Oct 19 Insurers withdraw from fossil fuel projects amid climate change fears By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Environmental campaigners are welcoming moves by insurance companies to exclude coverage for fossil fuel projects because of climate change. More than a dozen groups that track the industry say more than half of top insurers have adopted policies against coal,… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 8:50 Utah's Great Salt Lake shrinks to unsustainable levels amid a decades-long megadrought By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Ryan Connelly Holmes The Great Salt Lake in Utah is the largest body of water in the western hemisphere without an outlet to the sea. Its levels fluctuate naturally, but scientists say the record-low water levels the lake has seen in recent years… Continue watching
Oct 18 Biden looks to increase oil supplies ahead of midterms By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Administration officials have teased that additional oil can be released from the U.S. strategic reserve as part of a response to recent production cuts announced by nations in OPEC+. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 10:15 How climate change is impacting the wine and spirits industries From destructive wildfires to floods that threaten grape and grain harvests, climate change is altering the nature of wine and spirit production around the world. Food and travel writer Brian Freedman's new book, "Crushed," captures how growers and producers are… Continue watching
Oct 13 'We're on our own.' How people with disabilities are left out of climate planning By Drew Costley, Associated Press As climate-related disasters become more common and more severe, most countries in the world are “neglecting their obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of persons with disabilities in their responses to the climate crisis,” according to a June… Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Biden delivers virtual remarks at the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control By Associated Press President Joe Biden thanked the nation's firefighters Tuesday during a virtual address to the Summit on Fire Prevention and Control. Continue reading
Oct 07 Germany wants to put climate losses on agenda at UN talks By Associated Press Germany's foreign minister says her country wants the huge economic damage resulting from global warming to be discussed at this year's United Nations climate talks. Continue reading
Oct 05 Climate change made global summer droughts 20 times more likely By Drew Costley, Associated Press Widespread drought that dried up large parts of Europe, the United States and China this past summer was made 20 times more likely by climate change, according to a new study. Continue reading
Oct 05 Asian Development Bank to provide $2.5 billion to flood-ravaged Pakistan By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan's Finance Ministry says the Asian Development Bank will provide $2.5 billion in aid to the impoverished flood-affected country, where climate-induced deluges of rain have killed nearly 1,700 people since-mid- June. Continue reading
Oct 03 UN chief says the world is in 'life-or-death struggle' for survival By Edith M. Lederer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press He accused the world's 20 wealthiest countries of failing to do enough to stop the planet from overheating. The U.N. chief told reporters Monday that emissions of global-warming greenhouse gases are at "an all-time high and rising."… Continue reading