Dec 20 Pilot races to photograph melting glaciers as climate clock ticks By Nat Castañeda, Associated Press Glaciers aren’t static. In a world that’s getting warmer, they’re getting smaller. Continue reading
Dec 20 As tech advances, converting classic cars to electric grows in popularity By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press A small but expanding group of tinkerers, racers, engineers and entrepreneurs across the country are converting vintage cars and trucks into greener electric vehicles, in part due to recent advances in battery technology. Continue reading
Dec 19 United Nations conference reaches historic biodiversity agreement By Michael Casey, Associated Press Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world's lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: State Department applauds UN biodiversity agreement By Associated Press The Biden administration applauded an agreement reached at a U.N. conference early Monday that represents a significant effort to combat the growing biodiversity crisis. Continue reading
Dec 19 UN head says climate plans ‘falling woefully short,’ urges action to avoid catastrophe By Associated Press The head of the United Nations on Monday urged world leaders to take "credible" new action to curb climate change, warning that efforts so far fall short of what's needed to avert catastrophe. Continue reading
Dec 17 Key issues unresolved as UN biodiversity summit reaches final days By Michael Casey, Associated Press Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world's nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions of dollars to developing countries to fund those efforts. Continue reading
Dec 17 How mistletoes are expected to fare on a warming planet By Nicola Jones, Knowable Magazine Can the famous parasitic plants help animals to survive climate change, or will they be killed off by extreme weather?… Continue reading
Dec 16 Malaysia campground landslide kills 21 people, leaves 12 more missing By Eileen Ng, Syawalludin Zain, Associated Press A thunderous crush of soil and debris has killed 21 people, including several children, at a campground in Malaysia. Continue reading
Dec 15 At least 3 dead, thousands without power as tornadoes rip through Louisiana By Jake Bleiberg, Kevin McGill, Associated Press A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were… Continue reading
Dec 12 G7 establishes global club to fight climate change By Associated Press The Group of Seven leading economies have created an open and international climate club in which countries are to cooperate in the fight against global warming. Continue reading