Climate Change

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…

An area completely destroyed by the flood is pictured in the Blessem district of Erftstadt, western Germany, on July 16, 2021. – The death toll from devastating floods in Germany reached 103 on July 16, local officials said, bringing the total number of deaths in Europe to at least 118.…

Topline As partisan debates rage on about urgent issues like the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, a new survey finds that Republicans have less confidence in science by nearly a third since 1975.  President Donald Trump dramatically removes his mask upon his return to the White House from Walter ...…

MATTHEW DALY and BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press July 15, 2021Updated: July 15, 2021 6:45 p.m. 1of3FILE - In this July 31, 2013, file photo, tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska.…

1of24Wildland firefighters watch and take video with their cellphones as a plane drops fire retardant on Harlow Ridge above the Lick Creek Fire, southwest of Asotin, Wash., Monday, July 12, 2021. The fire, which started last Wednesday, has now burned over 50,000 acres of land between Asotin County and Garfield…

NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have formed a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership to observe Earth and its changing environment.Read More

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India's poor can't afford to beat the heat By Bhuvan BAGGA Sri Ganganagar, India (AFP) July 10, 2021 Spain roasts in sizzling heat Madrid (AFP) July 11, 2021 - A heat wave enveloped much of Spain on Sunday, driving temperatures to extreme levels and sending locals and tourists scurrying for…

VENICE, Italy - G20 finance leaders recognized carbon pricing as a potential tool to address climate change for the first time in an official communique on Saturday, taking a tentative step towards promoting the idea and coordinating carbon reduction policies. The move marked a massive shift from the previous four…