Science Jul 06 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
Science Oct 23 Key chunk of Antarctica destined to melt even if humanity slashes carbon emissions, study says The study's lead author says the full melt will take hundreds of years, but its slow addition of nearly 6 feet to sea levels will reshape where and how people live in the future. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Aug 10 A billion-dollar coastal restoration project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise? If the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project works as intended, solids in the river water will settle out in the basin and gradually restore land that has been steadily eroding for decades. By Kevin McGill, Associated Press
Science Mar 20 Humanity can still stop worst consequences of climate change, but time is running out, IPCC warns This is likely the last warning the IPCC will be able to make about the 1.5 mark because their next set of reports will likely come after Earth has either breached the mark or locked into exceeding it soon, several… By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press
World Sep 09 African nations to face increasingly costly damage fueled by climate change A new report's findings stirred renewed calls for compensation for the continent by many who believe rich nations that emit far more planet-warming gases into the atmosphere should foot the bill for climate catastrophes. By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press
Feb 17 A new report predicts more frequent, destructive flooding. What drives sea level rise? By Jianjun Yin, The Conversation A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts. Continue reading
Feb 16 U.S. sea levels could rise more than a foot over the next 30 years By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A federal report warns that America's coasts will be hit hard by ever faster sea level rise between now and the year 2050. Continue reading
Oct 01 Cavers descend into the ‘Well of Hell,’ new clues about humans’ arrival in North America and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North… Continue reading
Apr 14 Seychelles president’s underwater speech: Protect our oceans By David Keyton, Associated Press In a striking speech delivered from deep below the ocean’s surface, the Seychelles president on Sunday made a global plea for stronger protection of the “beating blue heart of our planet.”… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 9:57 As seas continue to rise, New Jersey buys residents out of flood zones By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents live in flood zones that can become inundated with storm water. But the state is trying to move some of them out of harm's way in one of the biggest home buyout programs… Continue watching