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Climate change articles
2024 was the hottest year on record, surpassing the critical 1.5°C threshold
Last year also saw the hottest-ever day on record
Record-high carbon emissions in 2023 erase gains from pandemic decline
Oceans and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year
Ocean acidification is approaching a new critical phase, scientists warn
Earth's health is suffering, and the future of human civilization is at risk
Data waste: According to study, a significant portion of stored server data is never accessed
Unused data might contribute to unnecessary carbon emissions
World's "largest" air vacuum fires up in Iceland, will suck CO2 from air and bury it
A critical response to ever-increasing CO2 emissions
Why it matters: A new plant that sucks planet-warming carbon dioxide straight out of the air like a massive vacuum cleaner began operations this week in Hellisheiði, Iceland. And this thing is no joke – it's being billed as the largest direct air capture facility on the planet.
Latest CO2 increase marks largest rise ever in world's atmosphere
Climate change isn't stabilizing, it's getting worse
On the brink: Atlantic Ocean current is getting closer to collapse
A real Day After Tomorrow scenario
Beat the heat: innovative solar-powered clothing acts as personal air conditioning
As the world gets hotter, we need more solutions for staying cool
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels hit a record high in 2023
We're almost certain to overshoot the 1.5C target of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Advocacy groups urge Biden to address generative AI's environmental impact and misinformation risks
They say his executive order doesn't go far enough
Next-gen air conditioning: new electrocaloric material could replace harmful refrigerants
A new, performing solution to the issue of environmentally unfriendly air conditioning systems
Antarctica experienced the sharpest heatwave ever seen on Earth last year, researchers say
Climate change impact likely minimal, but could rise to dangerous levels in the future
Earth is now outside most of the "planetary boundaries" under which human civilization emerged
Six areas at risk of creating conditions modern civilizations have never experienced
Microsoft plans to capture carbon using crushed limestone
Removed carbon could be used for concrete
July 2023 was the Earth's hottest month on record as more regions feel the effects of global warming
The world is getting hotter by the day, with no immediate respite in sight
UN chief says fossil fuels are "incompatible with human survival" as world breaks temperature records
"We are hurtling towards disaster, eyes wide open, with far too many willing it all on wishful thinking"
SeaChange is a new technology designed to capture carbon dioxide using ocean water
Maybe the best answer to climate change is in the watery part of our planet
Proposed geothermal energy solution could turn aquifers into huge batteries
Buildings could be heated or cooled by exchanging heat in and out of aquifers
Scientists propose firing moon dust into space to solve climate crisis
Using a rail gun
WTF?! In what sounds like the plot from a sci-fi movie, researchers have proposed a potential solution to the climate crisis: create a shield around the earth by blasting dust mined from the moon into space using a rail gun.
The Maldives is building a floating city to cope with rising sea levels
Most of the country is less than one meter above sea level
This $150 biodegradable keyboard has an Intel processor inside
A budget and environmentally-friendly PC
Earth is getting a black box to record climate change, but is it just a PR stunt?
A black box for Earth could tell future generations what went wrong
Google will stop running ads alongside content related to climate change denial
It will try to differentiate between outright denial and debate about climate change
Microsoft commits to support "Right to Repair"
Right to Repair can reduce electronic waste