Articles on or after 4/2/2024: VOX -Environment
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Are rainforests doomed? Not necessarily. - VOX -Environment (Apr 4) |
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Apr 4 · In a grim new analysis of tropical forests, there are a few important glimmers of hope.
The biodiversity crisis, explained
Last year, the planet lost 9.2 million acres of its tropical forest, an area a bit larger than the entire state of Maryland, according to new data from environmental group World Resources Institute (WRI) and the University of Maryland. That’s like losing about 10 soccer fields of forest per minute - for an entire year.
Obviously, that sounds bad. It is bad.
For decades on end, the world has watched its rainforests disappear and give way to giant farms and cattle ranches that feed the public’s desire for meat and other food products. ... Read more ...
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How 2,000 elderly Swiss women won a landmark climate case - VOX -Environment (Apr 9) |
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Apr 9 · The European Court of Human Rights ruled Switzerland’s failures on climate are a human rights violation.
On Tuesday, a group of 2,000 Swiss women won a significant ruling on holding governments accountable for addressing climate change.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that Switzerland failed to implement sufficient climate policies - violating the women’s human rights.
The case could influence other European countries, as well as other international bodies, in their decisions about the legal ramifications of inadequate climate policies.
KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz, a group of women climate activists all over the age of 64, initially brought the ... Read more ...
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The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid - VOX -Environment (Apr 5) |
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Apr 5 · US solar power has more than doubled since the last eclipse. What will happen during this one?
As the moon passes in front of the sun on April 8, its shadow will knock down solar power production in a sweeping band across the United States from Texas to Maine, home to more than 31 million people.
The United States currently has more than 139 gigawatts of solar electricity generation capacity. That’s more than two and a half times the amount of solar that was on the grid during the last total eclipse in 2017. The upcoming eclipse will also shade a path twice as wide as the last one. Though much of the country will see some decline in solar power production, the biggest ... Read more ...
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