Family fought to have matriarch listed as Lahaina fire victim
The number of people exposed to natural hazards has increased as climate change has intensified disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. Read more
Climate Change
Project seeks ways to save California’s kelp forests
The pilot project off the Mendocino County coast is one of many initiatives California is testing to save such leafy marine ecosystems, which are declining worldwide due to climate change. Read more
Tiny electric vehicles pack a bigger climate punch than cars
The big shift to tiny electric vehicles is underappreciated in the United States and Europe, where the focus has been mainly on cars. Read more
Climate summit begins against backdrop of record heat, war
Presidents, prime ministers and royals from nations rich and poor trotted up to the microphone Friday to lay out commitments. Read more
AI could give coral a fighting chance in warming oceans
Robots, 3D printers and other machinery fill a building on a pier in San Francisco. It seems an unlikely place to save coral reefs from climate change. Read more
As climate change hurts coral worldwide, some reefs off Texas thrive
Some of the world’s healthiest coral reefs can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, about 100 miles off the Texas coast. Read more
Climate change is hastening demise of Pacific Northwest forests
Trees, and plants generally, have growing ranges that are largely determined by climate factors, namely moisture and temperature. Read more
Climate change report highlights health impacts, Hawaii’s wildfire risks
The newest assessment includes an entire chapter — the most comprehensive one yet — dedicated to climate change impacts on Hawaii and U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands, which was written with the involvement of several University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers. Read more
U.S. climate assessment: Worsening warming hurting people in all regions
The National Climate Assessment, which comes out every four to five years, was released today with details that bring climate change’s impacts down to a local level. Read more
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Mililani Mauka blaze signals troubling change for Hawaii wildfires
The fire has mostly burned inside the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to 22 species listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. government. Read more
Last 12 months were hottest ever recorded on Earth, report finds
One in four humans, or 1.9 billion people, suffered from dangerous heat waves in the past year. Read more
Thieves target century-old trees; Price of olive oil soars
“The olive robbers can sometimes produce more oil than the owners themselves — seriously,” Markou said, before heading off to patrol his own grove at nightfall. Read more
Prince William in Singapore for annual Earthshot Prize award
William, 41, shook hands, signed autographs and sportingly took selfies with many of them during a walkabout. Read more
Study: Key part of Antarctica is doomed to slow collapse
Researchers used computer simulations to calculate future melting of protective ice shelves jutting over Antarctica’s Amundsen Sea in western Antarctica. Read more
North Shore homeowners on edge as season’s first big swell rolls in
The National Weather Service has issued a high-surf warning that was in effect from 6 a.m. Tuesday until 6 p.m. today, for the first, large northwest swell of the season. Read more
Scientists count huge melts in protective Antarctic ice shelves
Scientists worry that climate change-triggered melt from Antarctica and Greenland will cause dangerous and significant sea rise over many decades and centuries. Read more
Earth sets new September temperature record, scientists call it ‘mind-blowing’
Last month’s average temperature was 0.93 degrees Celsius (1.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above the 1991-2020 average for September. Read more
Biden hosts Pacific Islands Forum, vows action on climate change
Biden has put a premium on improving ties in the Pacific at a time of rising U.S. concern about China’s growing military and economic influence. Read more
U.K. leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years
The move angered green groups, opposition politicians and large chunks of U.K. industry. Read more
Tens of thousands march to end fossil fuels over climate change
The March to End Fossil Fuels featured such politicians as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and actors Susan Sarandon, Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, Kyra Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon. Read more
Climate activists spray Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate with paint
“The protest makes it clear: It is time for a political change,” the group said in a statement. “Away from fossil fuels — towards fairness.” Read more
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