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How’s the weather, America? We want to hear from you
This summer, we're getting a sneak peek at what the new climate normal could look like. If you have photos of this year's crazy weather, we’d love to see them.
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More bad drought news: Drought makes hotter temperatures more likely
As we prepare to switch over to reporting on nothing but drought news, yet another story about how the bad drought is making things worse.
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Here is a very, very gross picture of mayflies
My first thought when looking at this photo (posted by Reddit user ILikeWhereThisIsGoin, who probably doesn’t) was “oh, a lawnmower must have exploded! Look at all those grass clippings. All those perfectly innocuous, not-alive grass clippings.” But no, that’s just thousands and thousands of mayflies. Still perfectly innocuous, in the sense that they won’t hurt […]
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People who don’t accept climate change also don’t accept that it’s hot
If you want people to accept climate change because it's hot outside, first you have to get them to accept that it's hot outside.
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Hot out? Guess that means that everyone believes in climate change again
Well, not everyone. But maybe enough to sway Congress if we make a few adjustments.
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‘Climategate’ investigation winds down with a whimper
If you are really, really into the nuances of the fake Climategate scandal, you'll love this post.
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Tiny squid may be killing themselves by having too much sex
Marathon three-hour sex sessions may SOUND like a good idea, but if you’re a 2.8-inch long southern dumpling squid, it may tire you out so much that you can’t feed or protect yourself, says a new study.
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How’s the weather, America? July 18 edition
Once again, there's so much terrible weather news that we cram it all into one post.
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China’s per-person carbon emissions rival Europe’s, but U.S. is still on top
In the great Olympics of global warming, we're still taking home the gold.
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The highest low temperature ever recorded: 107 degrees
Not that I was under any illusions that Death Valley, Calif., is a temperate place to live, but this is nuts: The overnight LOW on July 11-12 was 107 degrees F. That ties for highest-recorded daily minimum. (The previous 107-degree night was last year, in Oman.)
