Electric car market n Europe is set to surpass the 200,000 units by year end

Despite some slowdown in sales, European EV  market had more than 13,000 sales in July. 

Sea level rise may put millions of U.S. coastal homes underwater by 21 century

Storm surges and higher tidal flows caused by climate change could gobble almost 1.9 million houses in hundreds of cities, according to a report by the real estate company Zillow. In total, homeowners could lose some $882 billion by 2100.

Mitsubishi can now transmit solar energy from space

Using microwave technology, Mitsubishi has sent 10 kilowatts of power wirelessly through the air to a receiver positioned 1,640 feet away. Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said that it also moved power wirelessly, sending 1.8 kilowatts of power through the air. Japan is looking for ways to expand its ability to power themselves, especially since the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear reactor meltdown in 2011.

Too hot to work... rising temperatures reduce productivity

Global warming will cost the world over $2 trillion a year in lost productivity by 2030, according to the study, published by the researchers from New Zealand.