Climate Sticking Point: Who Cuts And By How Much?
On the final day of the latest round of climate talks, rich and poor nations meeting in Lima, Peru, have yet to agree on the central issue of emissions targets.
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2014 To Be Warmest Year On Record, U.N. Weather Agency Says
The World Meteorological Organization says that so far, 2014 is 1.03 degrees Fahrenheit above a benchmark average. It would be the 38th consecutive year with an above normal global average, it says.
World Climate Talks In Lima Aim To Move Beyond Kyoto Treaty
Unlike the 1997 Kyoto treaty, the plan on the negotiating table in Lima this week asks every country, developed and developing, to limit carbon emissions. Each nation would set its own target.
Climate Change To Make Lightning More Common, Study Says
Researchers writing in the journal Science say that if the rate of global warming goes unchecked, the frequency of lightning strikes will increase by 50 percent.
China And U.S., Titans Of Carbon Pollution, Move To Cut Gases
China and the U.S. account for more than a third of greenhouse gases — making it vital that any broad climate plans include the pair.
Republican Sweep Highlights Climate Change Politics In Alaska
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is set to head the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It can be easier for her oil-reliant state to adapt to the changing climate rather than address its causes.
U.N.: End Greenhouse Emissions By 2100 Or Risk 'Irreversible' Damage
A new report says that if human-produced, heat-trapping gases aren't phased out by the end of the century, there will be "severe, pervasive and irreversible" consequences.
Climate Change Has Coffee Growers In Haiti Seeking Higher Ground
Haiti's once-flourishing coffee trade has been badly battered. The latest threat: climate change. Locals who still rely on coffee for their livelihood must learn to grow it in changing climes.
N.J. Braces For Future Disasters By Fleeing, And Fortifying, The Coast
Federal funds are supporting two different disaster-prevention approaches — coastal retreat, or people leaving flood zones, and coastal defense, or building infrastructure to protect at-risk areas.
Climate Change Worsens Coastal Flooding From High Tides
Flooding from extreme tidal swings was once just a rare nuisance for coastal cities. But rising sea levels have increased the frequency of these nuisance floods as much as tenfold since the 1960s.