Headline News:
- “Record-Breaking Amazon Fires Triggered As Much Co₂ As An Entire Country Last Year” • The Amazon rainforest went through its “most devastating” forest fire season in over two decades, even in a trend to slower deforestation. Researchers say there were record carbon emissions and ecosystem degradation, exposing the region’s “growing ecological fragility.” [Euronews]
Amazon rainforest (Andres Medina, Unsplash, cropped)
- “Solar Power During Monsoons: Busting The Myth” • Solar panels typically experience only a 10-20% reduction in output during monsoons, not a complete shutdown. The reason is that modern panels efficiently capture diffused light, converting scattered sunlight even on cloudy days. Solar power has value even during monsoon. [pv magazine India]
- “Cost Of Europe’s Extreme Weather Doubled This Decade And Could Hit €126 Billion By 2029” • A report from the European Environment Agency calculated the economic losses caused by climate-related events such as intense heat, floods, and drought from 1980 to 2023. Annual damage from extreme weather could rise to 126 billion by 2029. [Euronews]
- “In A Contest Between Solar And Ethanol, There Is One Clear Winner” • Solar United Neighbors, a community action group, says, “In 2024, 43% of Indiana’s corn went to ethanol production. But … solar is 20 times more efficient than ethanol, even when accounting for useful byproducts such as animal feed.” And that’s just for starters. [CleanTechnica]
- “Despite Trump Administration’s Best Efforts To Suppress It, Climate Science Is Alive And Well Online” • Researchers in the US who raced to protect climate data, public reports, and other information from Trump administration budget cuts, firings, and scrubbing of federal websites are starting their own climate information portals. [Daily Kos]
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