Jan 18 Latest ice core analysis shows sharp warming spike in Greenland By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press New ice core data shows Greenland is the warmest it's been in more than 1,000 years. Until Wednesday's study, scientists didn't have recent ice core data. The last ice core was from 1995. Continue reading
Jan 17 Scientists consider moving species as a last resort amid climate change By Christina Larson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press The once-controversial idea of relocating an imperiled species to another island, country or continent for conservation is gaining increasing acceptance among scientists as a measure of last resort. Continue reading
Jan 17 Police carry Greta Thunberg, other activists away at German coal mine protest By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press German news agency dpa is reporting that Swedish climate activist Great Thunberg and several other protesters have been carried away by German police from the edge of an open coal pit mine. Continue reading
Jan 17 African activists question credibility of upcoming UN climate talks By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press The criticism follows Thursday’s announcement that oil executive Sultan al-Jaber will lead the next round of U.N. climate talks, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates beginning in late November. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:17 Will climate change lead to more intense weather events? By Laura Barrón-López, Mary Fecteau, Mike Fritz While California continues to be inundated by storms and millions of residents remain under flood watches, western New York is still recovering from last month’s historic blizzard that dumped more than four feet of snow on Buffalo. Laura Barrón-López examines… Continue watching
Jan 16 John Kerry says he backs appointment of UAE oil chief to lead COP28 climate talks By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press U.S. climate envoy John Kerry backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects. Continue reading
Jan 15 How California is tackling the increasing threat of mudslides By Julie Watson, Doug Glass, Associated Press Relentless storms from a series of atmospheric rivers have saturated the steep mountains and bald hillsides scarred from wildfires along much of California's long coastline, causing hundreds of landslides this month. Continue reading
Jan 13 Explaining the forces that fueled Alabama’s deadly tornado By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Experts say a natural La Nina weather pattern, unusually warm moist air juiced by climate change, and long-term shift in where tornadoes hit all are factors in Thursday's devastating tornado in Alabama. Continue reading
Jan 13 Tornado death toll grows in Alabama and Georgia By Kim Chandler, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barreled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, a flashpoint of… Continue reading
Jan 12 LISTEN: NASA says 2022 was one of the warmest years on record By Associated Press Earth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday. Continue reading