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North America just experienced one of the hottest Junes in recorded history. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, last month’s temperatures in the region were 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the average from 1991-2020, with some areas surpassing 110 degrees. The data also confirmed that 2021 marked the 12th consecutive year in which North America recorded […]
Following the harsh winter storm of the past week, some Texans with power supplier Griddy are reportedly facing electricity bills upwards of $5,000. Dallas News reports that Griddy, which ties its prices to the spot price of power in Texas, cautioned customers that prices would surge as a result of the storm. Despite the warning, customers had […]
As if 2020 needed anymore regrettable recognition, a new study has determined that last month was the hottest September ever, besting the previous high, which was set just last year, the New York Times reports. The Copernicus Climate Change Service found that last month topped the average for September 2019 by 0.05 degrees Celsius. Another organization known […]
Amid the heatwave that struck California over the last few days, Death Valley’s Furnace Creek recorded the hottest recorded temperature in the U.S. since 1913. On Sunday, Furnace Creek in the deserts of Southern California reached a temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit, the NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center confirmed. It is expected that the high temps in SoCal will […]
As a result of the continued destruction of their habitat, which was only hastened by the 2019-20 bushfires that devastated Australia, koalas could be in danger of going extinct in the state of New South Wales in the near future, according to a year-long parliamentary inquiry. This report, put out on Tuesday, reckons that the animals could die […]
CNN reports the small Siberian town of Verkhoyansk had the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic Circle of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday, an alarming discovery for a place that posts an average high of 68 degrees Fahrenheit in the month of June. While the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) understands that Siberia is known for its large swings in month-to-month and yearly temperature, Verkhoyansk’s […]
While most of the snow in Antarctica is white, snow found on its coast can be green—and as global temperatures rise, more green snow has been found across the continent. Small amounts of green snow have always been visible in Antarctica, which is caused by microscopic algae blooming on top of the snow, according to a […]
Treating the space of a metropolis like a makeshift art gallery was key in the inspiration behind Grimes‘ Miss Anthropocene–promoting billboard campaign. As you may or may not have been made privy to, one particular billboard—the one that reads GLOBAL WARMING IS GOOD—came about after Grimes decided that the fear she first felt when conceptual […]
It has been said time and time again—Earth is headed to hell in a hand basket. Now, a new study titled “Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019” further proves this fact by taking a look at the world’s oceans and showing just how much of an absolute disaster we have created. You know, to put it lightly. The study looks at the temperature […]
