Science Jan 13 Explaining the forces that fueled Alabama’s deadly tornado Experts say a natural La Nina weather pattern, unusually warm moist air juiced by climate change, and long-term shift in where tornadoes hit all are factors in Thursday's devastating tornado in Alabama.
World Nov 20 COP27 closes with deal struck for climate disaster fund, but no new emissions cuts For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries, but they finished marathon climate talks on Sunday without further addressing the root cause of those…
World Nov 19 UN climate talks poised for deal creating disaster fund for vulnerable nations Negotiators say they have struck a potential breakthrough deal on the thorniest issue of United Nations climate talks, the creation of a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich nations’ carbon pollution.
World Nov 17 Women lead talks on tough climate change topic: reparations Experts say this summit's success or failure centers on the issue. And most of the negotiators and public faces of the issue are women.
World Nov 17 Climate change negotiators in Egypt say they remain far from a deal Diplomats say they are far from reaching a deal everyone can agree on at climate negotiations in Egypt, which are scheduled to end on Friday.
World Nov 11 Biden cracks down on methane emissions despite push for more oil to lower gas prices The Biden administration has ramped up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming, despite pressing energy producers for more oil drilling to lower gas prices.
World Nov 11 WATCH: Biden touts U.S. spending at COP27 U.N. climate conference President Joe Biden says new spending on clean energy initiatives has cemented the United States' commitment to fighting global warming.
World Nov 07 COP27 begins as world leaders up urgency of climate crisis With the world on “a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator," the United Nations chief on Monday told dozens of leaders to ”cooperate or perish."…
World Nov 06 Rising temperatures and sea levels getting worse faster, says UN weather report Earth’s warming weather and rising seas are getting worse and doing so faster than before, the World Meteorological Organization warned Sunday in a somber note as world leaders started gathering for international climate negotiations.
World Oct 24 WATCH: John Kerry says U.S. is not ‘obstructing’ talk of climate compensation ahead of COP27 Kerry on Tuesday spoke to the growing demand from poorer countries for financial compensation from the United States and other wealthy countries that are by far the biggest culprits in climate damage over time.