Popular Mechanics15d
The Arctic Has Long Been a Carbon-Capture Giant, but That’s Starting to Change
and treeless tundra, is now a source of carbon rather than a sink. If emissions from wildfires were added to the mix, that percentage rose to 40. A greening Arctic also doesn’t translate to net ...
a-z-animals16d
Surviving Nature’s Freezers: Meet the Animals Thriving in Earth’s Polar Regions
What animals live in the coldest areas of the planet? We've done the research! Meet the animals thriving in earth's polar ...
The Salinas Californian22d
Moss Landing battery plant fire a ‘wake-up’ call for industry: Monterey supervisor
A lithium battery fire that erupted at a Moss Landing power plant continues to smolder and Monterey County residents are asking public officials and the facility's leaders what health risks they ...
CBS News24d
Monterey County declares state of emergency over Northern California lithium battery plant fire
Monterey County supervisors on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to last week's major fire at the Vistra lithium battery plant in Moss Landing. The emergency declaration came ...
Discover Magazine24d
Permafrost Thaw and Wildfires Are Raising CO2 Emissions in Arctic Tundras
Climate change has already begun to instigate environment-altering effects around the world, and the latest evidence is cropping up in arctic regions ... gradual death of plant tissue) and the growing ...
Alaska Dispatch News24d
Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska trend in opposite directions
The Western Arctic Caribou Herd ... Caribou depend on tundra plants like lichen and mosses; the shrubs and trees taking over the terrain are reducing the availability of that food favored by ...
Science News25d
Unearthed ice may be the Arctic’s oldest buried glacier remnant
On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient glacier that could be over a million years old. The discovery represents what may be the oldest ...
KSBW The Central Coast25d
From power plant to battery giant: Moss Landing's evolution and demolition
AND TODAY WE WENT LOOKING FOR THAT ANSWER.. (NAT POP CONSTRUCTION) THE MOSS LANDING POWER PLANT IS COMING DOWN.. THE DECADES OLD TURBINE PLANT IS SLOWLY BEING DEMOLISHED BY WORK CREWS..
The Globe and Mail25d
Parts of Canada’s Arctic tundra releasing more carbon than they absorb, study says
A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet ... As permafrost thaws, long-dead plant matter begins to decompose and release planet-warming CO2 and methane ...
KRON4 News26d
Officials waiting for Moss Landing Power Plant fire to burn out
MOSS LANDING, Calif. (KRON) — One of the world’s biggest battery plants is located in a tiny harbor town perched halfway between Santa Cruz and Monterey. A fire ignited January 16 inside the ...
KSBW The Central Coast26d
Moss Landing fire may be death knell for another lithium battery plant on California coast
As one of the largest lithium battery plants in the world continues to smolder in Moss Landing, activists in another Central Coast town — defined over the last century by its industrial ...