climate change
New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat
Environment
November 25, 2019
New photos vs old: comparisons show dramatic Swiss glacier retreat
THE FURKA PASS, Switzerland (Reuters) – On the hairpin bend of a Swiss mountain pass, a Victorian-era hotel built for…
Alaska Native ice cellars failing amid environmental changes
World
November 25, 2019
Alaska Native ice cellars failing amid environmental changes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For generations, people in Alaska’s far-north whaling villages have relied on hand-built ice cellars dug deep…
Australia bushfire smoke shoots Sydney into top 10 global pollution index
World
November 22, 2019
Australia bushfire smoke shoots Sydney into top 10 global pollution index
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) — The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever…
Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney
World
November 21, 2019
Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney
Australia’s Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government…
Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050
Environment
November 20, 2019
Climate impacts ‘to cost world $7.9 trillion’ by 2050
Climate change could directly cost the world economy US$7.9 trillion by mid-century as increased drought, flooding and crop failures hamper…
Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals
World
November 20, 2019
Planned fossil fuel output swamps Paris climate goals
Oil, gas and coal output already planned or in the pipeline will overwhelm efforts to cap global warming at levels…
Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises
World
November 19, 2019
Smoke haze blankets Sydney as bushfire threat rises
Sydney was shrouded in dangerous haze Tuesday as smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia’s eastern seaboard sent pollution levels soaring…
Australian man accused of starting bushfire to protect cannabis crop
World
November 17, 2019
Australian man accused of starting bushfire to protect cannabis crop
An Australian man has been accused of deliberately lighting a fire to protect his cannabis crop, sparking an out-of-control bushfire…
St Mark’s closed as Venice faces more floods
World
November 15, 2019
St Mark’s closed as Venice faces more floods
Flood-hit Venice braced for another exceptional high tide on Friday, with the mayor ordering St Mark’s square closed after Italy…
Trump ‘so extreme’ on climate he’s waking people up, Greta Thunberg tells AFP
Environment
November 13, 2019
Trump ‘so extreme’ on climate he’s waking people up, Greta Thunberg tells AFP
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s climate change denialism was “so extreme” that it…