Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
LATEST ARTICLES BY Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
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Environment
Successful in vitro fertilization breakthrough could save northern white rhino
January 26, 2024"Now I think with this achievement, we are very confident that we will be able to create northern white rhinos in the same manner and that we will be able to save the species.”
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Draft EU plan would see fossil fuel consumption decline by 85 percent by 2040
January 25, 2024The European Union is in the process of drafting a climate target for 2040 to serve as a bridge between its net greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 55 percent by 2030 and its goal of net zero by 2050.
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Biden admin greenlights largest U.S. offshore wind farm off Virginia coast
November 8, 2023The administration has a goal of 30 gigawatts of capacity by 2030.
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Washington state wildfires endanger animals, homes, crops, renewable energy farms
July 25, 2023"It's a firefighter’s worst nightmare because the humidity is dropping precipitously. The winds are picking up. And so the fire carries extremely fast.”
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Canada wildfire smoke prompts U.S. air quality alerts for 70 million residents in 32 states
July 20, 2023Some days, wildfire crews work as long as 16 hours battling the unrelenting blazes.
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80 million U.S. residents under air quality alerts as Canada wildfire smoke swings south again
June 29, 2023About 16 million acres have already been burned by the wildfires in Canada — an area slightly larger than the state of West Virginia.
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Coal phaseout must move 4.5 times more quickly to avoid climate chaos, report warns
April 7, 2023“Progress in retiring coal power plants in rich countries and cancelling new coal power projects in developing countries is encouraging."
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Venice canals running dry due to lack of rain, low tide
February 23, 2023Abnormally low tides and lack of rain have caused water taxis, ambulances, and gondolas to run aground.
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