Feb 02 What humans can learn from some of nature's most skilled hibernators By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Here’s how a handful of species approach hibernation each winter and what their annual journeys tell us about what it means to go dormant. Continue reading
Feb 01 Winter storm brings 3rd day of troubles across the South By Associated Press Forecasters say bands of sleet already blamed for six deaths are causing dangerous conditions for a third day in several Southern states. Continue reading
Jan 30 Germany pledges $222 million for environmental projects in Brazil By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Germany announced on Monday that it would make 204 million euros ($222 million) available for environmental policies in Brazil. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 6:28 Earth's ozone layer continues to recover, scientists report By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery, Solveig Rennan, Azhar Merchant In one of the great environmental success stories of our time, scientists say that a 35-year-old agreement has resulted in the steady and promising recovery of the Earth's ozone layer, a critical protective shield that blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation from… Continue watching
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