Climate in Crisis

The latest 5-year averages show that temperatures in Europe are running 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3 degrees higher globally.

Bidenis working to energize young voters for his re-election campaign.

Guangdong has been battered by unusually heavy, sustained and widespread rain, with powerful storms ushering in an early start to the province’s annual flooding season.

A 12-hour spell of heavy rain, starting 8 p.m. Saturday, battered the central and northern parts of the province.

The authors of the paper, published by the journal Science, found that 45% of China’s urban land was sinking faster than 3 millimeters per year.

84% of AAPI adults agree climate change exists, compared with 74% of the general U.S. population, new research says. 

The rains were the heaviest experienced by the Gulf state in the 75 years that records have been kept. They brought much of the country to a standstill and caused significant damage.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said reefs are showing signs of stress brought on by ocean temperatures that have set daily records for more than a year.

Although activists have had successes with lawsuits in domestic proceedings, this was the first time an international court ruled on climate change.

Scientists are also worried about the rapid rise in atmospheric levels of methane, a shorter-lived but more potent heat-trapping gas.

Canada will no longer fund major road expansion, and other countries are looking at ways to lessen dependence on cars.