The most vote-rich swing state will test the political salience of the Biden-Harris energy record — and whether Kamala Harris' move left in her brief 2019 primary run will help Donald Trump.
Why it matters: Pennsylvania is likely a must-win for Harris (if she's indeed the Dems' nominee), and it's the nation's second-largest natural gas producing state after Texas.
A new study showcases significant advances in weather and climate modeling, by taking AI technologies and fusing them with some components of standard, physics-based models.
Why it matters: Its creators say the new model, dubbed "NeuralGCM," has proven to be more accurate than other purely machine learning-based models for one- to 10-day weather forecasts, along with the top extended-range models in use today.
The incoming host country of the next UN climate summit unveiled a new fund meant to direct money from oil and gas producing countries to the developing world.
Why it matters: If it's adequately funded, it could help vulnerable nations withstand the effects of climate change caused mainly by burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal for energy.
A dangerous heat wave will continue into midweek in much of the West as large wildfires burn out of control in several states, particularly California, Oregon and Washington.
Why it matters: The combination of heat and wildfire smoke is bringing a significant threat to public health, and smoke from fires burning in Canada may soon move into the U.S. as well.
