Jun 13, 2024 | Climate, Hydrogen
Volvo Trucks, the truck division of Swedish giant Volvo, plans to begin on-road tests with hydrogen-powered combustion engines in 2026, with a commercial launch slated for the decade’s end. This development raises a crucial question: Can hydrogen engines challenge...
Mar 14, 2024 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Environment, Featured
The production of battery-powered vehicles creates more carbon dioxide than making those that run on gasoline, a new report says. But EVs overcome the emissions difference relatively quickly. An average EV produced in the U.S. in 2023 will close the gap in about 2.2...
Feb 8, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Oceanography, Satellites
NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite has made it off the chopping block all the way to orbit. The nearly $1 billion PACE mission, which the Trump administration tried to cancel four separate times, launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early this...
Feb 1, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Environment, Pollution
Fueled by increasing temperatures and droughts, severe wildfires are on the rise around the world—as are the smoke-borne contaminants that harm the environment and human health. In 2023, Canada recorded its worst wildfire season ever, with fires releasing more than...
Jan 25, 2024 | Climate, Roads, Robots, Smart Cities
Extreme weather is getting worse due to the world’s changing climate – and it is taking a toll on our roads. But dire weather events are not the only way global warming is wreaking havoc worldwide. Climate change is also creating a pothole plague. In 2023,...
Jan 4, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
Let’s talk about one way that AI can help in the struggle against climate change… First of all, think about where people are mostly living across the world. They’re living in cities. Now, sometimes we get misconceptions about relative carbon footprints....
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