The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn’t a hot topic for Democrats in this year’s campaigns
BOSTON — BOSTON (AP) — Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes’ entire life, from kindergarten…
Europe’s summer drought threatens fish in rivers, lakes and farms
NOVI SAD, Serbia — Small boats stand idle on cracked ground in a shriveled side channel of the…
Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 469
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash…
El Ninos are getting stronger and study says it’s because of climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests that El Ninos — the natural climatic chaos agent that pops…
More than 1,300 missing in Nepal and Tibet after floods caused by a glacier collapse
DEVIGHAT, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams searched on Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border…
US declares drought disaster for areas in Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government announced a drought disaster on Wednesday for more than…
The world inches closer to catastrophic climate events
NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the…
Wildfire nears Reno, Nevada, with thousands ordered to evacuate
An out-of-control wildfire that jumped over fire trucks and made it difficult for crews to reach hot spots…
72 arrested in Indonesia on suspicion of starting forest fires
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent…
Cyclone leaves 2 dead, thousands without power in Latvia and Lithuania
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two people died and around half a million people were left without electricity across…
Florida shows how to adapt as coastal cities face growing threats from sea level rise and storms
One day there was a roof. The next morning it was gone. Jeffrey Huber still remembers the day…
Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil’s future after Petrobras strikes new find
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Monday that oil drilling in northern…