat and cold, and the risks around the supply chain of critical metals—has led investors and governments on a...

  • Scientists outline actions to protect lochs from climate change

    Scientists have outlined the urgent actions needed to protect Scotland's lochs from the impacts of climate change, estimating that harmful algal blooms cost the national economy at least £16.5 million a year.