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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How climate change could be impacting hurricanes like Florence
Rising sea levels result in increased storm surges, and that's just one factor, explains meteorologist Jeff Berardelli
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N.C. law could increase damage from hurricanes like Florence
State lawmakers banned using recent climate science to plan for the consequences of rising sea levels
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UN says hunger is growing, climate change partly to blame
"This message today should frighten the world," said David Beasley, head of the World Food Program
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Climate change is coming for champagne grapes
Winegrowers are racing to pick their grapes earlier while scientists try to create strains that can resist hotter weather
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California lawmakers vote to abandon fossil-fuel electricity
The state would be the largest in the nation to commit to emissions-free electricity by 2045
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Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change
Texas Gulf Coast project would shield petroleum industry, which is blamed for contributing to global warming and now wants safeguards against the consequences
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Rising ocean water temperatures increase risk of Pacific hurricanes
Last week, two hurricanes barreled through the Pacific, and there are new concerns that rising seawater temperatures could bring them closer to California
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After denying link, interior secretary says climate change impacts wildfires
Zinke, a Trump appointee, contradicted earlier statements where he has discounted the role of climate change in the fires
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Sea critters imperiled by major increase in "marine heat waves"
"This trend will only further accelerate with global warming," said Thomas Frolicher, a climate scientist at the University of Bern in Switzerland
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Newspaper clipping from 1912 mentions link between burning coal and a warmer planet
The headline reads: "Coal Consumption Affecting Climate Change"
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"A place in crisis": Is Tangier Island America's first climate change casualty?
Since 1850, the island has lost two-thirds of its land mass
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Australia's most populous state is now entirely in drought
Struggling farmers were given new authority to shoot kangaroos that compete with livestock for sparse pasture during the most intense dry spell in more than 50 years
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Are devastating wildfires a new normal? "It's actually worse than that," climate scientist says
"A new normal makes it sound like we've arrived in a new position and that's where we're going to be"
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"Resilience may not be enough": Why a rare sea turtle is losing its males
It's not genetics that determine a sea turtle's sex, it's the temperature of the sand
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Death Valley smashes heat record for 2nd year in a row
A whopping 21 days in July saw maximum temperatures of 120 degrees F (48.9 degrees C) or higher in Death Valley
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In vicious cycle, warmer dirt makes climate change worse, study says
As the world continues to warm, soil will release yet more carbon that it has been holding, according to scientists
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World's biggest king penguin colony shrinks nearly 90 percent
Recent satellite images of Ile aux Cochons shows the population of king penguins has collapsed
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Record-breaking heat and fires are worsened by climate change, scientists say
"Weirdness abounds," said Rutgers University climate scientist Jennifer Francis
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Massive iceberg breaks off from Greenland glacier
"This is the largest event we've seen in over a decade in Greenland," said an expert in atmospheric and ocean science
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Who is Andrew Wheeler, Scott Pruitt's EPA replacement?
Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, was confirmed as the No. 2 official at the EPA in April despite complaints from Democrats
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Report: climate change a growing target of false news stories
A report from Axios says climate change is a growing target for false news stories. Amy Harder, an energy and climate change reporter, joins CBSN to discuss what's behind the rise.
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How wineries from Oregon to France are adapting to climate change
Familia Torres, a major wine producer based in Spain, says climate change is a "very serious worldwide problem" for winemakers
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Judge rules Big Oil can't be sued for climate change costs
In his decision he says the environmental problem is too big for a "judge or jury in a public nuisance case"
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Governor Brown
When it comes to climate change, California Governor Jerry Brown says President Trump doesn't have the fear of the wrath of God
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Texas at forefront of renewable energy
Our continuing series called What's Working looks at innovations that are paying off in America, from education to infrastructure and more. Labor Department figures show solar panel and wind turbine technicians are the two fastest-growing careers in the country. Texas is where you'll find the most of those wind industry jobs. The traditionally conservative state is leading the way for renewable energy across the nation. Steve Inskeep reports.
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California assembly passes bill mandating 100 percent clean electricity
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke acknowledges role of climate change in wildfires
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The governor who's castigating the president on climate change
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Expedition Antarctica: A father and son's journey to save the planet
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Study: Following climate accord goals could save trillions of dollars
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