FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 59 | History Defined

Some of world’s oldest trees hit by climate-fuelled wildfires in Patagonia

Wildfires that left 23 people dead were made about three times more likely by global heating, researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Too warm to snow: Western US fears wildfires and water shortages while eastern states shiver

While eastern states suffer bone-chilling cold, the west is facing the opposite problem.

Euronews · Feb 11

The Trump Administration Plans To Repeal EPA Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions 'Threaten' Public Health

The EPA under the Obama and Biden administrations invoked that finding to adopt strict and costly regulations aiming to reduce emissions.

Reason · Feb 10

Will it snow in London? Map shows 600-mile band of wintry weather sweeping UK as temperatures drop

GPS maps point to snow in the coming days

Evening Standard · Feb 10

The Winter Utility Surge: 6 Charges That Aren’t Usage (But Still Hit Your Bill)

You did everything right this winter: you lowered the thermostat to 68 degrees, sealed the drafty windows, and wore a sweater indoors. Despite these efforts,...

Saving Advice · Feb 9

Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires

Except for California, most Western states are experiencing the worst snow drought in decades not because of dry conditions but really warm temperatures that change snow to rain

The Independent UK · Feb 10

If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river

Under the soils of the Kimberley lies one of the world’s last undeveloped large-scale reservoirs of onshore gas, according to the gas company hoping to extract it.

The Conversation · Feb 10

This country in South America sits quietly as the world’s most freshwater-rich country

If you ask people in dry regions what they value most, water usually comes first. It is basic and expensive at the same time. Yet scarcity is no longer limited to deserts. Population growth, old pipes and uneven access are reshaping how water is experienced in cities across the world.…

The Times of India · Feb 9

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer

Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought sold off more than 4,000 animals in an auction that lasted nearly 24 hours – about 200 cows an hour.

The Conversation · Feb 9

Banana growers hoping cyclone bends around farming hub

Residents in an isolated agricultural hub are bracing for the arrival of a tropical cyclone that could flatten a banana crop which supplies an entire state.

AAP · Feb 8