Climate Change

U.S. launches review of climate damage from coal mining on public lands

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The move comes as the Biden administration expands its scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

Greek wildfire threatens village outside Athens

By Associated Press

Hundreds of wildfires have burned across Greece this month, fueled by parched forests and shrubland from the country's most severe heat wave in decades.

Wildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27

By Daniel Cole, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

A wildfire near the French Riviera killed two people and was burning out of control Wednesday in the forests of the popular region, fueled by wind and drought.

California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West

By Eugene Garcia, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Thousands of homes remain threatened by the nation's largest wildfire in Northern California, and firefighters across the West face a high danger of new blazes erupting because of unstable weather.

At nearly 117 F, Spain clocks provisional heat record

By Associated Press

Spain set a new provisional heat record of 47.2 degrees Celsius (116.96 Fahrenheit) on Saturday as Southern Europe sweltered under a relentless summer sun. Italy put 16 cities on red alert for health risks and Portugal warned 75% of its…

Turkish flood deaths hit 55; dispute arises over the missing

By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu and Sinop on Wednesday caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars and rendered numerous roads unpassable. Turkish disaster agency AFAD said 46 people…

Capehart and Gerson on the Taliban’s march across Afghanistan, dire climate change data

Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson join William Brangham to discuss the politics of the week including the Taliban’s march across Afghanistan, the latest startling report on climate change and how to convince all Americans to get vaccinated.

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Wildfires threaten rural towns in Montana, California

By Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Fire officials say Northern California will have dangerous fire weather on Friday, including possible lightning that could spark more blazes. In Montana, firefighters have scrambled to save hundreds of homes around the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.

July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

"This is climate change," said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann. "It is an exclamation mark on a summer of unprecedented heat, drought, wildfires and flooding."…

Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun on Wednesday caused the flooding. The missing include 12-yaer-old twins who were trapped with their grandparents inside an eight-story residential building.