On the heels of Earth’s warmest year, January was the eighth month in a row in which global temperatures blew past previous records.
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Making Farming More Climate Friendly Is Hard. Just Ask Europe’s Politicians.
Farmer protests across the continent have triggered a rollback of ambitious rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
Climate Information on Trial: Michael Mann’s Defamation Trial Wraps Up
The scientist Michael Mann is challenging attacks on his work in a defamation suit that’s taken 12 years to come to trial.
The Fingerprints on Chile’s Fires and California Floods: El Niño and Warming
Two disasters, far apart, show how a dangerous climate cocktail can devastate places known for mild weather.
Scientists Use Sea Sponges to Study Global Warming Back to 1700
Research on a long-lived but rarely seen species in the Caribbean is helping scientists piece together a revised history of climate change.
Bank of America Pledged to Stop Financing Coal. Now It’s Backtracking.
The changes come as Republican lawmakers step up efforts to punish businesses that consider climate change and the environment in their operations.
U.N. Climate Chief Warns Countries Against ‘Hiding Behind Loopholes’
Simon Stiell used a speech in Azerbaijan to set expectations for global climate negotiations there this year.
Ex-Im Bank Faces Push Back on Funding of LNG Terminal in Papua New Guinea
After the recent decision to pause the approval process on a giant new export terminal in Louisiana, activists are hoping to stop American money from supporting a project in Papua New Guinea.
Where Groundwater Levels Are Falling, and Rising, Worldwide
Data from more than 1,000 aquifers reveal widespread decline, but improvement in some places shows the trend can be reversed.
Is Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas Cruise Ship Really Sustainable?
The newly christened Icon of the Seas is filled with energy-efficient technology. But some climate experts say the biggest challenge with a ship that can accommodate nearly 8,000 people is its size.