The deadly Hurricane Beryl was barreling toward Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula where it's expected to make landfall early Friday after lashing the Cayman Islands and Jamaica with heavy rains and powerful winds.
The big picture: The storm's early formation, rapid intensification and location have broken records. While it's expected to weaken into a tropical storm across the Yucatán Peninsula, it's forecast to re-intensify over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening southern Texas over the weekend.
The world needs science-minded leaders to meet the challenges of tomorrow, says Erin Kane, president and CEO of AdvanSix, an American Chemistry Council (ACC) member company.
"The business of chemistry is so critical to solving the world's future problems," says Kane.
To protect threatened northern spotted owls, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has prepared a controversial plan to kill almost a half-million barred owls in the Pacific Northwest.
Why it matters: The management strategy was developed to address the threat posed by the invasive barred owl to native northern owls and California spotted owls, according to the federal agency's final environmental impact statement, released on Wednesday.
Why it matters: The storm's characteristics — including where it formed and rapidly intensified — offer clues about how the rest of the season may play out.
Google is bullish about AI helping to fight global warming, but it's also candid about the energy-thirsty tech driving up the company's own emissions for now.
Why it matters: This climate yin-yang is on display in the tech giant's latest environmental report.
