Jan 07 Climate change and fertilizer runoff spell bad news for Lake Erie By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Record algae blooms in Lake Erie were a result of weather patterns altered by climate change. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 7:17 Peru shields an ancient city of sand from strong storms By PBS News Hour In northern Peru, workers are fortifying the ancient site of Chan Chan, once the largest city in the Americas and the largest adobe city on the world. Earlier this year climatologists predicted strong El Nino weather effects in 2015, threatening… Continue watching
Dec 18 Climate change could cut 18 percent of world food production by 2050 By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Farmers are already suffering from droughts worsened by global climate change. A study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters found that by 2050, global climate change could cut world food production by 18 percent. Environmental scientists suspect… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 4:00 Climate talks in Lima: What did the global community actually agree on? By PBS News Hour For the first time in history, climate change negotiators have come up with a plant to limit greenhouse gas emissions in every single nation. The agreement requires all 196 countries to create a detailed plan within the next six months… Continue watching
Dec 13 Deal reached in overtime at UN climate summit in Peru By Carey Reed Delegates from 190 countries agreed on a deal to curb climate change Sunday, as United Nations climate talks in Lima, Peru, entered a second day of overtime. Continue reading
Dec 12 Half of Republicans back limits on carbon emissions, poll finds By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When Republicans take control of Congress next month, top on their agenda will be undoing environmental regulations they claim will harm the economy, chief among them President Barack Obama's plans to limit heat-trapping carbon pollution from coal-fired power… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 7:38 Peru’s indigenous people call for protections against environmental threats By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 08 China rejects provision for scrutiny of carbon use at UN climate conference By Shehryar Nabi Representatives from China attending a UN conference on climate change in Lima, Peru on Friday prevented the insertion of provisions into a draft text that would have allowed other countries and non-governmental organizations to question China’s carbon reduction policies. Continue reading
Dec 01 What does the salty sea air put in our clouds? By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Scientists are trying to find out how the ocean's chemistry changes clouds. It could even affect climate change. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch How soil and squirrels offer cues on Alaska climate change By PBS News Hour On the Alaskan tundra, researchers are tracking the march of global warming. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores how soil composition and the sleep schedules of squirrels might offer data on the ways warmer temperatures are affecting ecosystems. Continue watching