Yahoo NewsClimate change will harm sleep: Study
By the end of this century, warmer temperatures will cost humans an average of 50 to 58 hours of sleep per person per year, according to a new study in the journal One Earth. That works out to a little less than 10 minutes per night.
Yahoo NewsPollution kills 9 million people per year, study says
A new study by a leading medical journal finds that deaths from pollution have increased to 9 million people each year — roughly one of six annual deaths worldwide. Air pollution, contaminated water and toxic chemical exposure are the main drivers of the staggering death toll, according to the report released Tuesday by The Lancet Planetary Health.
Yahoo NewsMichael Bloomberg commits $242 million to fighting climate change in developing countries
Michael Bloomberg, the multibillionaire former mayor of New York City, will announce a $242 million program to promote clean energy in 10 developing countries as part of his effort to combat climate change, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Yahoo NewsEU plan to boost renewable energy to get off Russian fossil fuels will help climate change fight, experts say
In an effort to end its importation of Russian fossil fuels by 2027, the European Commission will boost renewable energy production and efficiency.
Yahoo NewsAnother 'extremely worrisome' climate change record set
The world set record this week for the highest daily level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, another grim marker signaling that the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change continue are continuing at a dangerous pace.
Yahoo NewsHeat wave set to rewrite record books in central, Northeast U.S., as climate change worsens
After baking the state of Texas, an early season heat wave is poised to shatter temperature records across the central and Northeastern sections of the United States in the coming days.
Yahoo NewsClimate-change-linked droughts have increased dramatically since 2000, report finds
Thanks in part to climate change, the number and frequency of droughts on the planet has increased by 29% in the past 22 years, according to a United Nations report. As a result, roughly one-third of the Earth's population, 2.3 billion people, now face the risk of water scarcity.
Yahoo NewsClimate change is helping to reveal Lake Mead's secrets — including dead bodies
The megadrought plaguing the West has had a surprising side effect: uncovering dead bodies in Nevada’s Lake Mead.
Yahoo NewsStudy: 50-50 chance of surpassing catastrophic climate change threshold within 5 years
The world continues to race toward climate catastrophe, according to a new report that concludes there is now a 50-50 chance that global average temperatures will exceed 1.5° Celsius of warming over pre-industrial levels within the next five years.
Yahoo NewsU.S. wind and solar energy hit a key benchmark last month: Report
The United States electricity sector reached an important milestone in April, when wind and solar energy accounted for 20% of electricity generation for the first time in history, according to the London-based global energy think tank Ember.
Yahoo NewsCan Spain make Elon Musk's solar energy dream a reality?
While visiting Germany last month, Elon Musk proffered unsolicited advice to European leaders. "Spain should build a massive solar array. Could power all of Europe," it said. Is that really possible?
Yahoo NewsClimate change is why New Mexico's wildfire season started early this year
The smoke emerges, like a white veil draped across the sky, on the drive up from Albuquerque to this picturesque city of 84,000. Historically, New Mexico’s wildfire season began in May or June, but this year, wildfires sprung up on the drought-parched New Mexican desert in April. By April 23, more than 20 wildfires were burning in 16 of the state's 33 counties. Last week, two of them merged into one megafire, the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon fire. By Sunday, the New York Times reported, it had burned nearly 104,000 acres — more than 160 square miles — and smoke from it and another wildfire blanketed most of northern New Mexico.
Yahoo NewsWestern states fret as Lake Mead continues to shrink due to drought, climate change
As the drought gripping the American West enters its third year, water levels in Lake Mead, which supplies water to tens of millions of people, are at their lowest since the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s.
Yahoo NewsHow bitcoin mining contributes to climate change
The New York state Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday evening that would place a moratorium on new bitcoin mining facilities that require an air permit for burning fossil fuels on site. The bill now goes to the state Senate, then would need to be signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Yahoo NewsAs climate-change-fueled drought worsens, California issues water restrictions for millions of residents
Officials in California, now in its third year of drought that scientists have linked to climate change, have issued unprecedented water restrictions for millions of residents.
Yahoo NewsClimate change could double the number of major hurricanes and typhoons by 2050, study finds
Thanks to climate change, the number of hurricanes and typhoons rated as Category 3 storms and higher could double by the year 2050, a new study concludes.
Yahoo NewsHow climate change threatens the wine industry
Last week, an unusually late frost swept through Oregon’s Willamette Valley, as overnight temperatures dipped into the 20s. According to the newspaper the Oregonian, the wine-producing region could lose half of its grape crop.
Yahoo NewsPoll: Public split between clean energy, oil drilling in response to high gas prices
Americans are more likely to agree than to disagree with both Democratic calls for renewable energy investment and Republican calls for oil and gas drilling, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
Yahoo NewsRecord-breaking heat wave gripping India and Pakistan threatens crops, leaves millions sweltering
A spring heat wave is scorching parts of India and Pakistan, with record-breaking April temperatures of 120 degrees Fahrenheit forecast along the border of the two countries in the coming days.
Yahoo NewsBiden administration to phase out inefficient lightbulbs championed by Trump
The Department of Energy instituted two new rules Monday that will require manufacturers to sell only energy-efficient lightbulbs, such as compact fluorescent and LED bulbs.
Yahoo NewsBiden marks Earth Day in Pacific Northwest with measures to combat deforestation
President Biden commemorated Earth Day on Friday by unveiling a raft of new policies to combat deforestation, including the signing of an executive order that safeguards old-growth forests on federal lands.
Yahoo News9 U.S. cities now produce more solar power than the entire U.S. did 10 years ago
American rooftop solar power is growing at a stunning rate, a new study finds, with solar capacity increasing 19% in 2021. The U.S. now has 121.4 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity, enough to power 23 million homes, up from just 0.34 gigawatts in 2008, according to the Department of Energy.
Yahoo NewsEnvironmentalists blast Biden for new federal fossil fuel leasing
In response to the Department of Interior announcement that it will begin issuing sale notices on Monday for new oil and gas leases, climate change and Indigenous activists are castigating President Biden for breaking a key campaign promise.
Yahoo NewsCalifornia sets clean energy record as it pushes toward climate change goals
On the road to transitioning to net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, California set a new record earlier this month when its power grid briefly ran on 97% renewable energy.
Yahoo NewsSupreme Court may toss an 'important tool' for regulating climate change
The Supreme Court is on the verge of restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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