Western heatwave ‘impossible without climate change’ – High Country News

Western heatwave 'impossible without climate change' - High Country News

This story was originally published by Caretaker and is reprinted here in collaboration with the Climate Desk. The extreme heat wave that has scorched the West this week would have been “impossible” if it weren’t for the climate crisis, a team of scientists has determined. Millions of Americans from the Pacific coast to the Rockies … Read more

The war in the Middle East made the case for renewal – what happens in each country tells a more complicated story.

A large farm seen from the air, including a group of buildings with solar panels on their roofs.

A world dependent on oil is in crisis. Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of the world’s marine oil trade and a fifth of the world’s natural gas flows – has come to a standstill! Oil prices rose, briefly reaching $119 a barrel. The largest release of … Read more