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By Alison Saldanha Seattle Times graphics reporter Summers are not what they used to be in Seattle or its suburbs. Around Lake Washington, trees are rapidly being replaced with a growing density of concrete, asphalt and other heat-absorbing surfaces in buildings, roads and other pieces of urban infrastructure. That produces what’s known as an “urban
By Gene Balk / FYI Guy Seattle Times columnist Air conditioning is the new normal in Seattle. For the first time, the majority of homes in our metro area are air-conditioned, according to data from a federal government survey. On top of that, Seattle is no longer the least air-conditioned major metro area in the
Longer, more intense heat waves fueled by climate change could make it harder for planes to get off the ground By Mike Lee, E&E News on July 25, 2023 Last Thursday morning, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wanted to talk about the weather. And not in a good way. He told Wall Street analysts that a wave of thunderstorms had snarled
Our Children’s Trust We are the world’s only not-for-profit law firm representing young people and their legal right to a safe climate. We are Youth v. Gov Historic Trial in Montana Read about the trial. Take action. Stand with youth! “I am personally interested in learning about Earth’s processes and understanding the science in order to help
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Under intense political pressure, the aviation industry has set itself a daunting challenge to decarbonize flying by 2050 and laid out a road map to get there through technological innovation. For environmentalists, especially in Europe, that prolonged switch to clean energy technology is not good enough. “It takes
By KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS Bloomberg As tranquil instrumental music plays over gauzy images of nature, a woman’s voice-over begins. “Isn’t it a paradox,” she wonders aloud, “that the love for this world that gets us out in it, sometimes leaves behind the things that can harm it? Flight by flight, we broaden our views. We gain
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The report behind This article from InfluenceMap describing problems with ICAO to sincerely address Climate Change. Currently, the industry is doubling down on Sustainable Aviation ...
By Theo Leggett Business correspondent, BBC News In a windswept corner of a military site on Salisbury Plain a small aircraft jet engine is undergoing tests that could one day lead to huge changes within the aviation industry. The engine itself is almost completely conventional. It is a Rolls-Royce AE-2100A gas turbine, a design used
