Aug 08 European scientists officially declare July as record-breaking hottest month ever recorded By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Now that last month's sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 8:44 Tunisia, EU scrutinized for harsh treatment of migrants along route from Africa to Europe By Malcolm Brabant and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow Crews have given up hope of finding nearly 30 migrants thrown into the sea after setting sail from Tunisia. It happened as human rights groups called on Tunisia’s president to save migrants trapped on the border with Libya. The crisis… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Jurors recommended death penalty for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman In our news wrap Wednesday, jurors recommended the death penalty for the gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Beijing and the surrounding region are awash in severe flooding after the heaviest rain in 140 years, the American… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 3:25 Heat Diaries: What it's like living through Phoenix's historic heat wave By John Yang, Harry Zahn Phoenix, Arizona has been hotter for longer than any other big U.S. city this summer, with a record 30 consecutive days of highs above 110 degrees Fahrenheit. We hear first-hand accounts from some of those sweltering in the heat, including… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 2:14 News Wrap: Possible break from heat wave coming for parts of U.S. In our news wrap Saturday, some relief from the hottest July on record is on the way for many Americans while others continue to bake from the heat, Trump made his first public appearance since three new felony charges were… Continue watching
Jul 29 Late arriving monsoon rains expected to bring relief to heat-blasted Southwest By Anita Snow, Associated Press A historic heat wave that turned the U.S. Southwest into a blast furnace throughout July is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains. Continue reading
Jul 29 Analysis: Is it actually hotter now than any time in the last 100,000 years? By Darrell Kaufman, The Conversation A paleoclimate scientist who studies temperatures of the past explains what we can confidently say about when Earth was last this hot. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Wildfires trigger explosions in Greece as flames reach ammunitions depot In our news wrap Thursday, wildfires in Greece triggered a series of explosions as flames reached an ammunitions dump, climate scientists confirmed July is on track to be the hottest month on record, fighting intensified in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 7:00 Florida county urges state to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Shoshana Dubnow People working outdoors are among the most likely to suffer the consequences during heat waves. President Biden announced the Department of Labor will develop an alert to signal to employers and employees when heat is dangerous. Florida is one state… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 6:11 How urban heat islands make the impacts of excessive heat worse By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow Living in certain parts of a city can make the impacts of extreme heat worse. That’s because of a phenomenon called the urban heat island effect. A recent report by the research group Climate Central showed that more than 40… Continue watching