Jan 19 Musk's Twitter changes put 'rocket boosters' on climate change misinformation By David Klepper, Associated Press Analysts at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue find searches for information about climate change turned up recommendations for content that denied the reality of climate change or made misleading claims about efforts to mitigate its effects. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden gives remarks during tour of California storm damage, recovery effort By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden walked along the splintered boardwalk and heard from business owners struggling to repair damage to their shops after deadly storms caused devastation across the region and killed more than 20 people statewide. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 7:12 Pakistanis build climate-resilient homes in aftermath of devastating floods By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Pakistan is struggling to recover from last year’s cataclysmic flooding that killed more than 1,700. It was the latest in a string of weather-related disasters the country has faced over the past two decades, prompting calls to make hard-hit communities… Continue watching
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