The voluntary carbon offset market will reach $250 billion by 2050 from $2 billion in 2020, according to estimates made by Morgan Stanley. However, awareness of the monetary and environmental benefits associated with carbon credits is low. Generally speaking, carbon offsets are granted when an organization or company engages in a practice that reduces CO2 … Read more
It never rains in Southern California — except when it does, it pours … just like it’s doing right now in the City of Angels, and it’s causing a major headache, not to mention damage. Los Angeles is currently on high alert for flash flooding and other extreme weather conditions that are hitting the West … Read more
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that it has been flooding tunnels in Gaza with large volumes of water in its effort to attack the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas. The IDF says its forces along with the Israeli Ministry of Defense have been using various tools to flood the subterranean network of tunnels, which … Read more
Writer Sarah Stankorb is one such author. This summer, she published Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning. Summaries appeared on Amazon within days. One, which she suspects was based on an advance copy commonly distributed to reviewers, appeared the day before … Read more
Police declare emergency after extreme flooding swamps popular beach town High tide flooding on Wednesday morning following a drenching rainstorm that moved through overnight wreaked havoc on coastal New Hampshire, where a popular beach town declared an emergency. Town-by-town report: Which Mass. communities had the strongest wind gusts, highest rain, snow totals In Hampton, New … Read more
“I remember taking so many tours out there,” said Rentner, “and all the public funding agency partners would go, ‘OK, so you have a million dollars in hand, and you still need how many? How are you going to get there?’” “I don’t know,” Rentner told them in response. “We’re just gonna keep writing proposals, … Read more
LONDON — Eurostar services to and from London were canceled Saturday after a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded due to heavy rain, disrupting festive travel plans. Hundreds of travelers trying to get across the English Channel were stranded at London’s St. Pancras International station and the Gare du Nord station in Paris. Eurostar, … Read more
KINSHASA, Congo — At least 20 people have died following landslides caused by torrential rains which hit the South Kivu region in eastern Congo, officials announced on Friday. That brings to more than 60 the number of deaths caused by flooding and landslides in Congo in the past week alone. Officials said the landslides swallowed … Read more
Coastal flooding struck parts of northern California on Thursday, December 28, prompting officials to warn residents to avoid the coast and, in some areas, to get ready to evacuate. In Santa Cruz County, the surge of seawater led to the closure of several roads, wharfs, and beaches. This footage released by the Santa Cruz county … Read more
This story was originally published by Grist and co-published with Fresnoland. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme Earth The land of the Central Valley works hard. Here in the heart of California, in the most productive farming region in the United States, almost every square inch of land … Read more