Nov 14 WATCH: Biden blasts climate change denial as new report details harm to Americans’ daily lives By Seth Borenstein, Tammy Webber, Associated Press “Anyone who willfully denies the impact of climate change is condemning the American people to a very dangerous future. Impacts are only going to get worse, more frequent, more ferocious and more costly,” President Joe Biden said, noting that disasters… Continue reading
Nov 03 European death toll climbs to 12 as widespread flooding from storm Ciarán hits Italy By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Italian Civil Protection authorities said nearly 8 inches of rain fell in a three-hour period from the coastal city of Livorno to the inland Mugello valley. Continue reading
Oct 30 Death toll from Hurricane Otis hits 48 with 36 missing as search and recovery continues By Megan Janetsky, Felix Marquez, Associated Press Mexican authorities have raised the toll to 48 dead from Hurricane Otis, days after the fierce Category 5 storm struck the country’s southern Pacific coast and the tourist city of Acapulco. Continue reading
Oct 30 Extreme weather creates a scary sight for U.S. pumpkin patches this year By Melina Walling, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press Some pumpkin farmers in the West, particularly wholesalers in places like Colorado and New Mexico, are feeling the pinching effects of drought. Continue reading
Oct 04 Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on climate change as planet nears ‘point of no return’ By Nicole Winfield, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Using precise scientific data, sharp diplomatic arguments and a sprinkling of theological reasoning, Francis delivered a moral imperative for the world to transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 5:02 West Maui residents ask to delay reopening as officials look to restart tourist economy By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Dorothy Hastings, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane Children will return to schools in Lahaina, Hawaii, starting next month and tourists will also be allowed back into parts of western Maui nearly two months after the devastating fires there. Officials are trying to help restart an economy that… Continue watching
Sep 15 Climate protesters worldwide call for end to fossil fuels amid escalating weather extremes By Associated Press The global strike is driven by several mostly youth-led local and global climate groups and organizations, including Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future movement and takes place in dozens of countries in hundreds of cities. Continue reading
Sep 15 New England braces for Hurricane Lee after days of extreme weather By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press A tropical storm warning extended south through Massachusetts, with powerful winds forecast to arrive late Friday in southern New England. Maine and coastal Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were to see the brunt of the storm on Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 11 Public health officials in Greece warn against using floodwater, citing contamination risks By Associated Press The floods have caused damage over 700 square kilometers (270 square miles) in Greece’s central farming belt, destroyed homes and roads and left thousands of households without power and water for days. Continue reading
Sep 04 Roads out of Burning Man have dried up enough for festival-goers to leave, organizers say By Associated Press At least one death has been reported but festival organizers say it wasn't weather-related. Continue reading