Play4min 07secRecord flock of sandhill cranes at Sherburne refugeNovember 13, 2022 1:00 PMBy Kirsti MarohnThe graceful, vocal birds stop by the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge before heading to warmer climes for the winter. This has proved a record year, although many have moved on due to the weekend cold weather.
'It could just sweep us away': This school is on the front lines of climate changeNovember 13, 2022 7:01 AMBy Rebecca Hersher and Ryan Kellman Climate change is an everyday reality for students and teachers living in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. At one school, they are trying to learn more about the forces that could upend their lives.
Play3min 54secDo wealthy countries owe poorer ones for climate change? One country wrote up a billNovember 11, 2022 4:21 PMBy Lauren Sommer At global climate negotiations, developing countries say they're being devastated by a problem they didn't cause. So they're looking for compensation for the losses and damage from climate change.
Dire warnings from world leaders at annual global climate conferenceNovember 10, 2022 3:44 PMBy Paul HuttnerThe United Nations’ COP27 global climate summit of world leaders takes place this week. And the need for global cooperation against climate change is more urgent than ever.
Play6min 54secHere are 3 dangerous climate tipping points the world is on track forNovember 10, 2022 5:16 AMBy Rebecca Hersher and Lauren Sommer Global leaders are negotiating about how to cut greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible. Scientists say every passing day, and every tenth of a degree, makes a big difference.
Investments of 125 billionaires have the same carbon footprint as France, study findsNovember 9, 2022 4:25 AMBy Ayana Archie Researchers at Oxfam, a nonprofit devoted to combating poverty, examined billionaires who collectively own $2.4 trillion in company equity, with investments across 183 companies.
UN experts urge stringent rules to stop net zero greenwashNovember 8, 2022 11:42 AMBy The Associated PressOil companies pledging to get their emissions down to net zero better make sure they’ve got a credible plan and aren’t just making false promises, U.N. experts said in a report Tuesday urging tough standards on emissions cutting vows.
It's going to be hard for Biden to meet this $11 billion climate change promiseNovember 8, 2022 4:00 AMBy Eric McDaniel President Joe Biden has pledged to quadruple the annual U.S. contribution to international climate aid to $11 billion. He has a long, tough road to get there.
The U.N. chief tells the climate summit: Cooperate or perishNovember 7, 2022 7:28 AMBy The Associated Press Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning that the world is "on a highway to climate hell" and urged the two biggest polluting countries, China and the United States, to work together to avert it.
FAQ: What's at stake at the COP27 global climate negotiationsNovember 7, 2022 4:14 AMBy Lauren Sommer , Rebecca Hersher , and Michael Copley World leaders are meeting in Egypt for the next two weeks to talk about reining in climate change and paying for its deadly effects. Here's what you need to know.