Climate Change
Melting ice, rising seas, longer droughts, stronger storms, threatened habitats - climate change poses some of the greatest challenges of our time
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PG&E bankruptcy shows we don't know how to pay for climate change
As weather gets more extreme, corporations, citizens and politicians fight over who should pay for the damages
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101-year-old inventor has plan to battle climate change
Charlie Bliss and his 81-year-old business partner are known as the thermodynamics duo
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Carbon emissions jumped in 2018 despite record coal shutdowns
As the economy heated up, it reversed a decadelong trend of falling carbon emissions -- and natural gas is a culprit
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Surprising discoveries on how tornadoes form
The very rare and strong December tornado in Washington state comes as scientists say twisters are growing more powerful every year
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This ice block art exhibit spotlights the effects of climate change
The artists behind this exhibit in London hope more people will understand the reality of climate change by experiencing "Ice Watch."
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"Scary" warming in the Arctic at unusual times and places
The report also finds record low winter ice and increased toxic algae
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Climate change directly responsible for some extreme weather, study finds
Many of the world's most extreme weather events in 2017 were made more likely and, in some cases, even caused by human activity
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U.S., Russia, Saudis balk at endorsing key climate change report
Team at major change conference to block positive portrayal of landmark study on global warming
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Trump EPA acts to roll back control on climate-changing coal
This comes in the wake of multiplying warnings from the agency's scientists and others about the accelerating pace of global warming
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World hits another alarming carbon emissions mark
Just two years ago, there was cause for cautious optimism
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Schwarzenegger calls Trump "meshugge" over climate accord
The conference is expected to work out how governments can report on their efforts to reduce emissions
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Is it too late to reverse the damage from climate change?
Shift toward cleaner energy will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but possibly not fast enough to halt global warming
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Indiana soybean farmer witnesses effects of climate change in ruined crops
Government report points to worsening effects on U.S. economy, including in the Midwest, the "breadbasket of America"
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Ice cider revived Canada's apple industry. It could soon disappear because of global warming
Weather is a key ingredient. It may also be this delicacy's downfall
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Al Gore says Trump administration seeks to "bury" climate report by releasing it on Black Friday
"The Trump administration chooses the Friday after Thanksgiving to try and bury this critical U.S. assessment of the climate crisis"
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Report reveals staggering economic and health toll of climate change
The report "concludes that the evidence of human-caused climate change is overwhelming and continues to strengthen"
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Controversial spraying method aims to curb global warming
Planes spraying tiny sulphate particulates into the lower stratosphere could help shield Earth from just enough sunlight to help keep temperatures low
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Climate change will bring multiple disasters at once, study warns
"Facing these climatic changes will be like getting into a fight with Mike Tyson, Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Jackie Chan – all at the same time," the lead researcher said
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Protective masks fly off store shelves in wildfire-ravaged California
People in the San Francisco Bay area are rushing to area stores to buy protective masks only to find that many are sold-out.
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Factors contributing to California's explosive and deadly wildfire season
CBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli explains how deadly blazes in the Golden State involve both current weather and longer term climate shifts
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3 reports sound alarm on warming oceans
The climate printing press has been working overtime the past two weeks spitting out study after study
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Supreme Court declines to stop climate change lawsuit filed by young activists
Case was brought by 21 young people who argue government officials have known for more than 50 years that carbon pollution from fossil fuels was causing climate change
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Oceans have absorbed more heat than previously thought, study finds
Heat absorbed by Earth's oceans leads to coral bleaching and contributes to sea level rise
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Oceans warming faster than previously thought, study finds
A new study has found that the Earth's oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than previously thought. CBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to discuss the study.
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Kids' lawsuit over climate change hits Supreme Court roadblock
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an unprecedented climate change lawsuit filed in Oregon. 21 young people ages 11 to 22 are suing the federal government for failing to fight global warming. Phil Gregory, one of the attorneys representing the group, joins CBSN on the phone to discuss the case.
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This ice block art exhibit spotlights the effects of climate change
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New government report reveals staggering economic and health toll of climate change
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Indiana soybean farmer witnesses effects of climate change in ruined crops
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Controversial spraying method aims to curb global warming
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Destructive California wildfires magnified by population and shifting climate
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