Climate Change

US President Joe Biden met his South Korean counterpart at the White House for bilateral talks. Both leaders have pledged to work closely toward the de-nuclearization of the Korean peninsula as well as address the issue of COVID vaccines, trade and climate change. The South Korean President Moon Jae-in is…

Climate change could wreak havoc on nearly every aspect of life, and the U.S. financial system is no exception: Local housing market crashes and absurdly high insurance premiums are just two potential examples of the fallout. The federal government is beginning to act on these possibilities. On Thursday, President Joe…

President Biden issued a major executive order on Thursday requiring federal agencies to analyze and mitigate the financial risks of climate change. “Our modern financial system was built on the assumption that the climate was stable,” said Brian Deese, the chairman of the National Economic Council. “And today it’s clear…

A look at why some experts say urban gardening can help mitigate some of the worst impacts of climate change in cities, such as soil erosion and flooding. Jewel Gomes experiments with crops not normally grown in Ontario in her Toronto backyard. (Inayat Singh/CBC)Jewel Gomes is getting ready for another…

Three temporal stages of an overwintering fire in Alaska, USA: a seemingly extinguished fire at the end of the fire season in 2015 (Left), a snow-covered fire scar during winter (Middle), and a re-emerging zombie fire during the spring of 2016 (Right). Satellite image color composite are from Landsat. Credit:…

To have any hope of tackling climate change, we must alter many aspects of society, says sustainability researcher Kimberly Nicholas – but meeting that challenge can give meaning to our lives Environment 19 May 2021 By Richard Webb Rocio Montoya “TO 2030. I hope we did right by you”. It…

John Kerry’s interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr on Sunday was a masterclass in equivocation. The first-ever special presidential envoy for climate replied to each of Marr’s clear, direct questions on how the United States plans to phase out fossil fuels with vague references to President Biden’s commitment to decarbonization…

Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation's costliest weather disasters, a new study said. During Sandy — a late fall freak combination of a hurricane and other storms that struck New York and surrounding areas — the seas were almost…

Home News Limestone Karsts in South Sulawesi, Indonesia contain many of the ancient cave art drawings. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Some of the world's earliest cave art, including the oldest-known hand stencil drawing, is degenerating at an "alarming rate" due to climate change, according to a new study. The island of…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis met with John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, in a private meeting at the Vatican on Saturday (May 15). Kerry praised the pontiff for his leadership and advocacy for the environment, calling him “one of the most powerful voices on the…