Jul 11 An incomplete list of broken heat records this year By Isabella O'Malley, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press Temperatures in India, the Middle East, and the U.S. Southwest have been exceptionally hot in 2024. Continue reading
Jul 10 Las Vegas under ‘most extreme heat wave’ in recorded history, meteorologist says By Ken Ritter, Ty O'Neil, Associated Press Las Vegas baked Wednesday in a record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend, the National Weather Service… Continue reading
Jul 09 Oklahoma’s Sen. Jim Inhofe, Republican known for denying human-caused climate change, dies at 89 By Associated Press Inhofe was a powerful fixture in state politics for more than six decades, serving in the Oklahoma Legislature and as Tulsa mayor before heading to Washington. Continue reading
Jul 08 How discriminatory housing policies of the past are shaping heat waves today in minority and low-income neighborhoods By Ryan Doan-Nguyen, Associated Press In big cities, the heat hits hardest for people of color and low-income residents. Continue reading
Jul 08 World set for week of wild weather as human-caused climate change makes extremes more likely By Associated Press As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas, the world is set for another week of wild weather as human-caused climate change makes extremes like these more likely. Continue reading
Jul 08 Records continue to tumble as relentless heat wave grips large parts of the country By Ty O'Neil, Christopher Weber, Associated Press A visitor to Death Valley National Park died from heat exposure and another person has been hospitalized as the temperature there reached 128 degrees this weekend. Continue reading
Jul 08 After slamming Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, Beryl is downgraded to a tropical storm By Mark Vancleave, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg urged residents to stay off the roads, reporting that one of its high-water rescue vehicles had been hit by a falling tree while returning from a rescue. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:55 Can a tax on livestock emissions help curb climate change? Denmark aims to find out By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Among greenhouse gases, methane is more harmful than carbon dioxide in terms of trapping heat. According to the United Nations, about 32 percent of human-caused methane emissions comes from livestock. Ali Rogin speaks with Ben Lilliston at the Institute for… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 6:21 As climate change threatens island nations, some turn to digitizing their history By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant As hurricanes grow stronger and more common due to climate change, they raise new threats for island nations — not just to infrastructure, but also to artifacts and documents that help define cultures. Now, two island nations in the Atlantic… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 7:52 AI and the energy required to power it fuel new climate concerns By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Google announced this week it is well behind on a pledge to all but eliminate its net carbon emissions by 2030. The company’s greenhouse gas outflow has increased in recent years mainly due to artificial intelligence and the energy required… Continue watching