Extreme is increasing electricity demand as people crank up the AC. The strain could be too much.
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Wildfire Smoke Has Made Me Homesick for the Sky
The sky has enormous power to shape our lives and to signal how disrupted our climate is becoming.
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Rising Temperatures Speeding Up Himalayan Glacier Loss
Glaciers in the region melted faster between 2010 and 2019 than in the previous decade. “Things are just happening so fast,” one researcher said.
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Why a New Coal Plant in Bangladesh Keeps Running Out of Coal
The problems are an early warning for countries, especially poorer ones, that are investing in new coal-burning plants even as solar and wind get cheaper.
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Study Compares Gas Stove Fumes to Secondhand Cigarette Smoke
One burner could raise indoor concentrations of benzene, which is linked to cancer risk, above levels that have prompted investigations when detected outdoors.