Climate change — particularly whiplash between two wet winters followed by a bone-dry, unusually hot spring, summer and fall — set the stage for Los Angeles’ deadly and devastating fires, scientists say. Why it matters: Whatever the source, it’s clear a changing climate made the fires more ferocious, long-lasting and destructive, as has been the trend across the West …
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The water cycle is crucial as it not only enables the availability of water for all living organisms but also regulates weather patterns on the Earth Climate change has been “wreaking havoc” on Earth’s water cycle by disrupting how water circulates between the ground, oceans and atmosphere, according to a new report. This has led …
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An overview of the Penn Program on Regulation’s year-long workshop series on “AI and Climate Change.” In the race against climate change, artificial intelligence is the new kid on the block. But the early reactions are mixed. Some commentators see AI as the climate fight’s “secret weapon” while others are skeptical of its “energy guzzling” …
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On February 2, 1887, residents of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, consulted a large rodent regarding the arrival of spring, marking the first official celebration of Groundhog Day. According to Rob Guralnick, curator of biodiversity informatics at the Florida Museum of Natural History, our ability to predict the timing of seasons hasn’t improved much since then. “We can’t …
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Climate change is leading to the bloom of abrupt invasive species that endanger biodiversity and wildlife Some four years after the mysterious death of nearly 400 African elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, remote sensing and spatial analysis suggest that the massive die-off was a result of drinking from stagnant water holes (pans) where toxic algae …
