Aug 03 Climate change is hitting close to home for nearly 2 out of 3 Americans, poll finds By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Despite longstanding political polarization on the issue, experts say there's still room to find common ground. Continue reading
Aug 02 Beijing records heaviest rainfall in 140 years, severe flooding and 21 deaths By Andy Wong, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. Continue reading
Aug 02 80 percent of humans on Earth had hotter July due to climate change, scientists find By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new quick study finds that human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth. Continue reading
Aug 01 As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise By Blanca Begert, Grist Flash floods spread sewage into lakes and boreholes, washed away pipelines and sanitation infrastructure, and ruined roads integral to the delivery of supplies. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:42 Climate change causing a sense of despair? Here are some ways to combat it By John Yang, Andrew Corkery This summer, millions of Americans are experiencing firsthand the effects of climate change, from triple-digit temperatures to wildfire smoke to bleached coral reefs in warming oceans. For some, growing concern about climate change can become an overwhelming sense of despair… Continue watching
Jul 29 Analysis: Is it actually hotter now than any time in the last 100,000 years? By Darrell Kaufman, The Conversation A paleoclimate scientist who studies temperatures of the past explains what we can confidently say about when Earth was last this hot. Continue reading
Jul 28 Unhoused people in Phoenix struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures By Thomas Machowicz, Anita Snow, Associated Press Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood counts on his neighbors in a sprawling downtown tent city to stay safe as temperatures soared over 110 degrees Fahrenheit every day this month. Continue reading
Jul 28 Extreme heat to ‘engulf’ eastern U.S. where many will see hottest days of the year By Drew Costley, Associated Press Dangerous heat is forecast to "engulf" much of the eastern half of the United States as extreme temperatures spread from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic where some residents will see their hottest temperatures of the year, according to… Continue reading
Jul 27 July is globe’s hottest month in recorded history By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said the Earth’s temperature has been temporarily passing over a key warming threshold: the internationally accepted goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius, or 2.7 degrees… Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Biden addresses extreme heat as Phoenix hits record number of days over 110 degrees By Chris Megerian, Drew Costley, Matthew Daly, Associated Press High temperatures have already scorched the Southwest this month, and more heat is expected in the Midwest and the Northeast in the coming days. Continue reading