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
Oct 06 Marine mammals in U.S. waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, study finds By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment. Continue reading
Oct 04 Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on climate change as planet nears ‘point of no return’ By Nicole Winfield, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Using precise scientific data, sharp diplomatic arguments and a sprinkling of theological reasoning, Francis delivered a moral imperative for the world to transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy. Continue reading
Oct 02 Montana is appealing a major climate change ruling that favored youth activists By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press The office of Montana's Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling in which a judge said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming. Continue reading
Sep 30 UAE’s president-designate for COP28 defends his nation hosting climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those who “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.”… Continue reading