Climate Change

Jerome Powell waits to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on his nomination to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comNov 29 (Reuters) - The New York Federal Reserve…

Researchers release an Argo float into the Southern Ocean. Credit: Isa Rosso/SOCCOM A change in the Southern Ocean, the region absorbing the most human-induced warming globally, is detected by new technology. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the only ocean current that circumnavigates the planet, is speeding up. For the first…

Current research regarding vector-borne disease prevalence in the Arctic and its effects on both wildlife and people is limited. Author of the article: Brooke Kleiboer Western College of Veterinary Medicine PhD student Kayla Buhler works with wildlife to identify pathways of disease transmission in the Canadian Arctic. Supplied photo University…

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, says the country has made a strong statement to the world by the signing of the climate change bill into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at a weekly ministerial briefing Thursday, Mrs Ikeazor said with the step taken immediately after Cop26,…

Vancouver - An "extraordinary" amount of rain has fallen on British Columbia this fall, saturating the ground and making disasters like the one that struck the province earlier this month more likely, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The situation has prompted the weather agency to issue an unprecedented…

Author of the article: Megan Gillis FILE: A pedestrian deals with soggy conditions. Snow is in the forecast. Photo by Wayne Cuddington /Postmedia Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for Friday. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The…

Severe flooding resulting from huge monsoon rains destroyed the city and forced its inhabitants to flee, researchers say They looked to cave stalagmites for clues on the climatic conditions, to find out why the advanced culture came to an abrupt end Published: 8:30pm, 26 Nov, 2021 Updated: 8:30pm, 26 Nov,…

Cranberries are a staple in many Thanksgiving meals. But this year, the trip these little fruits made to your table was a bit more challenging. That’s because warmer weather and record rainfall caused by climate change are making the berries grow more slowly. Eric Fisher got waist-deep at a Massachusetts…

In Tampa, Florida, a food bank is giving away what they’re calling “paper turkeys” — gift cards — instead of real turkeys. In Colorado Springs, Colorado, one food bank doesn’t have cranberry sauce or stuffing. In Alameda County, California, another is swapping out turkey for chicken. This holiday season, food…

(WASHINGTON) — Democrats and climate activists generally supported President Joe Biden’s decision to release a record 50 million barrels of oil from America’s strategic reserve, even as the move appeared to contradict his long-term vision of combating climate change. The U.S. action, announced Tuesday in coordination with countries such as…