climate

UN: Weather-Related Disasters Occur Almost Daily

The United Nations report, called "The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters," found there were an average of 335 weather-related disasters annually between 2005 and August this year, up 14 percent from 1995-2004 and almost twice as many as in the years from 1985 to 1994.
By Tom Miles, Reuters

Progressive Farming Can Save Us From A Global Food Crisis

By Ryan Duffy, Now What

Exxon Mobil To Be Investigated For Climate Statements

By Justin Gillis and Clifford Krauss, New York Times

Americans Largely Unconcerned About Climate Change, Survey Finds

"It will cause famines and wars, huge problems. I don't know why people wouldn't be worried about it."
By Seth Borenstein, AP

Rapidly Intensifying Cyclone Heading Toward Tumultuous Yemen

By AP

Watch Greenland Melt Away

By Coral Davenport, Josh Haner, Larry Buchanan and Derek Watkins, The New York Times

Heavy Rains Inundate Texas, Caused By Hurricane Patricia's Remnants

By Amanda Orr, Reuters

Jonathan Chait Rips Naomi Klein's Climate Change Book

By Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine

California's Drought Is About Economic Inequality

Water issues are nothing new to struggling poor and non-white communities.
By Laura Bliss, Citylab

Jerry Brown Signs California's Landmark Climate Bill Into Law

The law requires the state to produce half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
By Olga Grigoryants, Reuters