Climate Change

Loss of Antarctic ice endangers the survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says

By Christina Larson, Associated Press

Emperor penguins hatch their eggs and raise their chicks on the ice that forms around the continent each winter and melts in the summer months.

Firefighters in Greece struggle against wildfires, as blaze includes EU's largest on record

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest ever recorded in the European Union.

More than 37 million acres burned as Canada struggles to combat devastating wildfires

By Dan Rivers, ITN

It's been a very difficult summer in Canada as that country has battled wildfires endlessly. More than 37 million acres have burned and smoke from those fires significantly affected air quality in the U.S. A new analysis out this week…

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Out of control wildfires in Greece kill 20, devour forests and homes

By Elena Becatoros, Costas Kantouris, Associated Press

Advancing flames are devouring forests and homes in Greece as wildfires that have killed 20 people are raging.

Climatologist discusses extreme summer weather as heat wave brings more record highs

By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas

A heat wave is baking much of the country, leading to record highs and triple-digit temperatures in the Midwest and the South. It’s the latest in a series of extreme weather events that have led to damage, destruction and death…

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Bodies of 18 people found in area struck by Greece wildfires amid European heat wave

By Costas Kantouris, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

European Union officials have blamed climate change for the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in Europe, noting that 2022 was the second-worst year for wildfire damage on record after 2017.

China's Xi calls for measures to mitigate flooding amid economic downturn

By Associated Press

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for measures to mitigate the effects of this year's disastrous flooding which has left scores dead and inflicted massive damage on crops, homes and infrastructure, including in and around Beijing.

Concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise after devastating fire in Maui

By Isabella O'Malley, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

“Climate gentrification” — the concept that changes in housing markets occur after extreme weather events — can result in new, expensive developments that make the area more tourist-friendly and can exclude local people.

Judge sides with young environmental activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The ruling Monday in the first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.

Inconsistent methods for counting U.S. heat deaths stymie public health efforts

By Anita Snow, Kendria LaFleur, Associated Press

Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don't really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world.