Record-breaking heat waves, severe floods and acute wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, carry a colossal price tag: an approximately 19% reduction in global income over just the next 26 years, a new study published Wednesday found.
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The new standards will especially benefit an estimated 72 million people in the United States who live near freight routes used by trucks and other heavy vehicles and bear a disproportionate burden of dangerous air pollution, the agency said.
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The United States and North Carolina have goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reach “net zero” by 2050. But what does “net zero” really mean?
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Demand for electricity, which has stayed largely flat for two decades, has begun to surge.
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The “Risk Science for Climate Resilience” symposium, which drew a standing-room only crowd at Duke.
Read MoreLeaders including Biden advisor John Podesta and Wolfspeed CEO Gregg Lowe gathered at Duke Wednesday to discuss bridging the gap between public and private investment for climate solutions.
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NOAA and NASA figure if they can just inject ice high up in the air, water vapor in the upper atmosphere would get a bit drier and that could counteract a small amount of the human-caused warmth.
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Editor’s note: Marshall Brain – futurist, inventor, NCSU professor, writer and creator of “How Stuff Works” is a contributor to WRAL TechWire. Brain takes a serious as well as entertaining look at a world of possibilities for Earth and the human race. He’s also author of “The Doomsday Book: The Science Behind Humanity’s...
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A company is developing fish grown in a lab in NC to tackle issues plaguing the fishing industry including environmental contaminants, limited supply, and overfishing.
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