Climate Change

‘In the blink of an eye, we lost so much.’ Worst wildfire season in Canadian history wreaking havoc on Indigenous communities

By Tammy Webber, Noah Berger, Associated Press

In Canada, 5 percent of the population identifies as Indigenous, but more than 42 percent of wildfire evacuations have been from communities that are more than half Indigenous.

Wildfires rage outside Athens as scorching European heat wave continues

By Derek Gatopoulos, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Evacuations from the Greek capital continued for a third day.

Warming planet may have overwhelming impact on infectious diseases

By Zoya Teirstein, Grist

Diseases old and new are becoming more prevalent and even cropping up in places they’ve never been found before.

John Kerry visits with Chinese officials in new effort to improve climate ties

By Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China’s top diplomat on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration is “very committed” to stabilizing relations between the world’s two biggest economies, as the countries seek to restart high-level contacts. On…

House Republicans propose ambitious reforestation plan in response to climate change

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Republicans remain opposed to government action to force emissions reductions. Instead, they have embraced the idea of planting a trillion trees.

South Korea’s death toll from downpour grows to 40 as workers search for survivors

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to leave their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country.

Northeast begins to dry out after days of relentless heavy rain, flash flooding

By Associated Press

Flash flooding hit parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey over the weekend.

California’s Death Valley sizzles near record temperatures as brutal heat wave continues

By Seth Borenstein, Adam Beam, Associated Press

Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said.

Emergency heat measures in place as Southern Europe swelters

By Derek Gatopoulos, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press

Countries in southern Europe are preparing emergency measures at the start of a heat wave that is expected to push temperatures to 45 degrees Celsius (113F) in some areas over the next few days.

Extreme heat wave sears Southwest

By Eugene Garcia, Janie Har, Associated Press

More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings as a blistering heatwave continues across the Southwest and California.