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The world is on the brink of an electric car revolution
By Brian Kahn on 7 July 2017
France bans sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040, underling just how quickly the transition to electric vehicles is likely to happen.
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It’s so hot in Phoenix, Arizona, planes can’t take off
By Brian Kahn on 22 June 2017
In a sign of just how hot things are getting, American Airlines cancelled 50 flights out of Phoenix because the planes can’t operate above 118°F.
Donald Trump sparks a new American climate change movement
By Brian Kahn on 9 June 2017
It’s been a week since President Trump announced he was pulling US out of Paris Agreement. In that time, a remarkable transformation has taken place.
Carbon dioxide set an all-time monthly high in May
By Brian Kahn on 5 June 2017
It’s official: carbon dioxide set an all-time monthly record. A sobering reminder that humans are pushing the climate into a state unseen in millions of years.
We just reached the 410 parts per million Co2 threshold
By Brian Kahn on 21 April 2017
The world just passed another round-numbered climate milestone. Scientists predicted it would happen this year and lo and behold, it has.
This graphic puts global warming in full perspective
By Brian Kahn on 20 April 2017
March was 1.3°C above pre-industrial average temperatures. If you were born after December 1964, you’ve never experienced a month cooler than average on this planet.
Hey look, another record low month for sea ice
By Brian Kahn on 13 April 2017
Climate change continues its rapid reshaping of the Arctic as yet another month saw sea ice set a record-low mark.
Arctic sea ice continues its astonishing streak of lows
By Brian Kahn on 7 March 2017
Warm weather ensured Arctic sea ice hit its lowest extent ever recorded for February.
Scientists are poised to start a new movement
By Brian Kahn on 2 March 2017
The current wave of scientific discontent has the makings of a budding movement. But whether it moves the political dial remains to be seen.
This is what 4 million solar panels look like from space
By Brian Kahn on 23 February 2017
The installation oatthe Longyangxia Dam Solar Park currently has the capacity to generate 850 megawatts of electricity, or enough to power roughly 140,000 U.S. homes.
The winter of blazing discontent continues in the Arctic
By Brian Kahn on 7 February 2017
Weird. Strange. Extreme. Unprecedented. These are some of the words that describe what’s been happening in the Arctic over the past year.
