Blueberries, wildfires and AI
Experts are calling on the WHO to declare the climate crisis a global public health emergency, hoping a coordinated international response can prevent millions of avoidable deaths.
Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying
Anna Bawden
A sobering look at what the US stands to lose in climate and atmospheric research if the National Center for Atmospheric Research is dismantled.
What the US Would Lose If It Eliminates the National Center for Atmospheric Research - Inside Climate News
“I think there’s a great loss for the wrong reasons. There’s no good reason for dismantling this or tearing it down,” a former NASA chief scientist says.
Derek Harrison
New Jersey is seeing a higher wildfire risk this season. A snowy winter delayed necessary prescribed burns, and as the air dries out and temperatures rise, the state remains vulnerable.
After Snowy Winter Delays Prevention, New Jersey Faces Rising Wildfire Risk - Inside Climate News
With a wildfire season that runs from March to May, fewer acres have burned than usual. But with fewer prescribed burns to thin combustible underbrush, severe fire remains a possibility.
Derek Harrison
Maine's wild blueberry harvests are feeling the weight of climate change and drought, with some farms losing up to 93% of their yields. A tough season for the Northeast's berries.
Wild blueberry farms across Maine suffer as climate change upends growing seasons
Like lobster rolls, wild blueberries are iconic in Maine. But heat and drought have set the plants back to a point where many small farmers are struggling against reduced yields and increased costs for mulch and irrigation.
Sydney Cromwell, Inside Climate News
A gentle reminder that AI comes with a cost. This piece explores how data centers often divert essential resources away from the local communities they call home.
Pity the poor AI data centers facing ‘discrimination’ | Arwa Mahdawi
The centers are diverting much-needed resources from regular people. Local resistance has the industry playing defense
Arwa Mahdawi
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