World Sep 20 UN chief warns ‘gates of hell’ are at hand in climate summit, but carbon polluting nations remain silent In his Wednesday special climate ambition summit he was pleading with major polluting nations to do more. Those nations remain silent.
Nation Sep 17 PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of activists march to kick off climate summit in New York Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural…
World Sep 16 Fossil fuels under fire heading into UN summit and week of climate talks, protests As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that causes it.
Science Jul 27 July is globe’s hottest month in recorded history The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said the Earth’s temperature has been temporarily passing over a key warming threshold: the internationally accepted goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, or 2.7 degrees…
Nation Jul 26 South Florida water temperature hits triple digits, may have set world record for warmest seawater The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees two days in a row, which meteorologists say could potentially be the hottest seawater ever measured.
Science Jul 22 Summer of record-breaking heat paints story of a warming world, scientists say With a summer of extreme weather records dominating the news, meteorologists and scientists say records like these give a glimpse of the big picture: a warming planet caused by climate change.
Science Jul 07 Earth sets an unofficial heat record for the third time this week Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in a week that already rated as the hottest on record.The planetary average hit 63 degrees Fahrenheit (17.23 degrees Celsius), surpassing the 62.9-degree mark (17.18…
World Jul 06 Average global temperature continues to break unofficial record highs The average global temperature was 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer.
Nation Jun 29 Here’s why much of America is stuck with a hot, smoky summer Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly.
Science Jun 28 Climate change can turn major snow into extreme rain over mountains. Here’s why that’s a problem More of the heavy precipitation that in previous years would have fallen as snow is now coming down as rain at higher elevations. That's likely to be a big issue for long-term water storage in the American West.