Environment David Shiffman 07/23/26 (whowhatwhy.org) Global problems are rarely solved by one person or invention — no matter how much they go viral. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it wouldn’t. What can we learn from this? In 2019 a nonprofit called The Ocean Cleanup conducted a… Continue reading
Eduardo Velev cools off in the spray of a fire hydrant during a heatwave on July 1, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images) “The next time your community is hit by a heatwave or flash flood, lay some blame with Big Oil. This report is yet another… Continue reading
Europe Europe’s record heatwave in the month of June would have been “virtually impossible” 50 years ago, scientists said Friday, proof that human-caused climate change is “unequivocally” responsible for the intensity of the latest scorcher. Half-a-century ago, a similar heatwave would have been 3.5°C cooler, the study found. Issued on: 26/06/2026… Continue reading
An iceberg is seen near the coast of Spert Island in Antarctica, Dec. 16, 2025. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua via Getty Images) “The temperatures here went very high so everything outside melted,” said one scientist. Brad Reed Jun 15, 2026 (CommonDreams.org0 Climate scientists are sounding the alarm after an unprecedented… Continue reading
