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Scientists say 1-2% of bugs lost every year due to climate change, agriculture, pesticides

Scientists say 1-2% of bugs lost every year due to climate change, agriculture, pesticides

Scientists worry that the world is losing about 1% or 2% of its insects each year.

3 days ago
COVID-19 linked to biggest drop in US greenhouse gas emissions since WWII, report finds

COVID-19 linked to biggest drop in US greenhouse gas emissions since WWII, report finds

The COVID-19 pandemic caused greenhouse gas emissions in the United States to drop by 10.3% in 2020, according to preliminary data by the Rhodium Group.

4 days ago
Tips for recycling wrapping paper this holiday season

Tips for recycling wrapping paper this holiday season

Can you recycle all of your holiday wrapping paper, ribbons and bows? Here are some tips to help make your Christmas a little more green.

December 24, 2020
2020 world carbon dioxide emissions drop record 7% amid COVID-19 pandemic

2020 world carbon dioxide emissions drop record 7% amid COVID-19 pandemic

New calculations show the world's carbon dioxide emissions plunged 7% in 2020 because of the pandemic lockdowns.

December 10, 2020
Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic ends up in oceans, rivers or illegally dumped

Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic ends up in oceans, rivers or illegally dumped

A new study finds that well more than a million tons of plastic waste in the U.S. isn't going where it should, instead ending up in oceans and rivers and along roads.

October 31, 2020
Girl stung by American dagger moth caterpillar at Cabin John Regional Park

Girl stung by American dagger moth caterpillar at Cabin John Regional Park

With many indoor activities closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, people are spending more time outdoors, and apparently, encountering creatures they aren’t so familiar with. 

October 27, 2020
Arctic Sea ice isn't freezing in October for 1st time on record

Arctic Sea ice isn't freezing in October for 1st time on record

Arctic sea ice melt season typically lasts from March until September, before sea ice begins to freeze over again. But this year, the sea ice is not recovering as expected.

October 26, 2020
Montgomery County passes new ban on plastics

Montgomery County passes new ban on plastics

Montgomery County just passed a new ban on plastics that includes the red solo cup.

October 23, 2020
Climate change has killed half of the Great Barrier Reef's corals, study finds

Climate change has killed half of the Great Barrier Reef's corals, study finds

The study found that the reef ecosystem lost half of its corals between 1995 and 2017.

October 19, 2020
People call 911 about giant sunfish in Massachusetts, officials ask them to stop

People call 911 about giant sunfish in Massachusetts, officials ask them to stop

An ocean sunfish swimming off the coast of Massachusetts has gotten a lot of unnecessary attention recently -- for simply “doing normal sunfish activities.”

October 18, 2020
68% of voters say climate change will be ‘important issue’ in their 2020 election decision

68% of voters say climate change will be ‘important issue’ in their 2020 election decision

The survey found that registered voters in the United States said climate change will be a very (42%) or somewhat (26%) important issue in making their decision about whom to vote for in the presidential election.

October 12, 2020
California governor signs executive order to ban gas-powered cars and trucks

California governor signs executive order to ban gas-powered cars and trucks

This rule, if not halted by a court challenge by the oil and gas industry and the Trump administration, would make California the first U.S. state with a plan to phase them out completely.

September 23, 2020
Huge chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off, evidence of rapid climate change, scientists say

Huge chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off, evidence of rapid climate change, scientists say

The glacier section that broke off is 42.3 square miles. The glacier is at the end of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, where it flows off the land and into the ocean.

September 16, 2020
Western United States has the worst air quality in the world, data indicates

Western United States has the worst air quality in the world, data indicates

Wildfire smoke has choked the West Coast as firefighters continue to battle massive wildfires spanning several states.

September 14, 2020
The Northern Hemisphere officially had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says

The Northern Hemisphere officially had its hottest summer on record, NOAA says

According to scientists, the three-month season from June through August 2020 was the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest meteorological summer, surpassing 2019 and 2016, which were previously tied for the hottest.

September 14, 2020
Another strange weather day in California? Meteorologists say yes

Another strange weather day in California? Meteorologists say yes

The National Weather Service said that "Unfortunately, we're not seeing anything that will significantly change our current situation."

September 10, 2020
Fires, hurricanes, triple-digit heat: Think 2020′s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future

Fires, hurricanes, triple-digit heat: Think 2020′s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future

A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in flames.

September 9, 2020
Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies

Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies

Others around the Bay Area also documented hazy horizons, red suns and gray skies -- all the result of the raging wildfires burning around California, which as of this week had scorched a record-setting 2.3 million acres of earth

September 9, 2020
Manassas neighbors upset by asphalt plant discussions

Manassas neighbors upset by asphalt plant discussions

It’s down to the wire for some residents in Northern Virginia concerned that an asphalt plant could be coming to the neighborhood.

September 3, 2020
Beach renourishment project stirs rare shells onto Lido Beach

Beach renourishment project stirs rare shells onto Lido Beach

In the water and on land, people on Lido Beach are spending a lot of time looking down. A renourishment project has uncovered mounds of shells and pushed them onshore, stretching more than a mile long.

September 1, 2020
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