Sea Level

Guatemala police officer captures moment 'Volcano of Fire' erupts, engulfing streets in ash

A Guatemala police officer attempting to escape the dooming cloud of ash rushing toward him captured the moment Volcan del Fuego erupted on Sunday, sending people fleeing by foot and car before the thick, gray dust engulfs them.<p>The unidentified police officers were captured on video turning their …

World News

Why chronic floods are coming to New Jersey

Railroads aren’t great if they’re underwater.<p>Sea level rise will have a profound impact on coastal infrastructure because it’s often built on cheaper, low-elevation land. As sea level rises, the systems that support the densely populated, urban areas — power generation facilities, wastewater …

Climate Change

Drastic plastic: Vietnam beach awash with tide of blue waste

THANH HOA, Vietnam (Reuters) - There's almost more plastic than sand on this long, tree-lined beach: Plastic helmets, plastic furniture and the plastic leg of a shop mannequin all jut out of an ocean of blue plastic bags.<p>Just south of the capital Hanoi, the once-peaceful and clean beach of Da Loc …

Vietnam

Why Guatemala's Deadly Eruption Caught People Off Guard

On Sunday, a major volcanic eruption rocked Guatemala. At least 25 are dead after Volcan de Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in Central …

Geology

7 killed in Guatemala volcano eruption, over 1 mn residents affected

Guatemala City, June 4 (IANS) At least seven people have died, 20 others injured and 1.7 million have been affected by the eruption of Guatemala's …

Geology

Volkswagen ID R hits Pikes Peak for first test run

Volkswagen's lightweight electric racer, the ID R, has taken to Pikes Peak for its first test run.<p>VW announced on Friday that the ID R had taken to …

Pikes Peak

Buffalo to be flown to Siberia's 'Pleistocene Park' in effort to slow deadly permafrost feedback

<i>“People say, Oh, mammoth cloning is bad because it’s playing God. Are we trying to play God? We personally don’t have any problem with that. People</i> …

Global Warming

eNCA | Ethiopia shifts coffee fields uphill over climate change

Aside from its cultural value, coffee is Ethiopia's single largest source of export revenue, worth more than $860-million in the 2016-2017 production …

Coffee

Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive Resorts: The 7 Best Ones!

Puerto Vallarta all-inclusive resorts vacations begin from the moment you step your foot off the airplane or the cruise ship that brings you here. …

Mexico

The dangers of oxygen deprivation on Everest

<b>(CNN) —</b> On the peak of Everest, it can take minutes just to catch your breath. That's because, at an elevation of 8,848 meters (29,029 feet), each breath contains one-third of the oxygen found at sea level.<p>In May, British TV personality Ben Fogle was put to the test when his oxygen regulator …

Mountaineering

Lost world: Why Daily Planet was more than just a TV show

“Whatever you do, don’t breathe it,” the chemistry professor had told me on the phone.<p>By “it,” he meant the bromine that was sloshing around in a large glass jug, which he had carefully packed in Styrofoam and sent to me at my request.<p>It was the year 2000 and I was a producer and contributor on the …

Sea Level

Elon Musk's SpaceX fires one of the largest satellites in orbit

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts one of the largest communications satellites ever launched into orbit to provide internet to developing nations<p><b>The</b> …

Space Travel

St. Joseph’s Oratory unveils design of 360-degree Montreal observatory

Perched on Mount Royal, St. Joseph’s Oratory has two domes.The iconic green one, seen from far and wide around Montreal, and the sombre grey inner …

Sea Level

Hawaii just passed a law to make the state carbon neutral by 2045

The plan is the most ambitious emissions reduction and renewable energy plan of any state in the country.<p>In a little less than three decades, Hawaii plans to be carbon neutral–the most ambitious climate goal in the United States. Governor David Ige signed a bill today committing to make the state …

sequester

Tracking climate change: Scientists confirm massive retreat of Pindari glacier in the Himalayas

The scientists assessed the decrease in the size of the glacier from 1976 to 2014, using visual interpretation of remote sensing data.<p>The snout of …

Global Warming

Renewable Energy

Ladakh is the northernmost region in the Jammu & Kashmir State of India. It can be called a ‘Trans-Himalayan high altitude desert’ with minimum …

Off-grid

America's contemptible failure in Puerto Rico

It is now beyond question that the humanitarian crisis that took place after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico is among the worst in American history. A …

Caribbean

Green light for controversial Eiger Express cable car link

At 3,454 metres above sea level, the Jungfraujoch station is the highest in Europe and is a hugely popular destination for foreign tourists: over a …

Switzerland

Ancient Greenland was much warmer than previously thought

A tiny clue found in ancient sediment has unlocked big secrets about Greenland's past and future climate.<p>Just beyond the northwest edge of the vast …

Global Warming

Rassie Erasmus: Boks had to split resources

Rassie Erasmus has not shied away from acknowledging that the expectation should be for the Springboks to claim a series win over England, writes</b> …

South African Rugby

Con Law

"As has been stated by numerous legal scholars, I have the absolute right to PARDON myself, but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?" …

Donald Trump

Children's books can do more to inspire the new generation of Earth warriors

A changing climate means the frequency of extreme weather events such as heat waves, flooding, hurricanes and wildfires has become a common …

Culture (UK)

Death toll rises to 25, 1.7 mln affected in Guatemala volcano eruption - Xinhua

GUATEMALA CITY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-five people have been killed and 296 others injured in Guatemala as a highly active volcano near the …

Natural Disasters

Flooding And Rising Seas Threaten America's Oldest Farmland

Some of the oldest farmland in America is on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. But as sea levels rise, saltwater is killing crops and threatening a way …

Floods

Big investors urge G7 to step up climate action, shift from coal

Worldwide, coal is now used to generate almost 40 percent of electricity<p>By Alister Doyle<p>OSLO, June 4 (Reuters) - Institutional investors with $26 …

Fossil Fuels

Key-turning tips for homebuyers — and for home sellers — in Denver’s molten market

If you’ve already ventured out into the red-hot world of Denver residential real estate, you know buying a home in this molten market isn’t as easy …

Real Estate

Climate extremes are putting species in sync – and in danger

Every few winters, a high-pressure climate system called the North Pacific High flares up on California’s coast. For several months, northerly winds …

Climate Change

Tangier Island Is The Earth

- Advertisement -<p>It's nice to look down on the poor foolish residents of Tangier Island, a little speck of land sinking into the Chesapeake Bay. Some …

Liberal View

As sea levels rise, Florida homes at higher elevations are getting more expensive

Rising sea levels may mean bad news for Florida homeowners who live near the coast.<br>A study conducted by Harvard researchers in Miami-Dade County …

Orlando

Ariya Jatanugarn wins US Women's Open despite seven-shot collapse

<b>(CNN) —</b> Heading into the back nine at the US Women's Open with a seven-shot lead, Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn briefly appeared in danger of emulating the great Arnold Palmer for all the wrong reasons.<p>Palmer collapsed in spectacular fashion at the US Open in 1966, surrendering a seemingly …

Golf