• WATCH: Biden receives a briefing from federal and state officials on western wildfires

    WATCH: Biden receives a briefing from federal and state officials on western wildfires

    Sep 13, 2021 08:33 PM EDT

    ... response to wildfires. Millions of acres of land in several Western states have burned already this year, he noted. "The reality is we have a global warming problem, a serious global warming problem, and it's consequential and what's going to happen is, things are not going to go ...

  • WATCH: Biden discusses Western wildfires after surveying damage

    WATCH: Biden discusses Western wildfires after surveying damage

    Sep 13, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

    ... they have scorched 5.4 million acres. “That's larger than the entire state of New Jersey,” Biden said. “The reality is we have a global warming problem, a serious global warming problem, and it's consequential, and what's going to happen is, things are not going to go ...

  • Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050, report says

    Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050, report says

    Sep 13, 2021 02:56 PM EDT

    ... they leave to help those who remain.Among the actions recommended were achieving "net-zero emissions by mid-century to have a chance at limiting global warming to 1.5°C" and investing in development that is "green, resilient, and inclusive, in line with the Paris Agreement." Clement and Rigaud warned ...

  • Researchers complete first-ever detailed map of global coral

    Researchers complete first-ever detailed map of global coral

    Sep 08, 2021 06:27 PM EDT

    ... got more uniformly, how would the U.N. ever play a real role? How would a government that has an archipelago with 500 islands make a uniform decision?” The atlas also includes a coral bleaching monitor to check for corals that are stressed due to global warming and other factors.

  • Environmental groups call for postponement of climate talks

    Environmental groups call for postponement of climate talks

    Sep 07, 2021 06:35 PM EDT

    LONDON (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups has called for a pivotal climate conference to be postponed amid concern that many of those most affected by global warming won't be able to attend because of the continuing threat from COVID-19. Campaigners said Tuesday that organizers hadn't done ...

  • Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades, lawmakers say

    Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades, lawmakers say

    Sep 07, 2021 03:07 PM EDT

    ... to handle so much rain in such a short time. At least 16 deaths deaths were blamed on the storm in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. "Global warming is upon us," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "When you get two record rainfalls in a week (in New ...

  • Governor Newsom fights for his job as California recall nears

    Governor Newsom fights for his job as California recall nears

    Sep 05, 2021 08:39 PM EDT

    ... is elected?  Jeff Greenfield: For one thing, Elder is committed to repealing any kind of mandate in terms of vaccinations and masks, he has called global warming essentially mythological. But there's another very awkward point. Dianne Feinstein, the United States senator from California, is 88 years old. And in ...

  • As the shoreline erodes, one national park tries to adapt

    As the shoreline erodes, one national park tries to adapt

    Sep 04, 2021 06:00 PM EDT

    ... have a beach here because you guys basically just piled up sand. Paul Labovitz: Correct.  Zachary Green: Scientists believe that one of the effects of global warming is an increase in volatile weather, like the storms over Lake Michigan. Labovitz says that, since 2014, those storms have contributed to a ...

  • AP EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1,000 miles from landfall

    AP EXPLAINER: How Ida can be so deadly 1,000 miles from landfall

    Sep 02, 2021 10:19 PM EDT

    ... way." "I think with the weather getting worse. .. This is something we have to look at now and into the future," he said.Human-caused global warming from burning of fossil fuels also likely made Ida's far-reaching impacts a bit worse, experts said. Warmer air holds more moisture ...

  • Gaps in U.S. wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed

    Gaps in U.S. wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed

    Aug 26, 2021 06:46 PM EDT

    ... step in filling in the gaps where we don't have (government) monitors." In Missoula, a small non-profit group founded to bring attention to global warming is going beyond warning people about smoke. It's providing makeshift air filters and portable air cleaners to the homebound elderly and impoverished ...