Sep 21 Column: Who will be next to lead the UN? By Vikram Mansharamani At the end of the year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will step down after a decade of service. Who will be the next person to tackle issues like climate change and the refugee crisis?… Continue reading
Sep 21 31 more countries ratify Paris climate pact, including Argentina and Brazil By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK – Thirty-one more countries formally joined the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, doubling the number of those who had previously ratified the document, and bringing it well past the threshold needed for implementation. Continue reading
Sep 13 NASA says August and July are the hottest months on record By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako NASA said earlier this year that the heat that has permeated 2016 is caused by both the El Nino weather pattern and the underlying effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 10:45 Seeing the future of climate policy under the next president By PBS News Hour There is probably no greater divergence between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s views than on climate change. Clinton thinks it poses grave danger, while Trump thinks it’s a fantasy. William Brangham asks The New York Times’ Coral Davenport and The… Continue watching
Sep 03 China, U.S. join climate deal as Obama hails work to save planet By Kathleen Hennessey and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama and China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday sealed their nations' participation in last year's Paris climate change agreement. Continue reading
Sep 02 3 reasons why America's 'major hurricane drought' is misleading By Nsikan Akpan Hurricane Hermine has caused severe damage in Florida and is predicted to pummel the mid-Atlantic Coast. But it won't be classified as a “major” tropical storm. Here’s why. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Florida prepares for first hurricane since 2005 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, residents along Florida’s Gulf Coast are bracing for a direct hit by Hurricane Hermine, the first to make landfall there in 11 years. Early rain has already caused minor flooding. Also, California state lawmakers voted… Continue watching
Aug 29 Where do the presidential candidates stand on climate change? By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Clinton says climate change "threatens us all," while Trump tweets that global warming is "mythical" and repeatedly refers to it as a "hoax." Measurements and scientists say Clinton's Earth is much closer to reality. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 8:50 To combat climate change, these scientists are turning CO2 into rock By PBS News Hour Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a major contributor to global warming. But what if there were a way to turn that gas into rock and store it safely, thousands of feet underground? One power plant in Iceland is attempting… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 10:20 Scientists analyze recent extreme weather events in relation to climate change By PBS News Hour The second large-scale fire in California this week is raging through the southern part of the state, and the fatal flooding in Louisiana is worsening. Combined with the fact that this past July was the planet’s single hottest month recorded,… Continue watching