• Climate change boosts temperatures and home runs, researchers say

    Climate change boosts temperatures and home runs, researchers say

    Apr 07, 2023 12:59 PM EDT

    ... rising seas. But Callahan said it actually brings home the threat of climate change in a unique way. Besides resulting in more home runs, a warming climate will likely require more domed stadiums because it will simply be too hot outside for humans in some places. “Global warming is going ...

  • Global Seed Vault becomes more important than ever as climate change threatens crops

    Global Seed Vault becomes more important than ever as climate change threatens crops

    Apr 04, 2023 10:20 PM EDT

    ... most of the world's crops. It provides scientists with the tools they need to breed plants able to cope with a changing world. With global warming and an ever-growing population, those who run the vault in Svalbard, Norway, say its presence is more important than ever. We sent ...

  • In Zambia, Vice President Harris visits farm with climate change innovation in mind

    In Zambia, Vice President Harris visits farm with climate change innovation in mind

    Apr 01, 2023 05:19 PM EDT

    LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in an age of global warming. “It’s ...

  • United Nations warns many millions die without clean water or sanitation

    United Nations warns many millions die without clean water or sanitation

    Mar 23, 2023 09:33 PM EDT

    ... that the lack of access to basic water-related services kills more people globally than floods, droughts and other disasters, even in the age of global warming. “Far more people die from lack of access to water, then die from from lesser climate disasters ... I’m not saying that people ...

  • WATCH: Biden announces creation of national monuments, marine sanctuary in West

    WATCH: Biden announces creation of national monuments, marine sanctuary in West

    Mar 21, 2023 03:21 PM EDT

    ... faces sharp criticism from environmental groups and youth activists over his approval of the huge Willow oil drilling project in Alaska. Biden has made fighting global warming a central part of his agenda and has pledged to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. But the decision ...

  • UN scientists warn drastic steps needed to prevent climate change catastrophe

    UN scientists warn drastic steps needed to prevent climate change catastrophe

    Mar 20, 2023 10:56 PM EDT

    ... the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, found that, within a decade, the world is likely to miss its goal of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit. If or when the planet reaches that level, scientists say Earth will pass ...

  • Nations approve key UN science report on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions

    Nations approve key UN science report on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions

    Mar 19, 2023 07:58 PM EDT

    ... Guterres called on delegates to provide “cold, hard facts ” to drive home the message that there's little time left for the world to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) compared with preindustrial times.While average global temperatures have already increased by 1.1 Celsius ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid backlash over Willow project

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid backlash over Willow project

    Mar 16, 2023 05:44 PM EDT

    ... revolutionary," including hundreds of billions of financial incentives for clean energy in last year's legislation, and Republicans have refused to confront the problem of global warming. When it comes to the 2024 election, “I don’t really think there’s a choice," Lodes said. "If you care about the ...

  • Scientists confirm global floods and droughts worsened by climate change

    Scientists confirm global floods and droughts worsened by climate change

    Mar 13, 2023 06:07 PM EDT

    ... deputy director of Earth sciences for hydrosphere, biosphere, and geophysics at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The strong link between these climate extremes and rising global average temperatures means continued global warming will mean more drought and rainstorms that are worse by many measures — more frequent, more severe, longer and ...

  • Renowned architect receiving prestigious Pritzker Prize questions his industry's impact

    Renowned architect receiving prestigious Pritzker Prize questions his industry's impact

    Mar 07, 2023 11:30 PM EDT

    ... most important now for the health of our cities today and what architects can bring to it? David Chipperfield: The most obvious is environmental crisis, global warming, and the fact that we're going to have to be more clever about how we use resources. The construction industry contributes an ...