Climate Change

A study published on Wednesday in Lancet Neurology studied the impacts of temperature rise as a result of climate change on nervous system disorders. The study found that the risk of dying from strokes or dementia increases in higher temperatures as well as hospitalizations. Because of cognitive…

In an article on SNExplores.org, author Saugat Bolakhe writes on how researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle have made a significant discovery regarding the impact of air pollution on night-blooming flowers, particularly the pale evening primrose. Through a series of field and…

Brazil in state of public health emergency due to upwards of 1 million dengue cases this year. The healthcare system is overwhelmed as a result, setting up field hospitals to combat the growing cases. It has been speculated by scientists that the rise in dengue cases are caused by migration and…

Mexico City is facing a severe water crisis exacerbated by climate change, with reservoirs dwindling to dangerously low levels. The city's inadequate infrastructure and ongoing drought have heightened concerns about the ability to provide adequate water access to its residents. There is unequal…

Climate research has found that two decades worth of efforts to reduce air pollution will soon be reversed, with air pollutant levels in the U.S. approaching those found in 2004. These effects are particularly pronounced on the West Coast, where the increase in wildfire incidence has caused an…

Global warming has had significant negative effects on the circulation of the Atlantic Ocean and in the past 2 decades, scientists have found that the ocean is close to experiencing its "tipping point" where circulation would fully shut down within a century, causing catastrophic global…

An article written on Science.org by Robert Kunzig, discusses the resurgence of interest in pumped storage hydropower plants as a solution to store surplus energy from renewable sources like wind and solar. These plants, such as the Raccoon Mountain facility in Tennessee, pump water from a lower…

Scientists state that the drought impacting the Amazon river since June is the most severe drought the region has experienced in 45 years. According to the World Weather Attribution Group, human caused climate change was the biggest driving factor behind the drought, also increasing the possibility…

Dangerously low temperatures have overtaken much of the United States in the past week, including areas in the South like Florida and Texas. While these below freezing temperatures are expected to pass in the coming days, the effects they have had on Americans are not as transient. It has had…

The Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, known as Asian tiger mosquitoes, carrying diseases like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, entered the U.S. in the 1970s and '80s through the used tire trade. Globalization and climate change have facilitated the wider spread of disease-carrying insects worldwide.…

Researchers have collected over 12,000 Youtube from 2018 to 2023 in an effort to track the spread of climate misinformation on the platform. The data was taken from 96 YouTube channels and analyzed by AI to categorize the videos as "old" or "new" denial of climate change. The report published found…

  In an article written on ScienceNews.com by Alexandra Witze, the author explores the accelerated shutdown of coal-fired power plants in the United States, marking a significant shift towards clean energy. While this transition is crucial for combating climate change, it introduces challenges to…

A mobile game called Cranky Uncle, first released in 2020 and repurposed in order to combat climate change and vaccine misinformation, is being rolled out. The game teaches players how to identify various methods used to spread misinformation and the players then utilize the tools in order to…

The Colorado Climate Center released a climate change report and found that the state has warmed by more than 1.5 degrees since 1970. The increase in global warming causes an increased risk for wildfires, flooding and drought. The report's findings show that other states are at risk for climate…