Climate scientist Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, writer-at-large at The Bulwark Tim Miller, NBC News Correspondent Emilie Ikeda and NBC Foreign Correspondent Meagan Fitzgerald join Chris Jansing to discuss the climate change-induced, record-breaking heatwave engulfing Europe. “We need to mitigate against worst case warming scenarios because at some point we're not going to be able to find... Continue Reading →
Temperature Records SHATTERED As Heat Wave Scorches Europe
Temperatures across the globe are spiking as we begin to feel the increasingly bad effects of climate change. In the UK in particular, high-temperature records have been shattered and Britons are forced to get creative to cool off as many homes and buildings do not have air conditioning. Cenk Uygur and Francesca Fiorentini discuss on... Continue Reading →
The idea of storing heat in sand to warm homes through winter may, on the face of it, seem too simple to work. Key points: The world's first commercial "sand battery" stores heat at 500 degrees Celsius for months at a time It can be used to heat homes and offices and provide high-temperature heat... Continue Reading →
World’s first ‘sand battery’ can store heat at 500C for months at a time. Could it work in Australia?
Last week, two influential environmental groups warned the Greens not to stymie progress on Australia’s climate policy. In an unusual intervention, Greenpeace and the Australian Conservation Foundation urged the Greens to “play a constructive role” with Labor or risk being blamed for holding climate policy back. The groups want the Greens to back Labor’s policy... Continue Reading →
3 lessons from Australia’s ‘climate wars’ and how we can finally achieve better climate policy
What Will the Planet Look Like in 2050 if We Don’t Stop Climate Change?
If there's a silver lining to the climate crisis, it's visible in the skies above China. The dramatic slowdown in manufacturing and driving has caused a reduction in carbon emissions and an improvement in China's air quality. Someone who has dedicated her life to climate change policy is Christiana Figueres, architect of the 2015 Paris... Continue Reading →
Joe should declare one now; Hillary would have in 2017 Jeff Stein of the Washington Post had a genuine scoop yesterday—President Biden, stung by Joe Manchin’s brushoff of climate legislation, was weighing whether to declare a “climate emergency.” He should, of course—it’s hard to think of what else to call it when the UK, with... Continue Reading →
The Curious Backstory of the ‘Climate Emergency’ | Bill McKibben
(Re-post) As the impacts of the climate emergency continue to be felt around the globe, white men overwhelmingly dominate the airwaves on climate coverage. We speak with co-editors of the new book “All We Can Save,” an anthology of essays by 60 women at the forefront of the climate justice movement. “We are simply not... Continue Reading →
“All We Can Save”: As Climate Disasters Wreck Our Planet, Women Leaders Are Key to Solving the Crisis
Heatwaves make daily life uncomfortable, but also pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. Here is our guide to getting through one. The oppressive temperatures of a heatwave can have far-reaching impacts, from risks to human health to destroying crops and increasing the risk of wildfires. In 2019, extreme heat is estimated... Continue Reading →
Scientific tips for staying cool in a heatwave
How we survived 120 degrees WITHOUT air-conditioning | Tips for staying COOL in the summer!
Knowing how to keep your house cool in the summertime without using electricity is a good skill to have. A few weeks back, the temperature topped out at 120 degrees in our area and stayed hot for three days straight. In a house without air conditioning, we had to pull out all the stops to... Continue Reading →
(Re-posting - Dated but still valid) Most people in Seattle don’t have air-conditioning, since the average temperature in June is only around 69 degrees. But the temperature may top 100 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. Portland, Oregon, may well hit 113 degrees. It’s hard to find air conditioners at local stores in the Pacific Northwest these... Continue Reading →
6 simple hacks that will cool you down without air-conditioning during the coming heat wave
5 Amazing Ways to Reduce Body Heat (Hairfall, Pimples, Acidity)
Amazing, lesser known ways, to beat the heat this summer. How to stay cool this summer. ... Do you get pimples every now and then? Or do you suffer from premature grey hair? May be your hair are falling too fast? Or your stomach remains too acidic. If yes, then you should know that the... Continue Reading →