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January 2025 was hottest January on record despite factors working against it
The world set yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly U.S., a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, the European climate service Copernicus ...CBS News - 4h -
Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists
EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs. A run of record-breaking global temperatures has continued, even with a La Niña ...The Guardian - 4h -
Record January warmth puzzles climate scientists
January was expected to be cooler than the same month last year, but was 0.1C warmer, which experts are struggling to explain.BBC News - 10h -
Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist
Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, though other scientists disagree. The pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, according to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites
Trump administration pulling references online ‘won’t make crisis’ stop affecting Americans’ lives, say experts. Donald Trump’s administration has started to remove or downgrade mentions of the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Last month was the world’s hottest January on record, E.U. scientists say
Last month was the world’s warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift toward the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said.NBC News - 4h -
Hottest January on record shocks scientists
Data adds to fears that climate change is accelerating, as La Niña phenomenon fails to cool global temperaturesFinancial Times - 10h -
Record temperatures highlight ‘Faustian bargain’, says leading scientist
Air pollution, which has masked the true extent of global warming, is declining, warns James HansenFinancial Times - 1d -
Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species
London Zoo is celebrating the birth of 33 tiny endangered froglets after they traveled thousands of miles from the forests of southern Chile to LondonABC News - 2d -
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
Scientists trial patch to mend failing hearts
The technology could give patients with advanced heart failure new hope, based on early trial results.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
Bird Flu Enters a New Phase, Scientists Say
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima
Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Conditions that fueled L.A. fires were 35% more likely because of climate change, scientists find
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate change, according to a new report.NBC News - Jan. 28 -
Climate change made LA fires worse, scientists say
Scientists say the fires that engulfed Los Angeles were made 35% more likely due to climate warming.BBC News - Jan. 28 -
Office Plants Add Warmth to the Workplace. These Species Will Thrive There
A touch of green makes the workplace better and reduces employee stress. These plants will do well in the world of cubicles.Inc. - Jan. 28 -
Almanac: January 26
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.CBS News - Jan. 26 -
Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.Wired - Jan. 26 -
Jigsaws get a piece of the action as ‘speed puzzling fever’ grips UK
Entries selling fast for inaugural UK Nationals in Bradford in April, when contestants will race against clock. Jigsaw puzzling is traditionally considered a relaxing activity associated with ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos
C.E.O.s, policymakers and billionaires at the World Economic Forum’s conference have long pledged to fight climate change. Has it done any good?The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray Tails
The long structures seen in manta rays and their relatives function as an early warning system, rather than a defensive weapon.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Climate scientist: "There's no place that's safe"
Experts discuss the increased intensity we can expect from destructive weather events due to climate change, while an amateur meteorologist explains how he helped sound the alarm as wildfires ...CBS News - Jan. 19 -
Almanac: January 19
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.CBS News - Jan. 19 -
The growing popularity of Dry January
Nearly a third of Americans plan to participate in Dry January this month. The annual non-drinking ritual kicked off around the same time as the surgeon general issued an advisory about alcohol's ...CBS News - Jan. 18 -
Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2
Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather. Wildfires that blazed around the world in 2024 helped to drive a record annual leap in ...The Guardian - Jan. 17 -
I’m a climate scientist and my house in LA burned down. My work has never been more real | Benjamin Hamlington
I feel like I am safe in saying that we are not thriving on our changing planet – and we will not in the coming decades. My house in Altadena burned down in the wildfires on Wednesday. It all ...The Guardian - Jan. 15 -
Germany Puzzles at Elon Musk's Embrace of Its AfD Populists
The billionaire tech entrepreneur has cast the far-right party as moderate, but many in Berlin beg to differ.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14 -
Almanac: January 12
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.CBS News - Jan. 12 -
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Coldest January night for UK since 2010 as -18.9C recorded
Altnaharra in the Highlands recorded the lowest overnight temperature of the winter in Scotland.BBC News - Jan. 11 -
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How a Raytheon Scientist Accidentally Invented the Microwave Oven
The microwave has a messy origin story. That’s how innovation works sometimes.Inc. - Jan. 10 -
As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm
Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’. It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Dysfunctional Giants: GM Joe Schoen's reported handling of veteran player's release one of many puzzling moves
Schoen's handling of Nick McCloud raised eyebrowsCBS Sports - Jan. 10 -
How we met: ‘We’re like two pieces of a puzzle clicking together’
Brandon, 28, and Christine, 27, became close friends when they worked together at a Covid testing lab. Now they live in different countries, but make time to continue their friendship. When Brandon ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Hottest year on record in 2024 breached global warming threshold, scientists say
Climate scientists say the global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial was breached in 2024, which was the hottest year on record.NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Earth records its hottest year ever in 2024 and passes major climate threshold
Earth records its hottest year ever in 2024 and passes major climate thresholdABC News - Jan. 9 -
Scientists prize neutrality – that doesn’t cut it any more. In 2025, they must fully back the climate movement | Bill McGuire and Roger Hallam
With 2024 set to go down as the hottest year on record, we know that what is coming is truly horrifying. The past 12 months have seen our world enter new territory. Last year will go down as the ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
WATCH: Wildfire scientist on cause of Southern California wildfires
Wildfire scientist and fire ecologist Chad Hanson discusses the factors that led to the historic and devastating Southern California wildfires and how climate change played a role.ABC News - Jan. 8
