Climate Change

The same could not be said of all atmospheric rivers, however: Theyve caused almost $51 billion in flood damages across the West over 40 years, a new report by Mr. Ralphs colleagues found. In fact, atmospheric rivers cause an average of $1 billion of damage …

A deluge so extreme hit Northern California in late February 2019 that a news photographer spotted a man rowing through town in a garbage dumpster. This type of common winter storm is called an atmospheric river, a formidable band of moisture (sometimes dubb…

The great french fry shortage of 2020 may be upon us

Particulates are just one component of air pollution, but they pose a significant health riskespecially the ones that are smaller than 2.5 microns. Particulate pollution can aggravate asthma and can contribute to heart disease, stroke, and other health condit…

The trio will help power Amazon Web Services data centers and, in Spain, Amazon's European fulfillment network (read: warehouses). Amazon didn't have a time frame for when the facilities would be ready. These efforts nudge Amazon closer to its goal of runnin…

COP25: WWF and Prado Museum use art to show climate change

(CNN)Women are at risk of giving birth early due to warmer temperatures brought on by the climate crisis, a new study finds. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that on days when temperatures soar past 90 degrees Fahrenhei…

International climate talks kicked off on Monday in Madrid, and a delegation of House Democrats showed up to tell the world how much they care about climate change. But they actually revealed, uh, how little action theyve actually taken to appropriately addre…

Image copyrightDean Sewell / GreenpeaceImage caption Ms Plesman placed the charred remains of her home outside parliament in Canberra on Monday A woman in Australia has placed the remains of her home outside the country's parliament building, calling for a…

Image copyrightCOP25Image caption Three women will run the meeting: Spanish minister Teresa Ribera, COP President Carolina Schmidt and UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa Political leaders and climate diplomats are to meet in Madrid for two weeks of talks a…