Oct 23 Key chunk of Antarctica destined to melt even if humanity slashes carbon emissions, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The study's lead author says the full melt will take hundreds of years, but its slow addition of nearly 6 feet to sea levels will reshape where and how people live in the future. Continue reading
Oct 20 At least 2 people dead in Scotland as severe winds and floods buffet Northern Europe By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press The winds are expected to hit hardest in the eastern part of Denmark's Jutland peninsula and the Danish islands in the Baltic Sea. But the northern part of the British Isles, southern Sweden and Norway, and northern Germany are also… Continue reading
Oct 17 Stalled spending on electrical grids slows rollout of renewable energy, endangering climate goals By David McHugh, Associated Press Stalled spending on electrical grids worldwide is slowing the rollout of renewable energy and could put efforts to limit climate change at risk if millions of miles of power lines aren't added or refurbished in the next few years. Continue reading
Oct 15 Analysis: The potential global impact of California’s new corporate climate disclosure laws By Lily Hsueh, The Conversation The legislation is a major leap from current federal and state reporting requirements, which require reporting of only certain emissions from companies’ direct operations. Continue reading
Oct 13 U.S. oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to curb climate change By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press United States domestic oil production has hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders. Continue reading
Oct 12 IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict, climate change By Taiwo Adebayo, Associated Press Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and northern Nigeria depends on climate-vulnerable agriculture. Continue reading
Oct 10 Why the saltwater wedge climbing up the Mississippi River is a wake-up call to the region By Roby Chavez It used to be a once-in-a-decade event. Now, New Orleans has seen salt water threaten its drinking water twice in two years. Continue reading
Oct 08 Extreme drought across Brazil’s Amazon worsens local fears for the future By Edmar Barros, Associated Press Historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife across Brazil’s Amazon and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024, the problems stand to intensify. Continue reading
Oct 08 Gov. Newsom signs new law requiring big companies in California to disclose emissions By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday — the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation. Continue reading
Oct 07 Death toll of icy flood that inundated India’s Himalayan northeast rises to 47 By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to… Continue reading