Plan to Completely Drain Lake Powell Sparks Backlash
Thousands of people have given advice to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation about the future of the Colorado River and the two main reservoirs—Lake Mead and Lake Powell—that support it.Lake…
California sues oil giants for downplaying risks posed by fossil fuels
Several major oil companies, such as Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and ConocoPhillips, are being sued by the state of California. According to the lawsuit, these companies have downplayed the…
G20 per capita CO2 emissions from coal rise 7% from 2015 -research
Chimneys of a coal-fired power plant are seen behind a gate in Shanghai, China, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSINGAPORE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Group of 20…
Exxon says world set to fail 2°C global warming cap by 2050
An oil pump of IPC Petroleum France is seen during sunset outside Soudron, near Reims, France, February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Acquire Licensing RightsExxon projects oil, gas to be 54%…
Biden to attend next month’s G20 summit in New Delhi as Harris heads to Jakarta
President Joe Biden (R) and Vice President Kamala Harris (L) will both travel next month to attend summits, with Biden attending the G20 Leaders' summit in New Delhi, India between…
‘This isn’t normal,’ NASA says in announcing July as hottest month on record
July was the hottest month on record in 143 years, as Americans felt "the effects of the climate crisis," scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York…
European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far
July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded, with a global average temperature of 16.95 degrees Celsius. This surpasses the previous record set in 2019. Unfortunately, the high temperatures have…
The world’s oceans are off-the-charts warm — and the worst could be yet to come
This month, parts of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico were more than 5 degrees F warmer than normal. In recent days, a patch of the North Atlantic off…
July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month on record, scientists say
It is predicted that July 2023 will become the hottest month ever recorded, with a global mean temperature exceeding the pre-industrial average by approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius. This surpasses the…
With Florida ocean temperatures topping 100, experts warn of damage to marine life
In this image provide by NOAA, a fish swims near coral showing signs of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23. Andrew Ibarra/AP hide…
Blazes, soaring temperatures and violent storms strike across the world
“We must accept climate change is happening, and deal with it,” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said, adding the country had to completely change its approach as extreme weather…