Category: Climate change
Should We Dam The Bering Strait To Keep The AMOC From Collapsing?
A study from the Netherlands suggests building a dam across the Bering Strait could stabilize the AMOC. Is that a good idea
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Electric Garbage Trucks Are The Heavy-Duty EV Story Hiding In Plain Sight
The electric garbage truck is not the poster child for vehicle electrification. It does not have the consumer glamour of an electric pickup, the political visibility of an electric bus, or the freight-sector drama of battery-electric and hydrogen tractor-trailers fighting for long-haul mindshare (batteries for the win, as usual). It … [continued]
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Drought Could Be Making Antibiotic Resistance Worse, Scientists Say
Antibiotic resistance is often associated with hospitals and the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. Both are genuine problems, but new research suggests another potential culprit that many people haven’t considered – droughts caused by climate change. A recent study published in the journal Nature Microbiology found that when soil dries out, it … [continued]
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Bill would repeal Michigan’s emergency manager law, saying it’s done more harm than good
State-appointed emergency managers led the city of Detroit through its bankruptcy — and made decisions that led to the Flint Water Crisis.
The Beloved Emperor Penguin & Antarctic Fur Seal Are Now Officially Endangered. Here’s What Can Be Done.
In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins. Now, only 124 years since this penguin colony was discovered, emperor penguins … [continued]
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