climate

California to lead state level movement to ignore Trump climate exit

CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- State governors and city mayors were quick to claim the mantle of United States leadership…

Trudeau calls Trump to say climate decision a ‘disappointment’

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Donald Trump on Thursday to express "his disappointment" with the…

Trump announces US withdrawal from Paris climate deal

by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump announced America's withdrawal from the Paris…

Cities may be 8 degrees Celsius hotter by 2100: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Under a dual onslaught of global warming and localized urban heating, some of the world's cities…

Rising seas set to double coastal flooding by 2050: study

by Marlowe Hood Agence France Pesse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Rising sea levels driven by global warming are on track…

Tillerson hosts Arctic forum in shadow of Russia spat

by Dave Clark Agence France-Presse FAIRBANKS, United States (AFP) - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Alaska to play…

Alaska’s tundra releasing more CO2 than it takes in: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Alaskan tundra appears to be emitting more carbon dioxide than it captures, a dynamic…

Climate envoys meet in Bonn, but all eyes on Washington

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- Uncertainty over America's future in the climate-rescue Paris Agreement…

Ice loss in southwest Antarctica may be slower than thought: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Global warming has caused ice to melt faster than normal in the Antarctic, but a…

Permafrost more vulnerable than thought: scientists

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Frozen, sub-Arctic wastelands loaded with planet-heating greenhouse gases are more susceptible to global…

One in four children will live with water shortages by 2040: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Approximately one in four children worldwide will live in regions with extremely scarce water…

Climate-ravaged corals recover poorly: study

by Marlowe HOO Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Coral reefs that survive rapid bleaching fueled by global warming…

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