WASHINGTON– Well before dawn in Texas, a shallow point of the Guadalupe River rose above the height of a two-story house Thursday in just five hours, sending a rush of water across a region still affected by last summer’s fatal flash floods. Dangerous flooding for the second year in a row prompted dozens of high-water
Low- and middle-income countries demand UN-led solutions to growing debt and wealth inequality problems.Credit: Cristina Quicler/AFP via Getty Let’s imagine a world in which almost 90% of the population earns twice as much and works half as many hours as today. One in which the share of global wealth held by the poorest half increases,
I have studied climate tipping points.1 for more than 20 years, and I am increasingly concerned that scientists have overlooked the most dangerous aspect of these for societies. The possible collapse of important parts of the Earth system (from ice sheets to ocean circulations) will profoundly alter the planet’s warming and tilt it irreversibly toward
For Norwegian nationals For the men’s soccer team, Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal match against England will be a first in more ways than one. As the Scandinavian team prepares for the biggest game in its history, it will also face almost unimaginable conditions at home: South Florida’s harsh combination of heat, humidity and scorching sun
Microsoft’s greenhouse gas pollution increased about 25 percent last year, the company says in its new sustainability report released Thursday. The report follows similar ones published by Google and Amazon last week. Together, they show a worrying trend of rising emissions from technology companies, driven by the global race to build energy-intensive data centers. In
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