Mar 01 Record-breaking heat wave in 2021 is an example of climate change’s impact in North America By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press A deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest last summer offers a glimpse of the types of extreme weather that a United Nations report says will become more common in North America with worsening climate change. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: House hearing reviews NASA’s planned mission to Mars By News Desk and Associated Press The House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held an online status update and review of NASA's Artemis Initiative on Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 28 How climate change is hurting living things on Earth right now, according to a new report By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The latest IPCC report focuses on the global impacts of climate change on people and nature, plus adaptation options that can help ensure that the planet remain liveable for generations to come. Continue reading
Feb 24 Even as calls for climate action grow, actual greenhouse gas emissions higher than official reports By News Desk Oil and gas operators in Texas and a dozen other U.S. states have flared, or burned off, at least 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas over much of the last decade, according to an analysis of satellite data by… Continue reading
Feb 24 As economists warn of mounting climate change costs, Biden seeks to price damages By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Economists say the costs of climate change are growing as global warming happens more quickly than expected and its impacts become better understood -- from crop losses due to drought, to lessened worker productivity because of the heat. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 5:31 Alarming new climate report predicts ‘catastrophic’ global wildfires in the coming years By William Brangham, Claire Mufson There's grim new reports about potential causes and effects of climate change. The United Nations Environment Program has projected intense wildfires linked in part to climate change could increase 50 percent by the end of the century, and the International… Continue watching
Feb 23 International Space Station ‘largely isolated’ from tensions over Ukraine By Alex Sanz, Associated Press In 2020, the space station marked two decades of people continuously living and working in orbit. Russia kept station crews coming and going after NASA's Columbia disaster in 2003 and after the space shuttles retired in 2011. Continue reading
Feb 23 Climate change is causing more wildfires and governments are unprepared, says U.N. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press A warming planet and land use changes mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades. Continue reading
Feb 18 Experts say Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect poor planning in the face of climate change By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press Authorities have long blamed extreme rainfall as responsible for the many tragedies that have hit the region. But experts, former and current public servant disagree. Continue reading
Feb 17 A new report predicts more frequent, destructive flooding. What drives sea level rise? By Jianjun Yin, The Conversation A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts. Continue reading