Wildfires, Once Confined to a Season, Burn Earlier and Longer
Matt Richtel and Fernanda Santos
The first Alaska wildfire of 2016 broke out in late February, followed by a second there just eight days later.
Matt Richtel and Fernanda Santos
The first Alaska wildfire of 2016 broke out in late February, followed by a second there just eight days later.
Tom Randall
Humanity's experiment with planetary warming has reached a new level of extremes. Last month was the hottest February in 137 years of record keeping, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
http://www.reuters.com - Ben Hirschler
As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity.
<a href="http://www.climatechangenews.com/">http://www.climatechangenews.com/</a> - Ed King
Hottest year on record linked to soaring levels of drought, heatwaves and rising seas, but better warning systems mean fewer deaths
Megan Rowling
BARCELONA, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The erosion of wealth among the world's middle class due to climate change is a threat to economic and social stability which could spur its 1 billion members to push for action on global warming, Swiss bank UBS Group AG said.
<a href="http://www.marketplace.org/">http://www.marketplace.org/</a> - Ingrid Lobet
A giant stream of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is blowing hundreds of feet into the air in Los Angeles County for the seventh week.
climatecentral.org - by Brian Kahn
Adam Vaughan
There is now compelling evidence to show that humanity’s impact on the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and wildlife has pushed the world into a new geological epoch, according to a group of scientists.
Christine Lagarde, Jim Yong Kim
WASHINGTON, DC – In just six weeks, world leaders will meet in Paris to negotiate a new global climate-change agreement. To date, 150 countries have submitted plans detailing how they will move their economies along a more resilient low-carbon trajectory.
Megan Rowling
PARIS, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The world's 48 poorest countries will need to find around a trillion dollars between 2020 and 2030 to achieve their plans to tackle climate change - and those plans should be a priority for international funding, researchers said.