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Conservation efforts in Tanzania under scrutiny as trophy hunting interests turn the screw on Maasai communities, wildlife

Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...

1dDeutsche Welleworld_newsImpact

2025 was the third hottest year on record

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/01/14/2025-was-the-third-hottest-year-on-record Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659913 Points: 8 # Comments: 2...

Jan 17Hacker NewsScienceImpact

2025 was the third warmest year on record

Droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming the new normal. Global temperatures have shattered records for more than a decade....

Jan 14Deutsche WelleScience

WATCH: Moose joins skiers on the Park City slopes

Skiers stopped to admire a young moose galloping down the slopes at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort....

6dABC Newsenvironment

Show HN: See the carbon impact of your cloud as you code

Hey folks, I’m Hassan, one of the co-founders of Infracost ( https://www.infracost.io ). Infracost helps engineers see and reduce the cloud cost of each infrastructure change before they merge their c...

5dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

China’s coal-fired export ban was cheered by the West. Then came the massive blackouts

In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry, US climate envoy at the time, said ...

5dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

How weather, climate change and human presence are taking their toll on hiking trails

Extreme weather phenomena and global warming are making some trails unsafe, while excessive visitor numbers are damaging local environments....

6dEuronewsenvironmentImpact

Photos show empty supermarket shelves as millions across the US brace for Winter Storm Fern

Shoppers across dozens of US states have begun stocking up ahead of the historic winter storm. Jesse Barber for BI Winter storm Fern is expected to impact more than 30 US states starting Friday mornin...

3dBusiness InsideraccidentsImpact

Japan is deploying anti-bear drone tech in its ongoing and intense war on bears

A Japanese prefecture is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images A Japanese city is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones....

5dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid could be a disaster for the environment — if Americans actually follow it

The Trump administration announced last week that it wants Americans to consume more protein, churning out a colorful illustration of an inverted food pyramid that prominently features a big, red stea...

Jan 13The VergePoliticsImpact

Brutal, life-threatening cold invades Midwest and Northeast: Latest

A major arctic blast is stretching from the Midwest to the Northeast, bringing dangerously cold weather to 43 million people....

6dABC Newsenvironment

Tanzania's Maasai, wildlife corridor face growing pressure

Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...

1dDeutsche WelleenvironmentImpact

The human cost of wildlife conservation in Tanzania

Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...

Jan 19Deutsche WelleenvironmentImpact

WATCH: A visit to The Turtle Hospital

ABC News' Victor Oquendo ​on Florida's Turtle Hospital and the state's signature key lime pie....

Jan 15ABC Newslifestyle

The coldest temperature ever recorded in every state

Winter in Connecticut. Kelly Marsh/Connecticut Post via Getty Images While some states' coldest temperatures were recorded recently, others were documented decades ago. Hawaii remains the only state i...

2dBusiness InsiderScienceImpact

You can bet on how much snow will fall in New York City this weekend

Traders are betting that New York will see 10 inches of snowfall or more this weekend. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images Stormwatchers are betting on how much snow New York will get this weekend. Winte...

1dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

The roaring revival of the V8 engine

US automakers are bringing back their gas-churning V8 engines as federal regulators relax climate rules. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Car companies have been re-launching powerful V8 engines that were pr...

1dBusiness InsiderautomotiveImpact

Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers

Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first...

Jan 15The VergeTechnologyImpact

Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout

Article URL: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-renewable-photo-essay Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630369 Points: 18 # Comments: 0...

Jan 15Hacker NewsenvironmentImpact

A look back at 19 of the biggest winter storms to hit the US in the last century

Over 30 US states are preparing for Winter Storm Fern. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images Historic blizzards have caused fatalities, major damage, and lasting infrastructure ch...

1dBusiness InsiderScienceImpact
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