Science Nov 30 NASA cancels plans for costly greenhouse gas monitoring satellite NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse gases over the Americas because it got too costly and complicated.
World Nov 15 Envoys from the U.S. and China, the world’s top polluters, meet at COP27 Summit U.S. climate envoy John Kerry has met with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate talks in Egypt.
World Oct 03 UN chief says the world is in ‘life-or-death struggle’ for survival He accused the world's 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating. The U.N. chief told reporters Monday that emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at "an all-time high and rising."…
Science Sep 27 How warm water turbocharged Hurricane Ian in less than a day The warm water creates “a lot more rocket fuel for the storm.” And this effect is likely to become even more frequent due to climate change, scientists say.
Politics Aug 11 Sweeping climate bill will push American energy to go green Congress is poised to pass a transformative climate change fighting bill. Friday's vote would be the first major climate package in the U.S. and would include close to $375 billion in spending.
Science Jul 11 WATCH: Biden offers first peek of historic image from James Webb Space Telescope Our view of the universe just expanded. The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of…
Politics Jun 17 WATCH: President Biden hosts climate meeting amid rising gas prices With both soaring energy prices and a warming planet weighing on world at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, Biden on Friday talked about trying to ease the pain of high gas prices while pushing more long-term green…
Science Jun 07 National Hurricane Center Director to take over as head of the National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham will take over as head of the National Weather Service.
Science May 24 WATCH: NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season with 3 to 6 major storms Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season.
Science May 11 Less polluted air is essential for health, but it’s also driving more Atlantic hurricanes, study finds A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that cleaner air in Europe and the United States is helping trigger a dramatic increase in the number of Atlantic hurricanes.