Climate Change

Phoenix hit 110 degrees on 54 days in 2023, setting another heat record

By Associated Press

In what has been the hottest summer ever measured, Phoenix broke yet another record Saturday when temperatures topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit. It was the 54th day this year to make that mark, eclipsing the previous record of 53 days set in…

What Africa’s climate summit means for investment in the continent’s future

By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

Africa is the continent most vulnerable to climate change, despite being responsible for just 2 to 3 percent of global carbon emissions and receiving only 3 percent of funding committed to climate mitigation and adaptation. Caroline Kimeu, The Guardian’s East…

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Federal officials leave future of Dakota Access pipeline’s river crossing unclear in draft review

By Jack Dura, Associated Press

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has opposed the pipeline's Missouri River crossing over fears an oil spill would contaminate its water supply.

German lawmakers approve a long-debated plan to replace fossil fuel heating

By Geir Moulson, Associated Press

An ensuing fight over its details in Scholz's ideologically diverse three-party coalition fueled an impression of disarray from which the government is struggling to recover.

Texas heat brings the state’s power grid closest it has been to outages since 2021 winter storm

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

The sweltering heat wave in Texas has the power grid manager again asking residents to cut electricity use. This comes a day after the system was pushed to the brink of outages for the first time since a deadly winter…

Climate scientist discusses this summer’s extreme weather and long-term trends

By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Jonah Anderson, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

Extreme weather is hitting with catastrophic consequences. At least eight people died in Europe after severe storms, 31 people died from flooding in Brazil and more than 80 million Americans are living through blazing temperatures and yet another heat alert.

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The Great Salt Lake is rapidly shrinking and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says

By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press

Organizations including the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity say that upstream water has been diverted for decades to farmers growing alfalfa, hay and other crops, as well as new development and industry.

African Climate Summit issues unanimous call for world leaders to support global carbon tax on fossil fuels

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

The first African Climate Summit has ended with a call for world leaders to rally behind a global carbon tax on fossil fuels, aviation and maritime transport.

August caps deadly summer that broke global records for heat, meteorologists say

By Jamey Keaten, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The U.N. weather agency says Earth endured its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures.

Africa Climate Summit links ‘unfair’ debt burden with calls to make continent’s green assets pay off

By Cara Anna, Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press

Kenya's president says the continent of more than 1.3 billion people is losing 5 percent to 15 percent of its GDP growth every year to the impacts of climate change.