Every second last year, the Earth's oceans absorbed the energy equivalent of 12 Hiroshima-sized bombs. This is according to a report just released in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences , compiled by 31 international institutions. So what's the significance of this? When most of us think about the effects of global warming -- and read what's largely reported in popular media -- we think about terrestrial impacts: drought, wildfires, water shortages, crop failures, more s

A Montana coal power plant Montana state lawmakers passed three bills during the 2025 legislative session that essentially block the intent of the state Supreme Court's 2024 ruling that found in favor of 16 young plaintiffs who sued to protect their rights to a "clean and healthful evironment," as codified in the state's constitution. The case was titled Held v. Montana (so named for Rikki Held, the lead plaintiff). This past week, these plaintiffs alledged in a new complai

At an annual Al Smith dinner in New York City, then President George W. Bush joked that the crowd included his voting base, the "have...