Insurance companies have issued some of the loudest calls for climate action, and they rely on hard data to make their assessments. But a new report from Media Matters for America finds that major insurers are top sponsors of Fox News’ coverage of highly misleading pandemic coverage, using tactics it honed through years of…
Last month, China finally ended its coronavirus lockdown. While air quality improved dramatically during The Quiet Time, new data shows it was short-lived. What’s more, air pollution is coming back at higher levels than during the same period last year. A report out Monday from the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air,…
Evacuees fleeing Cyclone Ampha have had to gather in close quarters People being displaced by extreme weather events around the world are being forced to break Covid-19 social distancing safety guidelines, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and other humanitarian agencies.“Social distancing is no longer possible when displaced…
The indoor farm revolution Coronavirus chaos has spurred a grow-your-own food movement — and space-age hydroponic tecnology is rising to
A Tristan albatross on Gough Island attending to her dead chick, which was killed by invasive mice. Image: RSPBThe covid-19 pandemic has forced a delay to an effort to protect vulnerable seabirds from large, invasive mice on an island in the South Atlantic Ocean. The suspension left a team of conservationists stranded in one of…
CLAUDIO REYES The Harvard research suggests Covid-19 death rates in the US rose where there was a high concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) High levels of air pollution could raise the risk of dying from Covid-19, two studies suggest.Dr Maria Neira, of the World Health Organization (WHO), told BBC News…
The waters surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula are warming rapidly, yet we know very little about how this is impacting some of the region’s most charismatic denizens: the filter-feeding baleen whales that call this icy realm home. But a team of scientists is hoping to change that with the help of their flippered subjects. They’re flying…
Wild animals around the world have been spotted checking out urban spaces as humans lock down to prevent the spread of coronavirus. StoryfulThe claim: Drops in carbon emissions aren’t enough to significantly curb climate changeWith the coronavirus pandemic shutting down most global activity, a consequent crash in global carbon emissions has been widely reported.While…
With more of us staying inside and off the roads, cities around the globe are reporting less air pollution.In the United States, Washington, D.C., is experiencing its cleanest spring air in 25 years, while Los Angeles – once ranked as having the worst air quality in the country – is now boasting some of the…
On Earth Day, Times Evoke begins Evoke Inspire, a unique forum for young readers to express their ideas on the environment and global existential issues. Writing for Evoke Inspire, Siddhant Nigam Sinha, a student at Philips Academy Andover, and founder of the SUN Foundation, discusses steps towards a more sustainable world. In these trying times,…
