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'Part of Florida could be underwater in next 40 years': Elon Musk says massive geoengineering may be needed or ' it will be game over' for humansElon Musk raises concerns that relying solely on sustainable energy might not avert extinction events. He advocates for innovative solution...
Did violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? A landmark 2016 study linking the East African Rift Valley to Homo sapiens around 300,000 years ago says they may haveDid violent volcanic eruptions create modern humans? New science says yes. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, massive eruptions shook the ...
In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...
In the late '60s and early '70s, the US military tried something it hasn't repeated since; Operation Popeye - what was it?Can you weaponize the weather? The U.S. military actually tried. During the Vietnam War, a top-secret mission named Operation Popeye used c...
EVs, nuclear and forever chemicals: Climate predictions for 2025Last month the International Energy Agency scrapped its forecast for peak coal consumption, saying use of the world’s dirtiest fuel will co...
Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?As the risks became clearer, political and corporate leaders pledged to keep global average temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsiu...
Tackling global warming with an asteroid ‘umbrella’? Here’s all you need to know about the unique method and how does it workScientists are exploring a unique concept to mitigate the impacts of global warming by considering the deployment of a spaceborne "umbrella...
New nuclear power must pass the ‘Chindia test’ — this energy source should be built like modern aviation or shipping: Joseph B. Lassiter"We should try to change radiophobia now — if we build new nuclear power plants at the scale required to fulfill global energy needs, there...
Climate change, state emergency and stakeholder pursuitTop priority for developing countries, and particularly for India, is to prepare for the devastating consequences. They have to be self-suf...
Eight most influential business books of the yearThis year's top business books come from journalists, economists and academics on a range of topics. Here are some books to catch up on.