Google unveiled a potentially groundbreaking development in weather forecasting. The company’s latest innovation, known as its “Scalable Ensemble Diffusion Sample” (SEEDS), is using cutting-edge artificial intelligence to revolutionize weather forecasting. Similar to language models like ChatGPT, SEEDS taps into the power of AI to churn out forecasts in record time. SEEDS is different due to…

The racial anxieties of conservative white Americans are certainly nothing new to U.S. history, but in recent years observers have warned of a range of factors that may be radicalizing right-leaning Americans into political violence and extremism. Donald Trump, in particular, often receives credit for normalizing this extremism for a new generation of Americans. Straight…

Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases.

Germans criticized the nation’s transport minister after he threatened to impose a weekend driving ban this summer. Volker Wissing said the ban could help Germany meet its proposed emission quotas under the Climate Protection Act. The country is trying to cut its emissions to net zero by 2045. The country’s coalition of the Social Democrats,…

Lawmakers in Washington state believe a proposed $25 million effort to build a next-generation nuclear reactor is crucial to help reach climate goals. However, the proposal has sparked a debate, with environmentalists and Native American leaders expressing concerns the facility will do more harm than good. This nuclear reactor aims to generate enough energy to…

The industrial sector in the United States is reportedly responsible for a fourth of the country’s emissions. Now, the Biden administration is spending the largest amount ever on industrial decarbonization projects to fight climate change. The Department of Energy announced it is putting $6 billion in federal funds toward efforts to eliminate up to 14…

People ask Google about 8.5 billion questions every day, so Straight Arrow News is here to help the search engine out by taking a few of those searches off its hands. You might have seen autocomplete interviews like this before, but in this one, Energy Correspondent Jack Aylmer is going to break down some of…

The Biden administration has unveiled final rules that aim to make it easier for automakers to continue selling gas-powered models and slow the transition to electric vehicles through 2030. The announcement was made on Wednesday, March 20. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a rule that weakens yearly emissions targets through 2030, compared to a…

In western India, Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) is in the process of constructing what is set to become the world’s largest energy plant. This endeavor, spanning an area five times the size of Paris and visible from space, covers 200 square miles, as reported by CNN. According to Adani Green Energy Executive Director Sagar…

The Department of Energy claims that cutting down on energy usage is important in the fight against climate change. So why don’t we simply use less energy to improve the environment? It turns out that implementing this plan might not be straightforward. Research indicates that in the coming decades, the combination of rising temperatures and…