Researchers lower estimate of drop in global income due to climate change

The researchers, writing in the journal Nature in 2024, had forecast a 19% drop in global income by 2050. Their revised analysis puts the figure at 17%.

• Dec 3

SpaceX launches second satellite to monitor sea level changes

The Sentinel-6B is the second of two satellites in a $1 billion program to monitor sea levels over a full decade.

• Nov 17

As Trump skips U.N. climate summit, Newsom hurls criticism from Brazil

The Trump administration sent nobody to the U.N. global climate summit, leaving California Governor Gavin Newsom to ask, "What the hell is going on here?"

• Nov 11

U.N. climate talks start in Brazil: "We need to accelerate the fight"

U.N. climate negotiations get underway in Brazil, with leaders urging urgency and cooperation to curb global warming. The Trump administration is not participating.

• Nov 10

Hundreds of dolphins found dead in lake were in water hotter than jacuzzi

"You couldn't put your finger in the water," said the lead author of the study, which spotlights the impacts of planetary warming on aquatic ecosystems.

• Nov 7

Bill Gates shifts tone on climate, criticizes "doomsday view"

For decades, Bill Gates has warned of climate disaster — but his tone meaningfully shifted as he cautioned against taking a "doomsday view" on the planet's future.

• Oct 29

Trump admin. aims to auction offshore oil leases despite states' opposition

The Trump administration is proposing to auction offshore oil drilling leases across new portions of the U.S. coast as soon as 2026, according to internal documents viewed by CBS News.

• Oct 24

Heat wave caused key part of Florida coral reef to become "functionally extinct"

A record 2023 heat wave all but eradicated two species of coral that historically served as the backbone of Florida's reefs, researchers said in a new report.

• Oct 23

Maps show Hurricane Melissa's forecast path

Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Maps show its forecast path.

• Oct 31

Race on to find shelter for hundreds from Alaskan villages slammed by storm

More rain and wind were forecast Wednesday for the Alaskan coast where two tiny villages were decimated by Typhoon Halong's remnants. Officials scrambled to find shelter for more than 1,500 people.

• Oct 15

Fall foliage colors muted in several regions due to drought

Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have dulled this year's autumn colors and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.

• Oct 14

1 dead, 2 missing after severe Alaska flooding; "absolute devastation"

One person was dead and two missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters to the region.

• Oct 14

Coral reefs are first environmental system to pass climate "tipping point"

Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.

• Oct 12

Arctic seals, most bird species on new list of threatened species

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of Threatened Species.

• Oct 10

Inhalers for asthma, COPD are climate change contributors, study finds

"These emissions drive global warming, exacerbating the very respiratory conditions inhalers are meant to relieve," researchers wrote.

• Oct 7

Trump administration cancels $8 billion for climate projects

The targeted climate-related projects are in 16 states, all of which voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.

• Oct 1

Vermont drought is hitting dairy farmers hard as they turn to costly measures

An ongoing drought in Vermont is depleting feed crops, causing problems for dairy farmers who have been pushed to adapt and take costly measures to care for their cattle.

• Sep 20

Climate experts slam Energy Department report on greenhouse gases

The climate experts say the July report from the Trump administration fails to "adequately represent the current scientific understanding of climate change."

• Sep 2

Climate-driven wildfires are reversing clean air progress, new report says

Canada's record 2023 wildfire season fueled sharp increases in the country's air pollution and had similar effects in parts of the United States, according to a new report.

• Aug 28

World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection

The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?

• Aug 25

Green spaces crucial to combating record heat in marginalized communities

Environmentalists say one solution to beating the heat in sprawling cities is planting more trees or creating green spaces like parks.

• Aug 22

Abrupt Antarctic climate shifts could lead to "catastrophic consequences," experts warn

A new study warns that irreversible changes happening in Antarctica, which are caused by climate change, could cause global oceans to rise by meters.

• Aug 20

Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art

For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.

• Aug 17

Trump administration faces lawsuit over "secret report" on climate change

Environmental groups and independent scientists are criticizing a report assembled by a small team of well-known climate skeptics selected by Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

• Aug 15

Reindeer populations could drop by up to 80% by 2100, researchers say

Reindeer​ populations across the Arctic will likely decline due to future climate change​ with the North American population facing the highest risk, researchers predict.

• Aug 13

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