climate change

A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 7, 2022 near Block Island, RI.

Politics & Government

Facing legislative failure, Biden announces incremental climate initiatives

3:36pm July 20, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

The president touted investments in extreme heat resilience and offshore wind at the site of a converted coal plant in Massachusetts, but stopped short of declaring a "climate emergency."

Katherine Morgan wipes sweat from her forehead while walking to work during a record-breaking heat wave in Portland in 2021. Scientists say that heat wave would have been virtually impossible without human caused climate change.

Science

Researchers can now explain how climate change is affecting your weather

4:15pm July 07, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.

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Mine workers are surrounded by dust as a drill bit chews into the wall of the mine.

In eastern Ukraine's coal fields, Russia's invasion sparks hopes of a comeback

2:11pm July 06, 2022

Ukraine's coal industry was in decline. Now miners find themselves in the middle of a war with Russia — and global demand for coal is rising.

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Wajahat Malik, right, and a Pakistan Navy seaman navigate the Indus River. Malik organized a 40-day expedition down the 2,000-mile river to document "the peoples, the cultures, the biodiversity and just whatever comes our way," he says — including the i

Floating in a rubber dinghy, a filmmaker documents the Indus River's water woes

12:54pm June 28, 2022

Pakistani filmmaker Wajahat Malik pulled together an expedition to raft down the 2,000-mile river. He hopes to reconnect people with the Indus, which is being threatened by overuse and climate change.

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Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on April 29.

Science

Factual climate change reporting can influence Americans positively, but not for long

9:45pm June 24, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Climate change has impacted the world's water, air and land masses. But today's news media isn't designed to reinforce public belief, say researchers.

Carlos and Jessica Deviana sit in the back of their father's SUV, which they were using as a bedroom after Hurricane Michael destroyed their home in Panama City, Fla., in October 2018.

Environment

You've likely been affected by climate change. Your long-term finances might be, too

5:36pm June 21, 2022

by Rebecca Hersher

Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.

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People wade through flooded waters in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Saturday, June 18, 2022. At least 18 people have died as floods cut a swatch across northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater.

World News

18 dead in India, Bangladesh floods; millions without homes

6:11am June 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

At least 18 people have died as massive floods ravaged northeastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater and severing transport links.

The Liddell Power Station, left, and Bayswater Power Station, coal-powered thermal power station are pictured near Muswellbrook in the Hunter Valley, Australia on Nov. 2, 2021.

Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43%

2:50am June 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

The new government may face pressure to set even more ambitious goals for a country that is one of the world's largest exporters of coal and liquified natural gas.

A diver explores Grecian shipwreck at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Hudson Canyon, a giant underwater chasm, could be the newest national marine sanctuary

7:02pm June 08, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

The site — comparable in size to the Grand Canyon — is about a hundred miles off the coast of New York City. It's home to a number of sensitive species including sperm whales and sea turtles.

A sign reads "Danger Extreme Heat Conditions Ahead" in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is threatened by climate change, on March 23 near Borrego Springs, Calif.

Hot weather could be getting in the way of good sleep, a new study finds

5:26pm May 23, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Scientists analyzed the correlation between sleep activity and hot nighttime temperatures. A lack of sleep is a risk factor for physical and mental health problems.