A string of landslides turned deadly in the Alaskan panhandle on Tuesday, with three presumed dead in the southeastern city of Sitka. Over three inches of rain fell between late Monday night and Tuesday in the city of 9,000 people in the southern portion of the state’s panhandle, leading to a search-and-rescue operation for three missing men, according to the Alaska Daily News. … [Read more...]
Report Says Deforestation Trends Point To Increasing Losses, Bad News for Climate
By 2050, an area of forests the size of India is set to be wiped off the planet if humans continue on their current path of deforestation, according to a new report. That’s bad news for the creatures that depend on these forest ecosystems for survival, but it’s also bad news for the climate, as the loss of these forests will release more than 100 gigatons of carbon dioxide into … [Read more...]
Why Did 7 Big Oil Companies Submit Climate Pledges To The United Nations?
Earlier this week, seven oil and gas companies proposed methane emissions cuts as part of their contribution to a global climate deal ahead of the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris later this year. … [Read more...]
Weakening Tropical Depression Danny Crosses into Caribbean
Tropical Storm Danny brought rain and strong winds Monday to the islands of the eastern edge of the Caribbean and then quickly dissipated as it headed west. The system weakened into a tropical depression and then degenerated to a trough of low pressure, with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (45 kph) as it passed through the Leeward Islands and crossed into the Caribbean Sea. … [Read more...]
Fall 2015 Temperature Forecast from the Weather Channel
A warm fall may be ahead for those east of the Mississippi river and in the Northwest, according to the temperature forecast released by The Weather Channel Professional Division on Friday. … [Read more...]
Myanmar Flood Death Toll Over 100, with 1 Million Affected
Myanmar, one of Asia's most impoverished countries, has been hit incredibly hard by weeks of torrential rain with 12 out of 14 states and regions suffering flooding. The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has grown to over 100, with nearly one million people affected. Fear intensifies for the country's crucial rice bowl region. … [Read more...]
Typhoon Soudelor: Along The Monster Storm’s Path
Soudelor has sustained winds of 126 mph -- the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane. The storm is expected to strengthen a little more today. If it reaches 130 mph, it will be considered a category 4 when it hits land. … [Read more...]
Products with Microbeads Could Soon Be Banned in Canada
Adding their name to a growing list of microbead opponents, the Canadian government recently announced that it would be moving toward a ban of the tiny plastic particles that are ubiquitous in personal care products. … [Read more...]