Norway’s oil fund defends push to water down net zero
Global warming means hope of limiting increase to 1.5C is now ‘unrealistic’, says NBIM’s head of governance...
6dFinancial TimesenvironmentImpact
Air Pollution in World: Real-Time Air Quality Index Visual Map
Article URL: https://aqicn.org/map/world/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46742405 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...
1dHacker NewsenvironmentImpact
"Snow apocalypse": Russia's Kamchatka emerges from record winter storm
Life is slowly returning to normal in Russia’s far east after what residents are calling a “snow apocalypse.” A powerful cyclone dumped record snowfall on the Kamchatka region, burying homes, blocking...
5dEuronewsenvironmentImpact
Kraków, Poland in top 5 worst air quality worldwide
Article URL: https://www.iqair.com/world-air-quality-ranking Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46689204 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...
5dHacker Newsenvironment
Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study
Article URL: https://keck.usc.edu/news/adoption-of-electric-vehicles-tied-to-real-world-reductions-in-air-pollution-study-finds/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46749198 Points: 5 #...
18hHacker NewsenvironmentImpact
Past nuclear weapon tests linked to 4 million premature deaths globally, report says
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the ...
3dSouth China Morning PostScienceImpact
Major cold front hits the United States
US weather forecasters are monitoring an unusually large and intense winter storm that is expected to bring dangerously cold air to more than half of the country through the weekend and into early nex...
1dFrance 24environmentImpact
Data centre groups plan lobbying blitz to counter AI energy backlash
Companies set to increase advertising spending this year to defuse growing public opposition to vast projects...
13hFinancial TimesTechnologyImpact
Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers
It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies' skin - and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities ...
Jan 13The VergeTechnologyImpact
Japan is deploying anti-bear drone tech in its ongoing and intense war on bears
A Japanese prefecture is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images A Japanese city is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones....
4dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact
OpenAI says its data centers will pay for own energy and limit water usage
OpenAI says it will minimize water use and pay for energy infrastructure upgrades needed to power its data centers. "We're being good neighbors," the company said , directly addressing the growing opp...
4dThe VergeTechnologyImpact
A look back at 19 of the biggest winter storms to hit the US in the last century
Over 30 US states are preparing for Winter Storm Fern. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images Historic blizzards have caused fatalities, major damage, and lasting infrastructure ch...
5hBusiness InsiderScienceImpact