As temperatures soared past 100°F across Texas this week, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) projected a new May record for statewide electricity demand—highlighting the increasing...
As temperatures soared past 100°F across Texas this week, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) projected a new May record for statewide electricity demand—highlighting the increasing...
Each of these “top ten” events lasted for multiple days and was associated with compound weather events occurring over a large geographic region.
Extreme weather means extreme power outages.
Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar radiation. All have consequences for marine life.
Farm bills – famously complex legislative and spending balances between farm subsidies, food assistance, conservation and more – have tended to be passed about every five years since 1933.
A major atmospheric river brought record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, yet the snow and water supply still suffered. It’s a growing problem.
An atmospheric chemist offers quick, easy and inexpensive suggestions to reduce indoor air pollution.
US oil companies have never stopped investing and operating in Venezuela’s petroleum industry, despite many changes in the terms of their engagement.
Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.
Political chaos, sanctions and technical mismanagement of the oil industry may have taken a heavy toll on the industry.