Climate Change

After tornadoes barreled through six U.S. states late last week, killing at least 88 people and flattening warehouses, nursing homes, and factories, many were quick to blame the warming climate for at least some of the damages.  Over the weekend, many in the news media speculated that global warming may…

Author of the article: Megan Gillis A quiet day as pedestrians are seen through holiday decorations walking along Sparks Street in Ottawa on Monday. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia A special weather statement is in effect for Ottawa with the potential that precipitation predicted to start Wednesday afternoon could fall…

Left-wing Marvel movie star Mark Ruffalo joined the left-wing craze of blaming the horrific and deadly tornado disaster in Kentucky and several states on climate change. Sharing an article from The Guardian announcing the tragic death of at least 70 people during the disaster, Ruffalo tweeted over the weekend: “This is…

Image: Scott Olson/Getty Images A record-breaking tornado that hit Kentucky over the weekend is sounding alarm bells about the role of climate change in environmental disasters in land-locked states. While it’s difficult to directly attribute any one disaster to climate change, the type of devastating tornado seen in Kentucky over…

CLAIM: The devastating Kentucky tornado is the result of a warmer climate, which is making storms more frequent. VERDICT: UNCERTAIN. Scientists do not actually know if there is a correlation between storms and a warmer climate. President Joe Biden could not let a tragedy go by — even one of…

The devastating outbreak, which is expected to have claimed around 100 lives, and which included more than 30 tornado reports across six states, is an extremely rare event this late in the year Video Loading Video Unavailable US tornadoes: Storms cause severe damage in several US states Rescue workers continue…

Don't Look Up may be just another entry in the long line of disaster movies, but it's also one of the first to truly grapple with climate change. Disasterologists and literary experts say that is the natural evolution of storytelling now that climate change is a real part of everyday…

Late in 1966, in the sprawling computer lab of the Washington, D.C., office building that housed the United States Weather Bureau, Syukuro Manabe was waiting for a print job to finish. At stake was the fate of the planet. Manabe, who was thirty-five, had come to the U.S. from Japan…

Niger called Thursday for a UN resolution formally linking climate change and security issues around the world but Russia, China and India opposed the idea. President Mohamed Bazoum made the appeal at a meeting of the council, where his country holds the presidency in December. Niger hopes for a vote…

| Updated: Saturday, December 11, 2021, 0:55 New Delhi, Dec 10: The ongoing Winter Session entered the 10th day on Friday. The proceedings in Lok Sabha started with the discussion on Covid-19 booster shots and topics such as climate change and compensation were also discussed. Whereas Rajya Sabha functioned smoothly…