Heat deaths surge in the US’s hottest city as governor declares statewide ‘heat emergency’
The heat expert leading efforts to make America’s hottest city more bearable insists that ...
The heat expert leading efforts to make America’s hottest city more bearable insists that Phoenixcould eventually eradicate heat deaths – despite July’s record-breaking death toll.
As many as 300 people may have died during the hottest ever month on record as the temperature in Phoenix topped 110F (43C) for 31 consecutive days.Heat deaths in the city have more than quadrupled in the past decade, and 2023 is on track to be another record-breaking year as Phoenixbraces itself for the next spell of 110F-plus temperatures forecast to hit by Monday.
Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea
A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship...
A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal last month.
Russia in July halted participation in the Black Sea grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export agricultural produce via the Black Sea and Moscow cautioned that it deemed all ships heading to Ukrainian waters to be potentially carrying weapons.
Russia said in a statement that its Vasily Bykov patrol ship had fired automatic weapons on the Palau-flagged Sukru Okan vessel after the ship's captain failed to respond to a request to halt for an inspection.
Gasoline prices on Friday jumped to the highest level so far this year
U.S. retail gasoline prices on Friday were closing in on year-ago levels as a rally in crude oil prices...
U.S. retail gasoline prices on Friday were closing in on year-ago levels as a rally in crude oil prices shows no sign of easing, data showed.
Travel club AAA put the national average retail price at $3.84 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, unchanged from week-ago levels but almost 30 cents per gallon more than this time last month.
Retail gasoline prices, according to an Energy Department forecast, should stay suppressed, with an annual average of $3.56 per gallon for this year and $3.45 for 2024. Prices could rise further, however, as the long Labor Day holiday weekend approaches.
Energy Department announces largest-ever investment in 'carbon removal'
The Energy Department announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2...
The Energy Department announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects to directly remove carbon dioxide from the airin what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal”in history.
The process, known as direct air capture, does not yet exist on a meaningful scale and could be a game changer if it did and were economical.
Project Cypress will be built in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. South Texas DAC is planned for Kleberg County, Texas.Each claims it will capture up to one million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year initially. A representative of the Texas project said it will scale up to remove 30 million metric tons per year once fully operational. No date was given.
US drillers cut oil and gas rigs for fifth week in a row
U.S. energy firms this week ...
U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigsoperating for a fifth week in a row. The total oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by five to 654 in the week of Aug. 11, the lowest since March 2022. That was also the 14th time in the last 15 weeks that drillers cut rigs.
Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count down 109 rigs, or 14%, below this time last year.
After falling for eight weeks in a row, the number of oil rigs held steady at 525 this week, while gas rigs fell five to 123,their lowest since February 2022.
