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People search in flooded area following a downpour in Mokwa, Nigeria, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chenemi Bamaiyi)

Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods, thousands displaced

President Bola Tinubu said he had directed the activation of an emergency response to support victims and "accelerate" recovery.

Africa4 weeks ago

The map above locates Mokwa, Nigeria, where floods have submerged the town and caused at least 100 deaths. (AP Graphic)

Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall

Videos showed floodwaters covering neighborhoods and submerged homes, with their roofs barely visible above the brown currents.

Africa4 weeks ago

An aerial view shows the destruction of Blatten, Switzerland, Thursday, May 29, 2025, one day after a massive debris avalanche, triggered by the collapse of the Birch Glacier, swept down to the valley floor and demolished large parts of the village. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world

In Switzerland, the mountainside gave way Wednesday near the village of Blatten, in the southern Lötschental valley.

International4 weeks ago

A thick haze hangs over Manhattan in New York on July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

22 states sue New York, alleging environmental fund is unconstitutional

The law requires major fossil fuel companies to pay into the fund over the next quarter-century based on their past gas emissions.

New York State4 months ago

A woman cools herself with a fan during a hot day in London, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Last year's global average temperature easily passed 2023's record heat and kept pushing even higher.

Nationwide5 months ago

A worker does checks on battery storage pods at Orsted's Eleven Mile Solar Center lithium-ion battery storage energy facility, Feb. 29, 2024, in Coolidge, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

This ability to store large amounts of electricity in batteries was essentially nonexistent a decade ago.

Nationwide6 months ago

Chestnuts are displayed at a food vendor as a person dressed as Santa Claus offers rides, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)

'Tis the season for roasting chestnuts. But in the U.S., native ones are almost gone

The American variety has been mostly wiped out by an invasive fungal blight since the 1930s.

Nationwide6 months ago

The world's most polluting cities are revealed at COP29 as frustration grows at fossil fuel presence

Cities in Asia and the U.S. emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, according to new data that combines observations and AI.

International7 months ago

WEATHER

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WEATHER

Climate change likely played a role in the impact Helene had on western N.C.

A warming climate is leading to more frequent heavy rainfall events.

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North Carolina7 months ago

Energy Department announces $2 billion in investments for grid resilience

Energy Dept. announces $2B in investments in grid resilience

The money will help some utilities put transmission cables underground or upgrade them with technology to re-route electricity during storms.

Washington, D.C.8 months ago

TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY

Energy Dept. opens applications for $900M in nuclear power grants

The grants are available for companies and utilities to build small modular reactors.

Washington, D.C.8 months ago

The sun on a summer day in the San Fernando Valley

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California voters to decide on $10 billion climate change borrowing plan

Proposition 4 will be on the November ballot for voters to decide.

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Los Angeles11 months ago

Wolfgang Busch is a professor at the Salk Institute. (Spectrum News/Bree Steffen)

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Salk scientists discover heat triggers rapid root growth in plants, but drains them of important nutrients

The findings will be used to engineer crops that are more resilient to climate change.

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San Diego1 year ago

CLIMATE CHANGE

Braxton Hicks, 7, of Livingston, Texas, holds his face to a portable fan to cool off during the DYB, formerly Dixie Youth Baseball, Little League tournament in Ruston, La., Aug. 9, 2023. Braxton Hicks, 7, of Livingston, Texas, holds his face to a portable fan to cool off during the DYB, formerly Dixie Youth Baseball, Little League tournament in Ruston, La., Aug. 9, 2023.

CLIMATE CHANGE

New study finds Earth warming at record rate, but no evidence of climate change accelerating

The group of 57 scientists from around the world used United Nations-approved methods to examine what's behind last year's deadly burst of heat.

International1 year ago

Vice President Kamala Harris walks off of an electric school bus during a tour at Meridian High School, in Falls Church, Va., Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Biden administration distributes $900 million to school districts for electric buses

Electrifying the entire U.S. school bus fleet could cost as much as $200 billion, one study found.

Washington, D.C.1 year ago

A man salvages a cart and other material as water flows on to the Kuakata beach on the coast of Bay of Bengal caused by the advancing Cyclone Remal in Barisal, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdul Goni)

Bangladesh evacuates hundreds of thousands as a severe cyclone approaches

The region's coasts are often hit by cyclones, but changing climate patterns have caused them to become more intense.

International1 year ago

Transportation Department funds resilience projects in 39 states to battle fires, floods and drought

$830 million will help bridges, roads, rail, public transit and other infrastructure become more resilient to the effects of climate change.

Washington, D.C.1 year ago

CLIMATE CHANGE

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and inflation will rise as temperatures climb.

Los Angeles1 year ago

WMO State of the Global Climate report 2023

2023 was a record year for ocean temperatures, glacier retreat

The World Meteorological Organization State of the Global Climate report found records were broken in several areas.

Los Angeles1 year ago

In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA's 'good neighbor' rule on power plant pollution

The “good neighbor” rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas

Nationwide1 year ago

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National climate study pinpoints San Diego's issues

A new report highlights ways to advance resilience in San Diego.

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San Diego1 year ago

Business and agricultural groups sue California over new climate disclosure laws

The groups argue the policies overstep on the federal government's authority to regulate emissions nationwide.

Sacramento1 year ago

Destroyed property is seen, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina.

Hawaii1 year ago

Wind turbines are silhouetted against the sky at sunset Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, near Ellsworth, Kan. The 300-foot-tall turbines are among the 134 units comprising the Post Rock Wind Farm. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects

Nationwide, and at least 228 restrictions in 35 states have been imposed to stop green energy projects.

Nationwide1 year ago