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
Jan 11 Watch 8:22 More homes using heat pumps as cheaper, greener alternative to fossil fuels By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman U.S. emissions fell during the height of the pandemic as people were stuck at home, but that changed as the pandemic eased. Many researchers, scientists and lawmakers argue that Americans need to reduce their use of fossil fuels much sooner… Continue watching
Jan 11 Climate change helped fuel 18 billion-dollar disasters in 2022, NOAA says By Stacy Morford, Angela Antipova, Dorian J. Burnette, Mathew Barlow, Ray Lombardi, Shuang-Ye Wu, Suzana J. Camargo, The Conversation A monster hurricane, destructive storms and a drought that disrupted business across the economy led the list of the year’s costliest disasters. Continue reading
Jan 11 Report warns the cost-of-living crisis may overshadow climate change By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press A report by the World Economic Forum says climate change is the global economy's biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 5:24 New study outlines grim future for hundreds of thousands of glaciers With planet-warming emissions on the rise, scientists worry about melting glaciers and the onslaught of repercussions. A new study published in the Journal of Science looks at the future of hundreds of thousands of glaciers, and what we can expect. Continue watching
Jan 10 Hurricane Ian, drought conditions amplified 2022 U.S. weather extremes By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press America's onslaught of costly weather disasters remains stuck in high gear. Federal climate scientists say that 2022 had 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage. Continue reading
Jan 05 Two-thirds of glaciers are on track to disappear by 2100, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out of existence by the end of the century at current climate change trends, according to a new study. But if the world can… Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 7:36 Mismanagement complicates Pakistan’s long recovery from deadly floods By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Four months after a third of the country was underwater, Pakistan is still struggling to recover. The disaster affected more than 30 million people and is seen as a warning for other climate-vulnerable countries. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports,… Continue watching
Jan 02 Unseasonably warm winter means snow shortage on Alpine slopes By Jamey Keaten, John Leicester, Associated Press Much of the Alps just don't look right for this time of year. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 13:52 The highs and lows that defined the news of 2022 By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Sarah Clune Hartman, Claire Mufson As we wrap up 2022, we take a look back at some of the biggest moments that shaped the past year, and how the PBS NewsHour covered them. Continue watching