Libya floods leave more than 5,300 dead, thousands more missing

A Libyan official who visited Derna said "25% of the city has disappeared," and he expects the final toll to be "really, really big."

• Sep 12, 2023

U.N. says summer 2023 hottest on record: "Climate breakdown has begun"

"Climate breakdown has begun," U.N. chief says, adding: "The dog days of summer are not just barking, they are biting."

• Sep 7, 2023

Argonne scientists working to change Humboldt Park's 'heat dome'

The heat keeps local researchers busy tracking how rising temperatures and climate change affect parts of the city differently. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports research lets scientists to tailor solutions to specific neighborhoods.

• Aug 24, 2023
• 02:21

Quigley to gauge climate change's impact at city's cultural institutions

The two-day tour starts at the Morton Arboretum this morning, with stops at the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium Thursday.

• Aug 17, 2023

Quigley to visit Chicago's cultural institutions part of climate tour

The two-day tour starts at the Morton Arboretum this morning, with stops at the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium Thursday afternoon.

• Aug 17, 2023
• 00:30

A look at the Inflation Reduction Act's impact one year after passage

It's been one year since the passage of the biggest climate legislation in U.S. history and most Americans don't really know about it. The Inflation Reduction Act invests in clean energy as one of its top priorities. Mark Hertsgaard, a journalist and founder of "Covering Climate Now," joined Brad Edwards on the stream to talk about the impact of the legislation.

• Aug 16, 2023
• 09:04

Researchers want to learn how some Chicago neighborhoods are more vulnerable to heat

On what was a scorcher of a day, Chicago residents know that living by Lake Michigan can help with cooling off. But not everyone feels that cool breeze. In fact, depending on where residents live, they may be hotter than other parts of the city. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported on how researchers have found ties between high heat vulnerability and disadvantaged communities.

• Jul 28, 2023
• 02:21

Researchers measure how some Chicago neighborhoods are more vulnerable to heat

On what was a scorcher of a day, Chicago residents know that living by Lake Michigan can help with cooling off. But not everyone feels that cool breeze. In fact, depending on where residents live, they may be hotter than other parts of the city. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported on how researchers have found ties between high heat vulnerability and disadvantaged communities.

• Jul 28, 2023
• 02:18

'Heat Will Kill You First' Author Jeff Goodell says we've been at a global boiling point

The UN Chief has declared that the world has left the era of "global warming" and now is in "global boiling" Rolling Stone Journalist and author of "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet" joined the stream to discuss why July has been the hottest month in recorded human history. In his book, Goodell examines why temperatures are rising so fast and if there is anything to be done to reverse the damage of anthropogenic climate change. "The Heat Will Kill You First" is available right now online and in stores.

• Jul 28, 2023
• 06:04

Comedian Eddie Pepitone brings humor to existential crises

Comedian Eddie Pepitone is known for his dark humor, powerful rants and as the "Bitter Buddha." He was part of the New York Time's "Best of Comedy" In 2020. In his new tour, "Slouching Towards Extinction" he does what he knows best, makes people laugh, about humankind's current existential crises. Peptione will be in Chicago July 21 and 22 at the Lincoln Lodge in Logan Square before heading to Wisconsin. Tickets are still on sale.

• Jul 21, 2023
• 01:12

A century of fire suppression is worsening wildfires, hurting forests

Years of keeping fire out of America's forests led to a buildup of dead trees and brush — fuel for today's larger, hotter, more lethal wildfires.

• Jul 13, 2023

Chicago's air quality this year is the worst recorded in a decade

Blue skies peeked through the clouds on Thursday, but recently, that hasn't been the case. In fact, Chicago's air pollution is the worst it's been in more than a decade. The city has seen smokey skies, and at some hospitals, there has been an increase in health issues.

• Jul 6, 2023
• 03:05

Earth sees third straight hottest day on record, though it's unofficial

One climate scientist called the marks more "evidence ... that global warming is pushing us into a hotter future."

• Jul 6, 2023

Monday was Earth's hottest day on record, initial measurements show

Preliminary measurements had the mercury topping an average of 62.6 degrees worldwide for the first time since records have been kept, an arm of NOAA says.

• Jul 5, 2023

Hurricanes and climate change: What's the connection?

Science tells us there's a connection between hurricanes and climate change. But how strong is it? And what can we expect for the future?

• May 27, 2023

New report shows how badly Lake Michigan is affected by rising water levels, climate change

CBS 2's Tara Molina reports new information from the Environmental Law and Policy Center has identified 12 hot spots along Lake Michigan already impacted by changing water levels and storms related to climate change.

• May 23, 2023
• 02:51

Is your university profiting from climate change?

Climate change initiatives by universities sometimes mask their financial ties to Big Oil. Students are demanding change.

• May 16, 2023

EPA announces plans to slash power plant greenhouse gas emissions

The EPA says implementing the proposed new standard would be comparable to taking about half of all U.S. cars off the road.

• May 11, 2023

Sea levels are rising. Here's how some communities are adapting

Thirty percent of Americans live in a community near a coastline. While those people don't have the power to unilaterally solve the underlying problem of climate change, some communities are now grappling with how to adapt.

• Mar 28, 2023

Activists to take part in 'Global Climate Strike' in Chicago's downtown

It's one of several climate strikes happening around the world.

• Mar 3, 2023

As climate changes, climate anxiety rises in youth

Research shows most youth are "extremely worried" about climate change. Kids and young adults who struggle with climate anxiety can perceive they have no future or that humanity is doomed.

• Mar 2, 2023

Climate change is making winter weather warmer and "weirder"

Average winter temperatures across most of the country are on the rise, putting water resources at risk and threatening cold weather culture in the era of climate change.

• Feb 21, 2023

What do layers of snow tell us about how winter is getting warmer?

It's been a strange winter; record snow in Buffalo, ice in Texas, a parade of atmospheric river storms in California. In parts of the Northeast and New England, January was one of the warmest months ever, followed by an historic cold snap in February. Winter weather is becoming more erratic, and scientists say it's because winter – overall – is getting warmer. CBS's David Schechter is about to show us how winter whiplash impacts all of us.

• Feb 21, 2023
• 09:47

NASA turns focus earthward toward climate change

NASA scientists are turning their focus earthward – gathering data on how our planet is changing. CBS News’ Ben Tracy takes us inside the new missions to help us better understand our rapidly warming world.

• Feb 20, 2023
• 03:24

The Dot: The invisible problem of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere

Extreme weather is one of the biggest stories of our time. We spent a lot of time showing you the effects of climate change, but it is also important to talk about the causes. In this edition of The Dot, David Schechter explains the invisible problem of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• Jan 10, 2023
• 10:26

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