NASA scientist James Hansen took a courageous step by alerting the United States Congress to the growing danger of a warming planet in 1988. His warning, however, was largely dismissed at the time. Now, nearly 37 years later, Hansen has returned to the forefront of climate research, leading a team of international scientists in highlighting…
BELEM: California Governor Gavin Newsom says his Democratic party is “back on its feet” after a string of election wins — and the way to make Americans care about global warming is to show how it affects their wallets.The 58-year-old leader of the Golden State spoke to AFP at the UN’s annual climate summit, held…
When dolphins began washing up dead by the dozens on Lake Tefe in Brazil’s Amazonas state, hydrologist Ayan Fleischmann was sent to find out why. What he and his colleagues discovered was startling: a brutal drought and extreme heat wave that began in September 2023 had transformed the lake into a steaming cauldron. The lake’s…
WASHINGTON: A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by artificial intelligence and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30.A new report released Thursday by the Coalition Against Climate Disinformation (CAAD) finds despite increasing support…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and China’s vice premier Ding Xuexiang (Image credits: AP) BELEM: World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering. About 50 heads of state and government…
BRUSSELS: The European Union‘s 27 member states struck a deal Wednesday on the bloc’s next big emissions-cutting target, after making overnight concessions to win over reluctant capitals in time for the UN’s COP30 summit in Brazil.The bloc agreed following marathon talks in Brussels to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040, compared to…
PARIS: National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century — nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the UN warned Tuesday.Scientists are in broad agreement that warming above 1.5C relative to pre-industrial times risks catastrophic consequences, and every effort must be…
Satellite image of Hurricane Melissa (Image credits: AP) WASHINGTON: Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday.Warming caused mainly by burning fossil fuels increased both the likelihood and intensity of the devastating Category…
NEW DELHI: A new UN report, released on Wednesday, warned that the developing countries will need at least $310-365 billion per year by 2035 for taking various adaptation measures to protect lives, livelihood, and economies from the impact of climate change, but the current financing lags far behind at around $26 billion (2023 values) —…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bill Gates is calling for a change in the fight against climate change by shifting the focus away from reducing carbon emissions to fighting poverty and preventing disease and hunger. In an essay published Monday, Gates, who has long pushed for policies to limit the rise in…
