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Fact-checking the viral conspiracies in the wake of Hurricane …
Oct 4, 2024 · This story is part of State of Emergency, a Grist series exploring how climate disasters are impacting voting and politics.. The conspiracy theories started swirling even as the floodwaters were ...
The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought
May 24, 2024 · The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought Miles of seawater are flowing under Thwaites Glacier, undermining an Antarctic ice sheet and threatening rapid sea level rise.
Fracking FAQ: The science and technology behind the natural gas …
Sep 18, 2012 · First developed in the 1940s, fracking — literally, “hydraulic fracturing,” or “smashing rock open with lots of water” — only began to boom around 2005, but today, it’s used in nine ...
The definitive climate fiction reading list – 20 books to explore cli ...
Sep 28, 2021 · This story is part of Fix’s Climate Fiction Issue, which explores how fiction can create a better reality.Check out the full issue here, including the short stories in Fix’s first-ever climate ...
Helene and Milton reveal a new threat for first responders: EV fires ...
Oct 11, 2024 · When a hurricane like Helene or Milton ravages coastal communities, already-strained first responders face a novel, and growing, threat: the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles, e ...
Landfills bake the planet even more than we realized | Grist
Mar 28, 2024 · Landfills bake the planet even more than we realized Aerial monitoring finds they emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the EPA.
After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly
Sep 27, 2024 · After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly flooding across five states “This is not a fluke. We should expect to see more rapidly intensifying hurricanes in a warming climate.”
What’s next for Indigenous groups working to reclaim the ... - Grist
Jan 13, 2022 · The nation’s conservation movement often gets traced back to 19th-century naturalists like John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and Henry David Thoreau — white men who favored protecting nature from ...
LA's Watts neighborhood is being ‘revitalized’ — but the ... - Grist
Jun 18, 2021 · These perils are exemplified on the corner of Century Boulevard and South Alameda Street. To the east is the Alameda Corridor, a 20-mile long freight rail line leading to the port of Los Angeles ...