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
Dec 20 UN biodiversity pact is historic, but past deals have fallen short By Michael Casey, Christina Larson, Associated Press A day after a historic biodiversity agreement was reached, countries now face pressure to deliver on the promises. Continue reading
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