Previous Climate Change News 2024

Does Talking About Climate ‘tipping points’ Inspire Action — or Defeat? 12-10-24

The phrase grabs people’s attention, but some scientists argue it’s doing more harm than good. Read more


Don’t Blame Biden For inflation. Blame the Climate. 12-05-24

Inflation was a defining issue in the presidential election. Here’s how climate change is making everything more expensive. Read more


How to Take Climate Change Out of the Culture Wars 11-26-24

What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all? Read more


Climate Change Made All of This Year’s Atlantic Hurricanes So Much Worse 11-20-24

A new analysis finds that the storms’ wind speeds increased by up to 28 miles per hour, boosting their destructive power. Read more


‘We may have less to offer’: US Negotiators Confront Diminished Standing at COP29 11-12-24

The Biden administration tried to project confidence in the early days of the U.N. climate conference, but all signs point to a reduced U.S. role. Read more


‘Praying for rain’: How New York Farmers Are Dealing With Drought — and Unexpected Brush Fires 11-12-24

The dry weather in the Hudson Valley speaks to the difficulty of growing food on a warming planet.


Helene and Milton Upended a Key Part of the Nation’s Food Supply 10-24-24

America depends on Southeastern agriculture. After two hurricanes and billions of dollars in damages, the US food supply chain faces an uncertain future. Read more


Autumn’s Spectacular Colors Signal Our Natural Connections 10-18-24

Spring tends to light up our imaginations after a long, few months of little color, but fall can just as much. Read more


Wildfires Are Coming to the Southeast. Can Landowners Mitigate the Risk in Time? 10-16-24

No other part of the country has seen such a sharp rise in the number of big fires. The bigger challenge, though, is getting people to embrace the prescribed burns that can prevent them. Read more


Climate Change Boosted Helene’s Deadly Rain and Wind and Scientists Say Same is Likely For Milton 10-09-24

Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new flash study released just as a strengthening Hurricane Milton threatens the Florida coast less than two weeks later. Read more


Hurricane Helene Shifts Climate Change Into Focus For 2024 Campaign 10-04-24

“Nobody can deny the impact of the climate crisis any more,’’ Biden said at a briefing in Raleigh. “They must be brain dead if they do.”


Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ Made Worse By Global Heating, Fema Says 09-29-24

It will be ‘complicated recovery’ in five states, says disaster relief agency, with hurricane killing at least 91 people so far Read more


Hurricanes Cost More Than You Think. Here’s Why That Matters. 09-19-24

Damage estimates for Hurricane Francine are rolling in. The true costs could be much higher. Read more


Can We Eat Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis? 09-17-24

Curbing the carbon footprint of what we eat won’t require an agricultural revolution. It’s already happening in farms and ranches across the country. Read more


Some NC Beach Towns Face Flooding, Road Closures as Unnamed Storm Dumps Heavy Rain 09-17-24

The towns of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach were underwater Monday as an unnamed coastal storm dumped as much as 15″ of rain.


Thawing Alaskan Permafrost is Unleashing More Mercury, Confirming Scientists’ Worst Fears 08-26-24

“It has that sense of a bomb that’s going to go off.”


As ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Melts, Can an Artificial Barrier Save It? 08-26-24

Relatively warm ocean currents are weakening the base of Antarctica’s enormous Thwaites Glacier, whose demise could raise sea levels by as much as 7 feet. Read more


Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — Disabling Environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley 08-24-24

For communities plagued by energy extraction and petrochemical buildout, struggles of environmental justice often fall on deaf ears. Read more


‘Twisters’ is a Climate Movie, But Not a Very Good One 07-31-24

The summer blockbuster raises big questions about climate adaptation. It just doesn’t have good answers. Read more


How Colleges Can Become ‘living labs’ For Combating Climate Change 07-30-24

Professors are increasingly combining classroom instruction with efforts to “green” campuses. Read more


‘Wood vaulting’: A Simple Climate Solution You’ve Probably Never Heard Of 07-23-24

Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem? Read more


Amazingly, Forests Are Still Sucking Up as Much Carbon as They Were 30 Years Ago. But There’s a Catch. 07-18-24

Besieged by logging, fires, and pests, this global balancing act might not last long. Read more


The Surprisingly Simple Way Cities Could Save People From Extreme Heat 07-16-24

Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the ‘urban heat island’ effect. Read more


Inside America’s Billion-dollar Quest to Squeeze More Trees Into Cities 07-06-24

We follow an arborist around D.C. to find out why it’s so hard to plant urban trees. Read more


Rising Sea Levels Will Disrupt Millions of Americans’ Lives By 2050, Study Finds 06-25-24

Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades Read more


A Group of Young People Just Forced Hawaiʻi to Take Major Climate Action 06-24-24

The historic agreement comes two years after 13 youth plaintiffs sued the state Department of Transportation. Read more


Food’s Climate Footprint Was Once Again MIA at Global Talks 06-21-24

At the G7 summit and Bonn climate conference, world leaders failed to discuss “the cow in the room.” Read more


How Data Gaps Could Put US Territories Like Guam and Puerto Rico at Greater Risk For Climate Change 05-21-24

“If folks are serious about environmental justice, they need to be serious about addressing equity issues in U.S territories.” Read more


Column: Climate Change is a Star in Some of Hollywood’s Most Popular Movies 04-30-24

I never saw the 2017 film “Justice League.” But if I had, I would have been treated to a scene in which Batman (Ben Affleck) tries to persuade Aquaman, Protector of the Oceans (Jason Momoa) to join his band of superheroes by referencing the climate crisis. Read more


Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit New Record Levels 04-06-24

“As these numbers show, we still have a lot of work to do to make meaningful progress in reducing the amount of greenhouse gases accumulating in the atmosphere,” said one NOAA scientist.


‘Simply Mind-boggling’: World Record Temperature Jump in Antarctic Raises Fears of Catastrophe 04-03-24

An unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem. Read more


Elizabeth Kolbert Wants Us to Rethink the Stories We Tell About Climate Change 03-28-24

In “H Is for Hope,” Kolbert explores the contradictions of a global problem, from A to Z. Read more


As Heat Becomes a National Threat, Who Will Be Protected? 03-13-24

Extreme heat affects everyone. But in Florida, the hottest state in the country, only one group is legally protected. Read more


How Climate Change Primed Texas to Burn 03-07-24

The state’s high plains get a month more fire weather now than they did in the 1970s. Read more


Climate Change is Undoing Decades of Progress on Air Quality 02-22-24

A new report finds that one in four people in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy air as rising temperatures and bigger fires create a “climate penalty.” Read more


Very Cool: Trees Stalling Effects of Global Heating in Eastern US, Study Finds 02-17-24

Vast reforestation a major reason for ‘warming hole’ across parts of US where temperatures have flatlined or cooled.


Ocean Temperatures Keep Shattering Records—and Stunning Scientists 02-15-24

Sea surface temperatures have been skyrocketing beyond expectations. That may be a bad sign for hurricane season—and the health of ocean ecosystems. Read more


Category 6-level Hurricanes Are Already Here, A New Study Says 02-06-24

But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale? Read more


Organizers Aim to Improve the South’s Climate Resilience 01-30-24


Climate Change Has Killed 4 Million People Since 2000 — and That’s an Underestimate 01-30-24

“Nobody is counting it, and nobody is moving in the direction of counting it.” Read more


How YouTube’s Climate Deniers Turned Into Climate Doomers 01-16-24

A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won’t work. Read more


2023 Smashes Record For World’s Hottest Year By Huge Margin 01-09-24

Rapid reduction in fossil fuel burning urgently needed to preserve liveable conditions, say scientists, as climate damage deepens. Read more


Andrew Maglio: Sense of Wonder is Missing From CT Climate Change Curriculum 01-28-24


How Crowded Are the Oceans? New Maps Show What Flew Under the Radar Until Now 01-03-24