Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images © 2024 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved. United Nations report: $150 trillion needed ‘to combat climate change and its impacts’ January 08, 2024 The United Nations recommended that $5.3 trillion is required annually to combat climate change and stop the warming of the Earth, according to the…
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Boston mayor declares heat emergency at 86 degrees, blames climate change
Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency for September 7-8, 2023, and blamed climate change for what she described as “extreme heat.” “High temperatures will reach into the 90s, with the heat index expected to reach the high-90s,” the mayor said in a press release. “The impacts of climate change are more palpable…
Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Plastic Pollution, Scientists Say
Plastic Planet In a study that truly underscores the profound and devastating impact humans have on the environment, researchers have found that microscopic bugs are evolving to eat plastic. The study, , found a growing number of microbesthat have evolved to carry a plastic-degrading enzyme. These bugs could hold the key to creating enzymes that…
