• UAE deluged after historic storm dumps record rain across the desert nation

    UAE deluged after historic storm dumps record rain across the desert nation

    Apr 17, 2024 04:27 PM EDT

    Scientists also say climate change in general is responsible for more intense and more frequent extreme storms, droughts, floods and wildfires around the world. Dubai hosted the United Nations' COP28 climate talks just last year. Rising temperatures and other effects of global warming long have been viewed as a threat ...

  • Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands

    Interior Department rule aims to crack down on methane leaks from oil, gas drilling on public lands

    Mar 27, 2024 10:57 PM EDT

    ... average of 11 billion cubic feet lost to venting and flaring in the 1990s. Environmental groups hailed the rule, calling methane a huge contributor to global warming. “Strong Interior Department methane waste rules are integral for the United States to protect taxpayers from wasted energy resources,” said Jon Goldstein, senior ...

  • Scientists harness power of artificial intelligence to battle wildfires

    Scientists harness power of artificial intelligence to battle wildfires

    Mar 27, 2024 10:20 PM EDT

    ... unlikely ally, artificial intelligence. From predicting extreme weather events to optimizing energy use, A.I. is emerging as a powerful tool in the fight against global warming. Man: We fly over a scene of interest as detected by the camera connected to the A.I. chip. Miles O'Brien: In ...

  • Around 19 percent of food is wasted globally as 783 million people face chronic hunger, UN says

    Around 19 percent of food is wasted globally as 783 million people face chronic hunger, UN says

    Mar 27, 2024 03:52 PM EDT

    Food waste is also a global concern because of the environmental toll of production, including the land and water required to raise crops and animals and the greenhouse gas emissions it produces, including methane, a powerful gas that has accounted for about 30 percent of global warming since pre-industrial ...

  • California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objections

    California work safety board approves indoor heat rules, but another state agency raises objections

    Mar 22, 2024 08:06 PM EDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — As global warming raises temperatures, a California work safety board has approved standards that would require companies to protect employees from excessive indoor heat, particularly in warehouses. The rules still need to overcome opposition by another state agency. The rules were approved Thursday by the board of ...

  • EPA announces new rules to curb planet-warming tailpipe emissions

    EPA announces new rules to curb planet-warming tailpipe emissions

    Mar 20, 2024 04:45 PM EDT

    ... and water pollution — including a landmark 2022 ruling that limited the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a hallmark of his presidency and is seeking to slash carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline ...

  • Climate researcher on what's causing the record rise in ocean temperatures

    Climate researcher on what's causing the record rise in ocean temperatures

    Mar 19, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... remainder, maybe 20 percent or so, is a question mark. And that 20 percent could be some extra global warming that we hadn't accounted for, but it could be something else. But the majority of this, and the real reason we're setting records every year, is global warming.

  • UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023

    UN weather agency issues 'red alert' on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023

    Mar 19, 2024 08:44 PM EDT

    ... ministers are to gather in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, on Thursday and Friday to press for greater climate action, including increased national commitments to fight global warming.“Each year the climate story gets worse; each year WMO officials and others proclaim that the latest report is a wake-up call ...

  • As electric vehicle sales slow, U.S. relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards

    As electric vehicle sales slow, U.S. relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards

    Mar 19, 2024 07:56 PM EDT

    ... and water pollution — including a landmark 2022 ruling that limited the EPA’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. Biden has made fighting climate change a hallmark of his presidency and is seeking to slash carbon dioxide emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles ...

  • As farmer protests grow, the EU offers more environmental concessions

    As farmer protests grow, the EU offers more environmental concessions

    Mar 15, 2024 10:38 PM EDT

    ... farmers and instrumentalize it against the Green Deal.” Scientists and environmentalists from around the globe, though, have insisted drastic measures are necessary just to prevent global warming from getting worse, and have pointed to Europe as one of the places with the bleakest prospects. The Commission proposals must still be ...