Electric cars may save drivers money in long run, MIT study finds.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/15/climate/electric-car-cost.html?action=click&block=more_in_recirc&impression_id=626a5e11-5a00-11eb-9cf0-c53cbd1e80ff&index=1&pgtype=Article&region=footer

Last month brought the end to a 240-day, no-rain record in Las Vegas.

More info: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/weather/las-vegas-ends-record-dry-streak-at-240-days-2222989/#:~:text=Las%20Vegas%20ends%20record%20dry,April%2020%20in%20Las%20Vegas.&text=After%20240%20days%2C%20the%20Las,dry%20streak%20is%20finally%20over.

Winters are becoming warmer, but there are more major storms, especially in the Northeast.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/climate/climate-change-winter.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20201223&instance_id=25331&nl=climate-fwd%3A&regi_id=66704053&segment_id=47653&te=1&user_id=97eb24ff9121d1a70f01fac05f86ea1b

Lithium-ion battery pack prices have plunged from $1,100 per kilowatt-hour in 2010 to $137/kWh—great news for electric vehicles.

More info: https://about.bnef.com/blog/battery-pack-prices-cited-below-100-kwh-for-the-first-time-in-2020-while-market-average-sits-at-137-kwh/

The nation's largest solar energy project is being built in northeastern Texas.

More info: https://www.wsj.com/articles/solar-power-booms-in-texas-11606579200?mod=hp_lista_pos1

Home prices in low-lying spots in coastal Florida are starting to drop.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/climate/home-sales-florida.html?searchResultPosition=1

More and more athletes are speaking out on the need to tackle climate change.

More info: https://grist.org/fix/pro-sports-athletes-calling-for-climate-action/?utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1604702814

69% of Americans, including 55% of Republicans, believe our country should make the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

More info: https://morningconsult.com/2020/10/23/post-debate-oil-gas-renewable-energy-poll/

Since 2000, worldwide, there have been 7,348 extreme weather events, up from 4,212 the previous 20 years, in part due to climate change.

More info: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/520651-climate-change-a-factor-in-most-of-the-7000-natural-disasters-over

A major Danish supermarket chain is telling shoppers, as they check out, how much carbon dioxide was emitted by production of their purchases.

More info: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/09/30/carbon-footprint-supermarkets/?arc404=true