Climate Change

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel made clear on Thursday she would keep working on issues such as climate change till her last day as chancellor but, inscrutable as ever, gave little away about her plans once she leaves office after a September 26 election. Merkel has led Germany for…

This story originally appeared via Reuters and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by The Nation and Columbia Journalism Review to strengthen coverage of the climate story. London—Climate change talks this year aimed at keeping global warming in check need to consign…

BEIJING —  Torrents of murky brown water gushed past the train window, flowing fast through the subway tunnel. Inside, passengers stood on top of seats, clutching their phones overhead as the muddy tide rose past their chests. Some gasped for air. Others sent desperate last messages to family members, telling them…

John Kerry has travelled the world in recent months including going to Moscow last week US climate envoy John Kerry has called on China to increase the speed and depth of its efforts to cut carbon. Without sufficient emissions reductions by China, Mr Kerry said, the global goal of keeping…

IMAGE: School of Jackfishin Sipadan Island, Malaysia view more  Credit: Emily Darling, Director, Coral Reef Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Millions of people in countries around the world could face an increased risk of malnutrition as climate change threatens their local fisheries. New projections examining more than 800 fish species in…

Climate change is here and it's real. No matter how much denial there continues to be, there's evidence of it every day. In recent weeks, the Pacific Northwest has been taking the brunt of it with wildfires and a heat wave that even melted key infrastructure like power lines on…

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The World Meteorological Organization is calling for action to halt climate change as extreme weather becomes the norm rather than the exception. Heavy rainfall this week has triggered devastating floods across western Europe, killing and injuring scores of people, destroying homes and livelihoods. At the same time, parts of Scandinavia…

A large iceberg is seen near the village of Innaarsuit, in Avannaata municipality, northwestern Greenland, on July 12, 2018. File Photo by Magnus Kristensen/EPA-EFE July 16 (UPI) -- The government of Greenland has announced that there won't be any new oil exploration now or in the future on the Arctic…