by Beth Holmes | May 9, 2022 | Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Sustainability
Lake Mead is reaching record lows as Las Vegas and the western U.S. suffer under massive drought. The last time Lake Mead, the massive reservoir behind the Hoover Dam which provides water to 25 million people in three states and Mexico was considered full was 2000....
by Beth Holmes | Apr 25, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
Arctic bases are struggling to deal with a major threat – sunny spring days. The United States has six arctic bases: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Clear Space Force Station, Eielson Air Force Base, Fort Wainright, and Fort Greely in Alaska, and Thule Air Base on...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 18, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
African cyclones are growing worse and wetter thanks to global warming, according to climate scientists. A team of 22 climate researchers from 8 countries collaborated on a study of cyclone seasons in Africa, comparing conditions today to pre-industrial weather...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 11, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Green Energy, Sustainability
Our power grid might be too old to suffer the increasingly extreme weather of climate change, according to government data. An Associated Press analysis of data from government sources indicates that not only are we undergoing more frequent climate disasters, but our...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 4, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards
The Conger ice shelf has collapsed just before a record-setting Antarctic heat wave, concerning scientists about what is to come. East Antarctica saw record temperatures in mid-March. Concordia station, the French-Italian research facility on one of the summits of the...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 28, 2022 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Information
Early warning systems for natural disasters are the topic of a new UN project, as extreme weather grows more common due to climate change. Early warning systems, like tornado sirens, air quality alerts, hurricane trackers, and fire towers, save thousands of lives. And...
