Climate change is already affecting the world in powerful ways. But it could also drive mass migration and reshape societies as its consequences add up.
Tag: Global Warming
Here’s Where Global Heat Records Stand So Far in July
Average temperatures for the entire globe have been at their highest on record, scientists said.
She’s on a Mission From God: Suing Big Oil for Climate Damages
A lawyer started small with a creative tactic. It grew into an effort that could force fossil fuel companies to pay hundreds of billions in damages.
China Rejects Pressure From U.S. to Do More to Address Climate Change
John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, emerges from talks in Beijing without a new agreement. But just talking is progress, he said.
How the World’s Two Largest Polluters, U.S. and China, Stack Up
From gas emissions to electric vehicles, here is how the world’s two biggest economies — and polluters — compare on taking steps to confront climate change.
Spain, Facing a Future of Drought, Turns to Medieval Solutions
Acequias, a network of water channels created by the Moors over 1,000 years ago, are being excavated and brought back to life to adapt to the crises of climate change.
Extreme Heat Grips 3 Continents as Climate Change Warms Earth
Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blistering conditions. The U.S. special envoy for climate change called it “a threat to all of humankind.”
The Economic Fallout From Extreme Heat Will Rise Over Time
Among the costs of very high temperatures: reduced labor productivity, damaged crops, higher mortality rates, trade disruption and dampened investment.
As China Bakes in Record Heat, John Kerry Presses Beijing on Climate Change
The extreme heat wave choking China has become a talking point for John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, in his meetings with officials in Beijing.
Kerry Says U.S. and China Must Set Aside Politics to Tackle Climate Change
John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, is in Beijing for three days of talks between the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gas pollution.