Stay up to date with LAist. If you like this article, you’ll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every day of the week, you’ll get new, community-driven stories that bring you up to date with our local independent news. Los Angeles has the worst ozone pollution in the country, according to an annual … Read more
Volunteers clean up plastic waste on a beach in Peru. ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle subtitle ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images Volunteers clean up plastic waste on a beach in Peru. ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images Negotiators from 170 countries are close to agreement on a global treaty to reduce plastic waste, … Read more
Here is an example of how the new model, AviTeam, can fill important knowledge gaps. The map at the top shows emissions from international aviation that were reported to the United Nations in 2019 under the UNFCCC treaty. The map below shows international aviation emissions from 197 countries, including those that did not report in … Read more
New York’s “asinine” climate change law requiring a dramatic increase in green energy has set unattainable goals and could lead to higher electricity costs for consumers, a leading advocate for state utilities says. “It’s very clear that New York will not meet the goals required by statute with regard to climate change,” said Paul Zuber, … Read more
what to know New York City is headed for more intense rain, flooding and heat waves, according to a new climate report. By the end of the century, New York could see up to 30% more annual rainfall. On average, there are about 370 heat-related deaths in New York per year. New York City is … Read more
The recent drought in the Panama Canal was not driven by global warming but by below-normal rainfall linked to the natural El Nio climate cycle, an international team of scientists has concluded. Low reservoir levels have slowed cargo traffic in the canal for most of the past year. Without enough water to raise and lower … Read more
Beneath the turquoise waters of Heron Island lies a huge, brain-shaped Porites coral which, in health, would be a rude shade of purplish-brown. Today this coral outcrop, or bommie, shines as white as snow. Professor Terry Hughes, an expert on coral bleaching at James Cook University, estimates that this living rock is at least 300 … Read more