The New Orleans Levees Held - Passing Their First Major Test Since Hurricane Katrina
Following a long and expensive building process, the major defense systems around New Orleans have held up in the face of Hurricane Ida
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World's First Underwater Vegetable Garden Reopens Growing Lettuce and Basil in Perfect Temperature
Off the Liguria coast in Italy, 6 floating pods crow basil, lettuce, and other vegetables as the worlds first underwater garden.
Professor Develops Technology That Cools People Down - Without Electricity or AC
A radiative cooling film developed by a UCLA scientist can cool the air around it by 10°F by reflective infrared radiation from the sun.
Madrid is Planting a Huge Forest Ring Around the City to Lower Heat Levels and Cut CO2 Emissions
Madrid planners aim to create an urban forest of 500,000 trees around the city to absorb heat, co2 and bad air.
'Future Belongs to Renewable Energy' Says India's Largest Oil Baron and Greenland, Which Ended Search for Oil
The richest oil baron in Asia has said 'the age of fossil fuels is over' while Greenland has cancelled all future oil and gas exploration.
Researchers Design T-shirt Fabric That Reduces Body Heat, Protecting People From Rising Temperatures
Using mid-infrared radiative technology and pieces of titanium dioxide, Chinese scientists have created a t-shirt that keeps you 5°C cooler.
No A/C, No Problem - Use These Tricks to Stay Cool In the Summer Heat
There are tons of ways to keep your body and house cool during the summer without running the AC tab into the hundreds.
Norway Closes Down Its Last Arctic Coal Mine and Transforms Land into Giant National Park
Following the coal moratorium on Svalbard, a large mine is being dismantled so the area can be turned into a giant arctic national park.
Farmers Now Use Floating Gardens To Keep Crops Alive When it Floods - A Climate Crisis Lesson
Floating Gardens could be a key to keep farming despite climate change, scientists at Ohio State University have found.
MacKenzie Scott Has Given Away Another $2.7 Billion to 286 Charities
MacKenzie Scott, who is the ex-wife of former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has given away another $2 billion to various charities.
Five Million Years of Climate Change Found Preserved in One Location
A tall sedimentary cliff in Charyn Canyon has provided the missing link for understanding global climate over the past 5 million years.
150 Brands Unite to Clean Up Our Paper Supply - Saving Global Forests and Improving Recycling
29 new brands from various industries have committed to expunge ancient and endangered trees from their paper supply chains through Pack4Good
New Initiative Will Plant 18 Million Trees Around Glasgow in 'Urban Forests'
A new partnership has vowed to plant 18 million trees in the Glasgow area in a new urban 'forest' network called the Clyde Climate Forest.
EU Smashes 2020 Climate Target, Records 34% Drop in Emissions to Lowest Level Since 1990
Total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU reached their lowest level since 1990, according to official data reported this week by the EEA.
Common Clay in Kitty Litter Could Be the Friendliest Way to Cut Emissions and Fight Climate Change
MIT researchers have come up with a dirt-cheap solution to curb methane emissions in the air—using common clay in kitty litter.
Bezos Created $10 Billion Earth Fund to Meet Climate Crisis, First Grants of $800M Go to Iconic Environmental Groups
The $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund has announced 800 million in an initial round of grants for iconic environmental and climate orginzations.
World's First Ocean-Assisted Carbon Removal Plant Launched in Hawaii
Carbon capture from the oceans has major advantages over taking it out of the air, something that Hawai'i-based Heimdal is pioneering.
Hundreds of US Cities Composting Their Food Waste Helps Farmers and Cuts Tons of Emissions
Over 200 US cities are recycling their food waste, cutting tons of methane emissions while giving farms compost to grow food with less water.
Facebook, Google, Stripe, Shopify Investing a Billion Dollars in Pre-Orders for Captured Carbon
Four of the biggest tech companies are uniting to expand carbon capture market to funnel big business investment into climate change action.
Man Wins 200 Million on the Lottery and Donates Almost All of It to Save the Earth
An unnamed retiree put his money where his mouth is, insisting that it's happier to give than have, even after winning the lottery.
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