Heat waves and ocean shifts
Over 10,000 more people died in Western Europe during a harsh heat wave in June, according to a new analysis.
Europe Saw Deaths Spike During Brutal June Heat Wave
Fred Pearce
Many people across Puerto Rico have spent weeks without water due to pipeline ruptures, affecting homes and local businesses alike.
‘As if a hurricane had passed’: Puerto Ricans at breaking point after weeks without water
Shortages triggered by pipeline rupture drive up costs and deepen frustrations, as pressure grows on water utility
Coral Murphy Marcos
South Bow is paying $26.9m and investing more in safety to settle allegations over a 2022 Keystone pipeline spill in Kansas.
Keystone pipeline operator agrees to pay $26.9m penalty over Kansas oil spill
Proposed legal settlement over 2022 oil spill would resolve allegations that South Bow violated clean water laws
Guardian staff reporter
A recent study suggests carbon storage could lower AI data center emissions by more than 90%.
Carbon storage could curb more than 90% of AI data center emissions, study finds
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of data centers.
Rice University
New research suggests that melting icebergs in the Pacific may be weakening a massive ocean current system in the Atlantic.
Melting icebergs can weaken a massive, far-off ocean current system
Melting and breaking icebergs in the far-off northeastern Pacific Ocean can weaken a massive current system in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a University of California, Davis study published in Nature Communications.
Greg Watry
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