Jul 12 U.S. and Russia say climate talks a springboard to ease tensions By Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have expressed hope that climate change talks could help reduce escalating tensions between the two rival nations. Continue reading
Jul 12 Wildfires rage as U.S. West grapples with heat wave, drought By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids. Continue reading
Jul 11 Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils U.S. West By Associated Press Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that… Continue reading
Jul 08 Governor asks Californians to voluntarily cut water use by 15 percent By Adam Beam, Associated Press California's most important reservoirs will likely reach historic lows later this year. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 3:16 An environmental health advocate’s Brief But Spectacular take on America’s dirty secret Environmental health advocate Catherine Coleman Flowers is the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice (CREEJ), where she works on multiple fronts to improve public health and economic development, including access to water and sanitation amidst the… Continue watching
Jul 06 How is climate change affecting heatwaves? Here’s what we need to study By Christian Jakob, Michael Reeder, the Conversation Two Monash University professors explain the causes of the North American heat wave, and why we need to focus on how climate change affects our daily weather. Continue reading
Jul 05 New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Supporters say a larger, Democratic-only package now being developed in Congress must meet Biden's commitments to move the country toward carbon-free electricity, make America a global leader in electric vehicles and create millions of jobs in solar, wind and other… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 7:52 Americans who lost homes to devastating wildfires brace for an even worse season By Stephanie Sy, Leah Nagy, Lena I. Jackson, Sam Lane In the middle of an unprecedented heat wave and a worsening drought, western U.S. states are bracing for what could be an even harsher wildfire season than last year's — potentially the worst on record. With many residents still picking… Continue watching
Jul 02 Power outages hit Iraq amid scorching temperatures By Samya Kullab, Associated Press A widespread power outage is hitting Iraq as temperatures reach scorching levels, affecting even affluent areas in the capital of Baghdad and stirring concerns of widespread unrest. Continue reading
Jul 02 Elsa strengthens into season’s first hurricane in Caribbean By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Elsa has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and it's battering the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the threat of flash flooding and landslides. Continue reading