World Apr 13 Study finds nations can keep global warming to 2 degrees if pledges are met A new study finds that if the nations of the world live up to their promises, future climate change can be kept to within an international goal set by scientists.
Science Apr 04 WATCH: IPCC warns Earth is ‘firmly on track toward an unlivable world’ A new report from the UN's top body of climate scientists is warning that temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently committed to doing.
Science Mar 25 East Antarctica ice shelf size of New York City collapses amid accelerated melt Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable.
Science Feb 14 West’s megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years Monday's study says the megadrought is now the worst-case scenario officials and scientists worried about in the 1900s. The drought deepened so much in 2021 that it is 5 percent worse than the old record in the late 1500s.
Nation Dec 12 EXPLAINER: Was tornado outbreak related to climate change? Tornadoes in December are unusual, but not unheard of. B ut the ferocity and path length of Friday night's tornadoes likely put them in a category of their own, meteorologists say.
World Nov 13 Nations compromise on coal to strike UN climate agreement Almost 200 nations accepted a compromise deal Saturday aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that watered down crucial language about coal.
World Nov 12 Climate talks go past deadline over coal, cash Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Glasgow are still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money.
Science Nov 12 In communities facing effects of climate change, some forced to consider leaving home in ‘managed retreat’ In some parts of the U.S., the risks from climate change have intensified enough to raise a startling question: Should some populated places simply be abandoned to nature?…
World Nov 10 U.S. and China agree to framework to tackle climate issues In separate news conferences, Chinese climate envoy Xie Zhenhua and U.S. counterpart John Kerry said the two countries would work together to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the temperature goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
World Nov 09 Rich and poor nations confront divides over money and trust It’s time for the “high level” negotiations, when government ministers or other senior diplomats swoop in to make the political decisions that are supposed to break the technical logjams.