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So-called artificial intelligence (AI) is all the rage right now between your grandma asking ChatGPT how to code in Python or influencers making videos without having to hire extras, but …read more Continue reading AI Might Kill Us All (With Carbon Emissions)
ExxonMobil just signed a lease for 271,068 acres of undersea land off the coast of Galveston, Texas to capture and permanently inject carbon emissions (CO2) into the underwater rock bed, making what will be the largest CO2 dump in the United States’ sh… Continue reading Texas Exxon lease, Lake Nyos, and how safe is injecting CO2 into Earth?
A 3,775-year-old log discovery has lent credence to the idea of burying wood to sequester the carbon it contains. Known as a wood vault, the concept helps keep CO2 out of the atmosphere while allowing the soil to be used for crops and other purposes.Co… Continue reading Carbon-locking wood vault concept advanced by discovery of ancient log
A 3,775-year-old log discovery has lent credence to the idea of burying wood to sequester the carbon it contains. Known as a wood vault, the concept helps keep CO2 out of the atmosphere while allowing the soil to be used for crops and other purposes.Co… Continue reading Carbon-locking wood vault concept advanced by discovery of ancient log
Earth saw its hottest day on record this week – twice. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data, Sunday claimed the top spot for highest global average temperature since the records began in 1940, only to be broken again on Monday…. Continue reading Earth’s hottest day on record broken twice this week
Whether you’re a John Carpenter fan or a biology enthusiast, you shouldn’t need much convincing to know that the melting of subterranean permafrost at the poles is not a good thing. Last year, scientists gave us one more thing to lose sleep over, reviv… Continue reading Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing by 35 million cubic feet each year
Think of a greenhouse. It’s a structure with glass walls that lets light in and traps heat, all for the benefit of the plants inside. As for how it works, …read more Continue reading The Greenhouse Effect Isn’t For Greenhouses
Despite a 2024 so far marked with serious conflicts, climate uncertainty and the rapid ascension of AI technologies, the famous Doomsday Clock has remained paused at 90 seconds to midnight, the same time as last year.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTa… Continue reading Time’s not quite up: Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight
Despite a 2024 so far marked with serious conflicts, climate uncertainty and the rapid ascension of AI technologies, the famous Doomsday Clock has remained paused at 90 seconds to midnight, the same time as last year.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTa… Continue reading Time’s not quite up: Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight
Current evidence suggests many organisms will struggle to keep pace with a changing climate on Earth. However, unlucky for humans, some pathogens will not just adapt but thrive, including, as this new study suggests, the bugs that cause the common diar… Continue reading Another climate change surprise for us: More diarrhea