Well, they talked about climate, so I guess I wrote about that. I dunno, sure.Well, they talked about climate, so I guess I wrote about that. I dunno, sure.
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"Storms are getting wetter as the climate change... A basic law of physics says the air holds nearly 4% more moisture for every degree Fahrenheit warmer (7% for every degree Celsius) and the world has warmed more than 2 degrees (1.2 degrees Celsius) since pre-industrial times."
Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of...
On Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday I'd just like to note that there is room on the White House roof for plenty more solar panelsOn Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday I'd just like to note that there is room on the White House roof for plenty more solar panels
It’s done. This is the moment Britains last remaining coal power station came off the electricity system for the final time, marking the end of 142 years of coal generating electricity in Great Britain. HT National Grid ESO
"One place may be statistically more likely than another to flood in any given year, but those statistics aren’t what they used to be, and they’ll be something else tomorrow.""One place may be statistically more likely than another to flood in any given year, but those statistics aren’t what they used to be, and they’ll be something else tomorrow."
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
this really hurts my heart — the local paper in Asheville, NC has published a google form in English and Spanish being used by county officials to try locating missing people
Because cellphone service is down in WNC, getting in touch with family members is hard. Here are ways to try to get in touch with your loved ones.
Butterfly numbers are crashing: one of a vast multitude of flashing red lights warning of the death of the natural world all around us. But we CAN reverse this, by banning pesticides and initiating mass rewilding. Less talk, more action. 🌏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outright
Nearly 100,000 Asheville residents may not have access to water for weeks, according to a press release shared by the city on Sunday afternoon.
Asheville may not have its water system repaired for weeks; communities across region under boil water advisories.