Jul 09 U.N. warns world could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold by 2024 By Nadine Achoui-Lesage, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The U.N. weather agency says the world could see average global temperatures rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average for the first time in the coming five years. The 1.5-C mark is the level to which countries have… Continue reading
Jul 02 Fish more vulnerable to warming water than first thought By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Thursday's study shows that by the end of the century with moderate man-made warming, 40% of the fish species may be in water that's just too hot for them in key stages of life. Continue reading
Jun 30 Democrats' climate plan could end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The election-year plan backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders is less ambitious than a sweeping Green New Deal that a group of progressive Democrats outlined last year. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:06 Why a 'feverish' Arctic will affect everyone on the globe A historic heat wave is occurring in the Arctic, already the fastest-warming place on Earth due to the increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases. Dr. Merritt Turetsky, director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado… Continue watching
Jun 25 Siberian heat wave alarms scientists By Daria Litvinova, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press On Saturday, the thermometer hit a likely record of 38 degrees Celsius — or 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit — in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk in Russia’s Sakha Republic. Continue reading
Jun 25 This environmental justice activist breaks down deep ties between racism and climate change By Beth Gardiner, Yale Environmental 360 Activist Elizabeth Yeampierre has long focused on the connections between racial injustice and the environment and climate change. In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and the outsized impact of COVID-19 on communities of color, she hopes people may finally… Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:18 Climate activism in the age of COVID-19 By Ivette Feliciano Americans’ acceptance of global warming is at a record high and environmental activists say those views have a lot to do with the mass climate protests that have been gaining momentum in recent years. But in the midst of the… Continue watching
May 19 World carbon pollution falls 17 percent, study shows By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press According to a new study, the world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the height of the pandemic shutdown last month. Continue reading
May 19 Pandemic threatens 'years of progress' on climate change By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The World Economic Forum says that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail any progress made in recent years to deal with the climate crisis. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 9:30 Climate change threatens Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge By Mike Taibbi, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong One of the biggest impacts of climate change will be on islands and coastal regions. That includes Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, an uninhabited island and protected sanctuary for dozens of wildlife species in the equatorial Pacific’s U.S. territory of… Continue watching