Oct 15 E.U. leaders divided over new climate goals for 2030 By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union leaders have agreed they need to raise their climate ambition above the existing target but stopped short of endorsing a proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett deflects Sen. Harris’s questions on climate change By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett refused to say whether she accepts the science of climate change, saying she lacks the expertise to know for sure and calling it a topic too controversial to get into. Continue reading
Oct 14 Why understanding superspreaders is key to controlling COVID-19 By Fedor Kossakovski COVID superspreading events happen almost exclusively indoors – meatpacking plants and prisons, bars and overnight camps – so environment is definitely important. But why most people do not transmit the coronavirus and some transmit a lot is still a mystery. Continue reading
Oct 13 UN report: Climate change means more weather disasters every year By Associated Press In the wake of heat waves, global warming, forest fires, storms, droughts and a rising number of hurricanes, the U.N. weather agency is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030. Continue reading
Oct 12 How risky is voting in person? Here’s how to navigate your options during the pandemic By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Voting is a fundamentally local process that varies from state to state and looks different depending on where you are. Here's how to determine which option is right for you. Continue reading
Oct 11 UK at ‘tipping point:’ England braces for more restrictions By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened as one of the British government’s leading medical advisers warned Sunday that the country is at a crucial juncture in the… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 3:35 Hurricane Delta: Another blow to storm-battered Gulf Coast By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power after Hurricane Delta slammed the Gulf Coast just six weeks after the region was devastated by Hurricane Laura. The hurricane, which weakened to a tropical storm when it made landfall on… Continue watching
Oct 10 Lesson not learned: Europe unprepared as 2nd virus wave hits By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Europe’s second wave of coronavirus infections has struck well before flu season even started, with intensive care wards filling up again and bars shutting down. Making matters worse, authorities say, is a widespread case of “COVID-fatigue.”… Continue reading
Oct 10 Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana By Rebecca Santana, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Ripping tarps off damaged roofs and scattering massive piles of storm debris in the wind and water, Hurricane Delta inflicted fresh damage in Louisiana along the same path of destruction Hurricane Laura carved just six weeks earlier. Continue reading
Oct 07 Harris says she will take a COVID-19 vaccine if doctors say to, not if Trump does By Associated Press Harris says that if doctors “tells us that we should take it, I’ll be the first in line to take it, absolutely. But if Donald Trump tells us that we should take it, I’m not taking it.”… Continue reading