Hacker News with Generative AI: Climate Change

Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins (wired.com)
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance.
Politics, International Relations, Trade, Antarctica, Climate Change
8 points by pseudolus 2 hours ago | 2 comments
Coffea stenophylla: A forgotten bean that could save coffee from extinction (smithsonianmag.com)
One leading botanist is scouring remote corners of the earth to find new species that could keep our mugs full
Coffee, Botany, Climate Change, Extinction, Agriculture
149 points by derbOac 15 hours ago | 115 comments
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows (theguardian.com)
Economic models have systematically underestimated how global heating will affect people’s wealth, according to a new study that finds 4C warming will make the average person 40% poorer – an almost four-fold increase on some estimates.
Climate Change, Economics, Research, Global Warming
11 points by nickcotter 20 hours ago | 2 comments
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows (theguardian.com)
Economic models have systematically underestimated how global heating will affect people’s wealth, according to a new study that finds 4C warming will make the average person 40% poorer – an almost four-fold increase on some estimates.
Climate Change, Economics, Global Warming, Research, Poverty
10 points by speckx 1 day ago | 1 comments
'Chaos': Trump cuts to Noaa disrupt staffing and weather forecasts (theguardian.com)
A sense of chaos has gripped the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), one of the world’s premier research agencies, with key staff hastily fired and then rehired, cuts to vital weather forecasting operations and even a new, unsecured server that led to staff being deluged by obscene spam emails.
Politics, Government, Climate Change, Science
15 points by sea-gold 2 days ago | 2 comments
Bees have died this year. "the worst bee loss in recorded history," (cbsnews.com)
The U.S. beekeeping industry is in crisis over the shocking and unexplained deaths of hundreds of millions of bees over the last eight months.
Bees, Environmental Issues, Agriculture, Climate Change
11 points by mindracer 2 days ago | 2 comments
'Water Is the New Oil' as Texas Cities Square Off over Aquifers (insideclimatenews.org)
In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project offers a preview of the future for much of the state as decades of rapid growth push past the local limits of its most vital natural resource.
Water Resources, Texas, Climate Change, Infrastructure
15 points by littlexsparkee 2 days ago | 11 comments
Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered After Iceberg Breaks Away (scientificamerican.com)
A large sponge, a cluster of anemones, and other life is seen nearly 230 meters deep at an area of the seabed that was very recently covered by the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Sponges can grow very slowly, sometimes less than two centimeters a year, so the size of this specimen suggests this community has been active for decades, perhaps even hundreds of years.
Antarctica, Marine Biology, Climate Change, Oceanography
10 points by thunderbong 3 days ago | 0 comments
Arctic sea ice sets a record low maximum in 2025 (nsidc.org)
Arctic sea ice extent appears to have reached its annual maximum on March 22, 2025. This is the lowest maximum in the 47-year satellite record, with previous low maximums occurring in 2017, 2018, 2016, and 2015.
Climate Change, Arctic, Sea Ice, Environment
135 points by martinpw 6 days ago | 142 comments
Hedge Funds Struggle as Green Stocks Crash (oilprice.com)
The freezing of the IRA and rollbacks on climate policies are forcing hedge funds and pension funds to rethink their strategies.
Finance, Investing, Climate Change, Environmental Policy
7 points by PaulHoule 6 days ago | 0 comments
She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. She's a Target. (nytimes.com)
A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.
Climate Change, Law, Fossil Fuels, Activism
11 points by mitchbob 6 days ago | 1 comments
Trump's 'climate' purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it (theguardian.com)
The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted
Climate Change, Politics, Data Visualization, Environmental Issues, Government
16 points by nickcotter 7 days ago | 0 comments
Ethiopia nature-based project to give 50% of proceeds to locals (qcintel.com)
A German-backed carbon credit marketplace has launched a project in Ethiopia that aims to earn carbon and biodiversity credits...
Ethiopia, Carbon Credits, Sustainability, Climate Change, Conservation
5 points by doener 7 days ago | 0 comments
Is Green hydrogen the "gas of the future"? (2023) (adamtooze.substack.com)
When hydrogen burns it leaves water. Though as a gas it is not dense, by weight hydrogen is three times energy-denser than kerosene. Hydrogen is also the most abundant element in the universe and H2 can be produced by electrolysis by applying an electric current to water. Electricity in turn can be generated from the wind and sun.
Energy, Climate Change, Green Technology, Hydrogen
14 points by simonebrunozzi 7 days ago | 12 comments
US honeybee deaths hit record high as scientists scramble to find main cause (theguardian.com)
Honeybee deaths have hit record highs in the US, with the unprecedented loss of colonies pushing many beekeepers close to ruin as scientists scramble to identify the main cause of the huge declines.
Environment, Science, Agriculture, Climate Change, Bees
27 points by vinni2 8 days ago | 5 comments
Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? (nytimes.com)
In a climate-controlled bunker in an unremarkable building in rural Aberdeen, Idaho, there are shelves upon shelves of meticulously labeled boxes of seed.
Elon Musk, Seeds, Climate Change, Survivalism, Conspiracy Theories
13 points by xbmcuser 8 days ago | 8 comments
NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change (propublica.org)
The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
Climate Change, Health, Science, Funding, Government
9 points by hn_acker 9 days ago | 0 comments
Global chocolate supply is limited by low pollination and high temperatures (nature.com)
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) provides livelihoods for 5 million smallholder farmers, but the factors limiting cocoa yield are poorly understood.
Agriculture, Climate Change, Sustainability, Cocoa, Food Production
16 points by PaulHoule 10 days ago | 0 comments
Carbon Dioxide Levels Highest in 800,000 Years (e360.yale.edu)
Temperatures and carbon dioxide levels hit new highs last year, according to a U.N. report detailing the dire state of the global climate.
Climate Change, Environmental Science, Global Warming
14 points by belter 10 days ago | 1 comments
The Safest Path to Stable Climate Is Designing New Plants (palladiummag.com)
<h3>The Amazon Was Created By a Lost Civilization of Gardeners</h3>
Climate Change, Agriculture, Sustainability, Botany
3 points by surprisetalk 10 days ago | 0 comments
Chicago-Sized Iceberg Hid Ancient Ecosystem, Scientists Reveal (gizmodo.com)
Scientists scrutinizing the seafloor beneath a calving iceberg found a remarkable array of living creatures, switching up notions of how the giant chunks of ice affect their immediate environs.
Science, Climate Change, Marine Biology, Icebergs, Ecosystems
40 points by rbanffy 11 days ago | 8 comments
The polar vortex is hitting the brakes (climate.gov)
For much of this winter season, the polar vortex winds at 60°N have been racing around the stratospheric polar region.
Weather, Climate Change, Polar Vortex
268 points by bryanrasmussen 11 days ago | 324 comments
Department of Agriculture's National Plant Germplasm System Under Threat (nytimes.com)
In a climate-controlled bunker in an unremarkable building in rural Aberdeen, Idaho, there are shelves upon shelves of meticulously labeled boxes of seed.
Agriculture, Climate Change, Science, Government, Conservation
8 points by strangeloops85 11 days ago | 1 comments
Carbon Dioxide Levels Highest in 800k Years (e360.yale.edu)
Temperatures and carbon dioxide levels hit new highs last year, according to a U.N. report detailing the dire state of the global climate.
Climate Change, Environment, Science, Global Warming
9 points by Brajeshwar 11 days ago | 0 comments
Home Battery versus Generator (pv-magazine-usa.com)
The risk of grid blackouts is rising, and the Department of Energy said weather-related power outages due to extreme weather rose by 80% in the United States from 2011 through 2023. With the U.S. grid aging in need in of repair, homeowners are turning to backup power at home.
Home Energy, Grid Reliability, Climate Change
13 points by gnabgib 12 days ago | 54 comments
We got rid of acid rain. Now something scarier is falling from the sky (vox.com)
In the 1970s, acid rain was one of the most serious environmental threats in North America and Europe.
Environmental Issues, Climate Change, History, Science
7 points by thebeardisred 12 days ago | 1 comments
Heat Pumps Became America's Hottest Home Energy System (reasonstobecheerful.world)
The U.S. has gotten on the heat pump bandwagon, with the efficient heating and cooling technology outselling gas furnaces three years in a row.
Home Energy, Climate Change, Technology, United States
6 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 0 comments
The Extraordinary, Imperiled Science at the End of the Earth (nautil.us)
Firing experts in Antarctica couldn’t come at a worse time
Science, Antarctica, Climate Change, Research
6 points by Brajeshwar 14 days ago | 0 comments
The Shitthropocene (patagonia.com)
Environmentalism, Climate Change, Humor
59 points by uptown 14 days ago | 23 comments
Email signatures are harming the planet and could cost people their lives (techxplore.com)
The use of information technology (IT) has significant environmental and social impacts, including human mortality from climate change. One striking example is the carbon emissions and impacts associated with digital communication.
Environment, Technology, Climate Change, Sustainability
6 points by huzeifad 14 days ago | 6 comments