Gaza’s olive groves have been bulldozed by the Israeli military, dried up from lack of water, or remain inaccessible, leaving Palestinian farmers with little to harvest.
Storm surge is the No. 1 cause of deaths and damage during a hurricane, yet detailed storm surge forecasts are difficult to create. AI could turn that around.
This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been 10 years since countries signed on to the Paris Agreement, and emissions and temperatures continue to reach new highs, fueling unprecedented weather disasters around the globe. Meanwhile, the shift to clean energy is facing powerful […]
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Wildlife officials in Florida have discovered only the second case in the state of a deadly infection known colloquially as “zombie deer disease,” and are enforcing emergency measures to try to prevent a spread. The highly contagious chronic […]
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Gavin Newsom vetoed a California bill that was set to ban the sale of cookware and other consumer goods manufactured with PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” human-made compounds linked to a range of health issues. The governor’s decision on Monday followed months […]