Sep 01 Hawaii closes last coal-fired power plant in bid to fight climate change By Caleb Jones, Associated Press The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaii's only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when the state's dirtiest source of electricity burned its final pieces of fuel. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 8:45 Historic drought followed by flooding threatens crops and farms in East Africa By Fred de Sam Lazaro The toll from extreme weather has devastated vast regions of sub-Saharan Africa which are suffering from the worst drought conditions on record and a food crisis that ranges from severe to catastrophic. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at one… Continue watching
Aug 31 G20 environment officials meet in Bali to spur global climate change action By Fadlan Syam, Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Environment officials from G20 nations have met on Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks on climate action and the global impact of the war in Ukraine, with Indonesia's environment minister saying the world is already facing a climate crisis. Continue reading
Aug 31 U.N. weather agency predicts rare third consecutive La Nina in 2022 By Associated Press The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious "triple dip" — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 7:39 Pakistan, U.N. seek international aid amid catastrophic flooding that displaced millions By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi The United Nations is calling for $160 million in emergency funding to help Pakistan cope with catastrophic flooding. The disaster has killed more than 1,160 people, displaced millions, destroyed roads and crops and left one-third of the country, an area… Continue watching
Aug 30 U.N., Pakistan request $160 million in emergency aid for record-breaking floods U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres said Pakistan’s flooding, caused by weeks of unprecedented monsoon rains, were a signal to the world to step up action against climate change. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 8:54 Death toll in Pakistan passes 1,110 as monsoon floods reach historic levels By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Shoshana Dubnow Historic flooding in Pakistan has now killed 1,100 people and caused $10 billion in damage since mid-June. At least 33 million people have been impacted and one-third of the country is submerged. Sara Hayat, a lawyer specializing in climate change… Continue watching
Aug 29 Melting 'Zombie ice' from Greenland will raise sea level by 10 inches, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study finds that Greenland has more than 120 trillion tons of ice that can be thought of as zombie ice that's going to raise sea level globally by at least 10 inches. Continue reading
Aug 29 Over a 1,000 dead in Pakistan flooding, monsoon season 'climate catastrophe' By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Officials in Pakistan say deaths from widespread flooding have topped 1,000 since mid-June and the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe."… Continue reading
Aug 28 More than 1,000 dead in widespread Pakistan flooding since June By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis. Continue reading