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Transcript: In January, devastating wildfires destroyed more than 10,000 homes in Los Angeles. Firefighters strive to fight fires – In some areas, fire hydrants are dry. Rumors and error messages rotate online. Then, President-elect Trump claimed that he was stationed in Northern California. But Peter Gleick, co-founder of the nonprofit Pacific Institute, said the Los Angeles area doesn’t need more water. Gleick: “There is a lot of water in the reservoirs in Southern California. The reservoirs are actually relatively full at this time of year.” But the fires are so big and powerful that the city's water pipes, storage tanks…
Africannews (AN) worked with the Associated Press to recently published an article claiming the recent drought in Nigeria was caused by climate change. This is unlikely to be the whole story. [emphasis, links added] Although there is little data in the region, human activities are as likely to lead to desertification as drought cycles. Article “Nigerian farmers are interfering with water sources as climate change interferes with the fight against climate change,” said Climate change, the cause of recent drought in Nigeria, leading to crop decline. During the dry season, surface water becomes scarce, so some farmers are forced to…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday that the Department of Energy cuts 47 regulations that impose serious restrictions on consumer equipment, limits on buildings and energy production and drag taxpayer funds out of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) grants. [emphasis, links added] “While the Department of Energy usually takes years to remove a few regulations, the Trump administration has gathered a team that works around the clock to reduce costs and bring fruit to the American people in just 110 days,” Wright said in a statement. “Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we bring common sense, cuts down on illusions…
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Monday that he will eliminate the “climate-friendly” in new vehicles to start technology. [emphasis, links added] Depending on when the driver releases the brake or impacts the accelerator, the technology automatically shuts down the car when it stops to save fuel and reduce emissions, and then starts backing up again. Newsweek. “Start/Stop Technology: Your car dies at every red light, so the company receives a climate participation trophy,” Zeldin posted on X. “The EPA approved it, and everyone hates it, so we’re fixing it.” This feature is included in 65% of new cars in…
Earlier today, the Colorado Supreme Court allowed Boulder's seven-year-old climate lawsuit to bend forward, even as the broader climate law-abiding movement faces an increasing number of bipartisan opposition nationwide. [emphasis, links added] While courts across the country are abandoning similar lawsuits, Boulder's case now relies on life, thanks to a Colorado Superior Court ruling. But even with this procedural step, the path forward is uncertain, and the plaintiffs are now facing additional grinding and meaningless lawsuits that do not help address climate change. Crucially, the decision did not address whether Boulder’s claim was valid. These issues are still available for…
Transcript: In February, an international team of climbers and scientists climbed the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere: Arcocagava, Argentina. After weeks of extreme rock climbing and camping along the rocky terrain on the hill, Tom Matthews of King’s College London and his team arrived at the summit. They enjoyed the jaw-dropping views of the Andes. Matthews: “The scenery is beautiful…and it's extremely barren. … Very, very dry, but also amazing.” Then they started working, installing a weather observation station on the snowy peaks. The station (these are five they installed on the hill) can measure temperature, precipitation and other…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has hinted that he will soon take action to cancel the multi-billion-dollar Biden-era green energy loan, saying it would be too risky for taxpayers to not promote U.S. energy security. [emphasis, links added] In the right Washington Free BeaconWright targets how the DOE’s office of loan programs sells billions of dollars in loans in the final months of the Biden administration. Wright stopped naming specific projects that he might cancel the loan, but he said The Trump administration only wants to support programs that directly benefit Americans and not rely entirely on taxpayers’ money. When asked…
The French found that combining nuclear power with unstable wind and sun was not a good idea and was a risk to the grid. Spain has to take similar courses lately, and the most painful thing is. [emphasis, links added] In the recent EDF nuclear safety report, Inspector General's Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection ReportChief Writer and former Admiral Jean Casabianca concluded Further expansion of wind and solar energy in France poses serious risks to the country's power grid. According to the report The instability of weather-related wind and solar supply is a technical and financial burden for French nuclear…
On January 20, President Trump ordered a suspension of federal leases and offshore wind power plants. In mid-April, he stopped the construction of the Long Island coastal Imperial Wind installation, which was relieved to many in the local fishing and hospitality industry. [emphasis, links added] He also ordered the lease and allowed review of all 11 offshore wind projects approved by Biden in the year. Home Secretary Doug Burgum said the approval of the Imperial Style “is driven by the previous government without sufficient analysis or consultation among relevant agencies, related to the potential impact of the project.” There are…
April 2025 is April of the second April of the Earth, and it can be traced back to 1850 in the analysis of global weather data. Global temperatures so far in 2024 and 2025 are significantly higher than in any year before 2015. According to NOAA, April in the global land region was recorded in 2025 and the global ocean is the second warm water. The warmest April in Asia was recorded; North America and Europe ranked fifth – Africa, whose seventh greenhouse, Oceana was ranked 13th, while South America ranked 18th. In April 2025, snow cover in the northern…