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How Did This State Become the Data Center Capital of the World?
From America Online to the rise of AI, Virginia has been good for an industry now transforming the economy and grid. Has the industry returned...
Data Center Developer Takes a Small Michigan Farming Community to Court
Following a pricey settlement, Related Digital will make rural Saline Township, Michigan, the home of its latest data center project.By K.R. CallawayAt the eastern edge...
Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts
Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the...
The Data Center Capital of the World
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and renewables reporter Dan Gearino as they discuss how Virginia has become the data center capital...
Glaciers’ secret cooling power won’t last much longer
Scientists have uncovered that glaciers can temporarily cool the air around them, delaying some effects of global warming. This self-cooling, driven by katabatic winds, is...
Continuously Shrinking Early Autumn Barents–Kara Sea Ice Hinders East Asian Winter Monsoon Forecasting
Abstract The previously robust linkage between early autumn (September–October) sea ice concentration (SIC) in the Barents–Kara Seas (BKS) and the subsequent East Asian Winter Monsoon...
Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest
For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into...
Connection of Autumn North Asian Snow With Mid‐Winter Tibetan Plateau Snow
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) snow variability is attracting growing interest, while its causes are not yet fully clear. In this study, the potential link...
Maturation of Silicate Weathering Pathways Revealed by Germanium‐Silicon Ratios
Abstract We document the evolution of fresh basalt subject to roughly a decade of chemical weathering through systematic temporal shifts in aqueous germanium‐silicon ratios (Ge/Si)...
Scaling of Strong‐Field Spherical Dynamos
Abstract Numerical experiments of dynamo action designed to understand the generation of Earth’s magnetic field produce different regime branches identified within bifurcation diagrams. Notable are...
Climate Impacts on Forest and Grassland Resilience in China: The Role of Climate Inter‐Annual Variability
Abstract Understanding how vegetation resilience responds to climate change is crucial for maintaining ecosystem functions. This study focuses on forest and grassland ecosystems and uses...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects. The country was until this...
America’s Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, but Not by Itself
Liquor is just one of the markets needed for the cover crop and cereal grain to improve the health, water retention and carbon sequestration of...
There’s a New Plan and Funding to Clean Up the Muck Plaguing Lake St. Clair
After years of algae decomposing on the small lake’s shoreline, the Army Corps of Engineers has a remedy to stop the stink.By K.R. CallawayLake St....
Taking Stock in Altadena Nine Months After the Devastating LA Fires
David Brancaccio lost his house there. As he tries to rebuild, he’s seeing how the community has pulled together—and how the loss has weighed on...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its codeThe UK’s TV and radio regulator is allowing...
Justice Department unexpectedly drops fraud case against Alzheimer’s scientist
Decision comes after disclosure of university letter concluding Hoau-Yan Wang did not engage in misconduct
Trump Administration Seeks to Speed Data Center Grid Connections and Expand Federal Control of Power System
By removing a bottleneck to development, the federal government would make it easier to build the giant computing centers behind AI. Utilities stand to lose...
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
Ambient noise can track dangerous ocean acidification
Acoustic technique could make it easier to monitor threat to marine life stemming from rising carbon emissions
Environmentalists Sue Regulator Over Extension of Construction Permit for LNG Export Terminal in New Jersey
The Delaware River Basin Commission says the terminal’s developer has not materially changed its plans and has “diligently” pursued its goals.By Jon HurdleAn environmental group...
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