Currents, heatwaves and new energy
Rules for how livestock graze on millions of acres of public lands are getting a rewrite.
The rules for grazing on 155 million acres of public lands are getting overhauled - High Country News
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Jimmy Tobias and Mark Olalde
New research suggests Atlantic currents warming northern Europe could collapse, and there is a chance it is already locked in.
Collapse of Atlantic Currents May Already Be ‘Locked In’
Fred Pearce
Lake Powell is hitting record low water levels, highlighting a growing need for conservation across the American southwest.
Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west
Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries
Roque Planas
A report on France's June heatwave shows over 2,700 deaths occurred as temperatures climbed past what models predicted.
Guest post: France’s June heatwave caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths - Carbon Brief
In a new analysis, we estimate that the extreme conditions caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths in France.
Carbon Brief Staff
Quaise Energy just raised $134 million for its superhot geothermal power plant in central Oregon.
Quaise Energy raises $134M to fuel superhot geothermal ambitions
The startup closed the first tranche of Series B funding as it pushes to build a novel geothermal plant in Oregon and advance its rock-melting drilling…
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