Climate Change

In 2010, Brad St. Pierre and his wife, Christine, moved from California to Fairbanks, Alaska, to work as farmers. “People thought we were crazy,” Brad said. “They were, like, ‘You can grow things in Alaska?’ ” Their new home, not far from where Christine grew up, was as far north as…

For years, outrage over the high-carbon consumption of the rich and famous in the face of climate change has stirred passionate outrage and accusations of hypocrisy, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s private jet rides to Bill Gates’s yacht. This summer the outrage has hit a fever pitch. First, social media buzzed over…

CLIMATEWIRE | The Dallas area is still reeling from record-breaking downpours that triggered flash floods across northeastern Texas last week. The event swamped houses, submerged vehicles and prompted hundreds of emergency rescues. At least one death has been reported so far. The sheer volume of rain was stunning, with some locations…

The flooding has prompted warnings from activists that the effects of climate change are being disproportionately felt by countries that have done little to contribute to it. Fahad Saeed, an Islamabad-based analyst for Climate Analytics, said the group's analysis showed the recent heat wave that saw temperatures soar past 122…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR RNZ 30 Aug, 2022 04:32 AM4 mins to read A new paper shows that ice melt from Greenland alone will cause an inevitable sea level rise of around quarter of a metre. Photo / 123rf By Hamish Cardwell of RNZ An ominous…

Richer countries have a "responsibility" to help Pakistan deal with flooding and prevent future disasters because they've caused climate change, its planning minister has said. More than 1,000 people are reported to have died so far and over a million homes have been damaged. Historic monsoon rains have also swept…

Meet Tanmoy Mukherjee, our Under2Coalition State Climate Fellow in Bihar. Tanmoy works with the Department of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Government of Bihar, contributing to the State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC). Read our interview below to find out more about Tanmoy’s fellowship and the unique opportunities Bihar…

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Participates in Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar Campaign at Puducherry Clean Coast, Safe Sea Campaign A 75-Day Citizen-Led Initiative Aimed at Improving the Coastal And Ocean Health Via Community ActionUnion Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate…

Even relatively modest climate warming and associated precipitation shifts may dramatically alter Earth's northernmost forests. The woodlands constitute one of the planet's largest nearly intact forested ecosystems and are home to a big chunk of the planet's terrestrial carbon. That's the main finding from a U.S. National Science Foundation-supported experiment…

The Quebec union also calls for more daycare spaces and commitments to fight racism and climate change. Author of the article: FIQ members hold a spontaneous protest in 2020. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette files SAGUENAY — If they want the support of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé…