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How quantum computing could solve our huge climate and energy challenges

The day is coming when quantum computers, once the stuff of science fiction, will help scientists solve complex, real-world problems that are proving intractable to classical computing.

First evidence shows marine conservation reduces climate change

Marine protected areas are increasingly being promoted as an ocean-based climate solution.

Europe smashes renewable records as the need to break free of Russian gas becomes urgent

It’s a lot of clean energy, but not enough to displace fossil fuels just yet.

Broken promise: World Bank is pumping billions into fossil fuel projects despite climate pledge

The bank’s president is also under scrutiny for denying man-made climate change.

Will the World Cup in Qatar be carbon-neutral? Probably not, experts claim

Building stadiums and hotels and flying in teams and fans will have a big environmental cost -- and don't even get started on energy.

The next pandemic could come from melting glaciers in the Arctic

Yet another reason to take care of our melting glaciers: Risk of viral spillover may be higher close to melting glaciers

How the humble Sphagnum moss can become our protector against floods

Bio-engineering at its finest.

UK offers new offshore oil and gas licenses despite climate crisis

The move goes against climate commitments and wouldn't lower energy bills

There's a way for Europe to completely wean off Russian gas fast. But it involves turning on coal plants

The EU had been steadily making progress in moving away from coal, but now it seems forced to choose the lesser of two evils.

Greenwashing much? Coca-Cola will be the main sponsor of upcoming climate summit

The multinational is a leading plastic polluter, despite recent efforts to tackle the problem

King Charles, a lifelong environmentalist, told not to attend COP27 climate summit by British Prime Minister

The King has dropped plans to attend the event in person.

How circular use of yard waste can save trees and bring down emissions

Eco-friendly uses for urban tree waste could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions in US cities.

Climate change could turn once picturesque blue lakes into murky green or brown

Rising temperatures are inviting algae blooms that threaten to color once crystal-clear lakes green or brown.

Human-induced climate change made Hurricane Ian worse and it's a taste of what's to come

Hurricanes like Ian will only get worse and worse with climate change.

Hurricane hunters are flying through Ian’s powerful winds. Here’s what happens when the plane plunges into the eyewall of a storm

The meteorologist leading NOAA’s 2022 hurricane field program describes flying through eyewalls and the technology in these airborne labs for tracking rapid intensification in real time.

US set to ban potent class of greenhouse gases

Over 130 countries already did the same thing, but the US was lagging.

Scientists dream up plan to refreeze Earth's poles by 2°C by spraying sun-blocking particles into the upper atmosphere. But is it worth it?

It's a bandaid solution rather than a cure. However, there may come a time when we have no other choice.

Mangroves have been capturing carbon emissions for over 5,000 years -- all the more reason to protect them

They have a key role to play in tackling the climate crisis

We may have missed an important part about sea level rise

Big tracts of Antarctica’s ice sheets could become a new source of sea level rise.

Rising seas could submerge hundreds of thousands of buildings in the US by 2050

This is bad news for everyone.

This summer was the hottest on record in Europe – and it could get worse

Don't think of it as the hottest summer so far -- think of it as the coldest summer for the foreseeable future.

Antarctica’s doomsday glacier could thaw even faster than previously thought

It's an unusually broad and vast Antarctic glacier flowing into Pine Island Bay

By 2080, climate change will make US cities shift to climates seen today hundreds of miles to the south

There's an app to show you how it will feel.

California is installing solar panels over canals to fight drought and climate change

It’s a win-win for water, energy, and the climate.

Extreme floods hit Pakistan, with one-third of the country fully underwater

Early estimates show the floods have caused at least $10 billion worth of damage.

Sunken Nazi warships resurface along shrinking Danube River as mega-drought drops water levels to record lows

The worst drought in Europe in 500 years is now resurfacing the horrors of WWII.

Cleaner flights? Google accused of “airbrushing” emissions in flight search results

The tech giant dropped non-CO2 impacts from its carbon flight calculator

Iceland is building a plant that can capture CO2 from the air and store it underground

It's encouraging, but expensive and hard to scale -- it won't save us from climate change yet.

By 2035, new cars in California will have to be electric

The state seeks to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and tackle air pollution.

Americans grossly underestimate how much people are willing to support climate policy

People's personal beliefs are shaped by what they perceive to be the beliefs of others

Scientists develop AC that uses solid refrigerants and doesn’t hurt the environment

It could one day replace existing air conditioning that uses refrigerants that are thousands of times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat.

Droughts are painful but climate change is also greatly increasing the odds of cataclysmic 'megafloods' in California

It would cost over $1 trillion and displace more than 10 million people, the researchers estimated

If we all biked like the Dutch, world would avoid a Germany’s worth of emissions

Universal cycling could slash greenhouse gas emissions significantly and also bring health benefits to the world.

Scientists discovered a 5 million-year-old time capsule buried in Antarctica

It's an ice core with bubbles containing remains of ancient Earth atmosphere.

Climate change is threatening ketchup, salsa, and California

The biggest tomato-producing state in the US is losing its tomato yield to climate change.

Has the pandemic made us a bit more sustainable?

Surveys in Australia and Austria showed a higher commitment with sustainable practices.

China cuts power to factories and homes as heatwave-induced shortage continues

Factories have been shut down and people were asked to reduce power consumption

The drought in Europe is unveiling cautionary 'Hunger Stones' -- "when you see me, weep"

Europe's rivers are running dry as one of the worst droughts in centuries hits the continent.

Japanese airline adds insects to their flight meals -- and they're here to stay

Insects are starting to make their way to our meals, and some are using them to lower their carbon footprint.

The effect turning our cities into heat islands

The images are pretty, but the effects can be very ugly.

New satellite data shows landfills are actually methane 'super emitters'

Four major cities are releasing more methane emissions than previously thought.

Most human pathogenic diseases will be worse because of climate change

Climate change is aggravating illnesses and hindering our ability to fight them. Here's why.

Could climate change actually wipe out humanity? Researchers say we need to study this ASAP

We desperately need to understand what the worst climate scenarios are. Focusing only on optimistic scenarios can seriously backfire.

Physicists map gigantic supercharged lightning jets with 100 times more charge than regular lightning bolts

These are some of the most mysterious weather phenomena on Earth.

A win for the planet: US Senate approves largest US climate investment in history

The government would spend billions in new climate policies to bring down greenhouse gas emissions.

Is climate change causing more volcanic eruptions? Iceland provides some hints

Volcanoes themselves can also impact the climate, due to a “cooling effect” that comes after eruptions.

US cities could have Middle Eastern temperatures by 2100 if we don't reduce our emissions

There's still chance to avoid this, but we have to act now.

Lack of Russian gas could actually accelerate Europe’s energy transition

It could be a way of turning a problem into an advantage.

This is how climate change has impacted the world’s economy so far this year

Spoiler alert: it's not good.

UK heatwave almost definitely wouldn't have happened without climate heating

There's no realistic way it could have happened in normal conditions.

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