Tag: Climate
In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels
MANAUS, Brazil — Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according...
Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths
More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the...
Nations begin 3 weeks of grueling climate talks online
BERLIN — Officials from around the globe begin three weeks of grueling climate talks Monday that will involve grappling with a number of thorny...
Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019...
Board fight at Exxon intensifies spotlight on climate change
NEW YORK — ExxonMobil is facing a major challenge from a group of investors in one of the biggest fights a corporate boardroom has...
Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a...
Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
BEIJING — The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced...
South Dakota’s Noem launches legal strategy to take on Biden
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem catapulted onto the list of conservative politicians favored by former President Donald Trump with her...
Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.
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Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers
ORIENT, Ohio — The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over...