Drought imperils Texas farmers’ ability to breed cattle. Hurricanes threaten Florida’s iconic citrus. Experts tie the troubles to climate change.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
COP27 ends with a global climate breakthrough: Here’s what you missed
The UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, ended in Egypt with a breakthrough: The Loss and Damage Fund. Here’s what you missed.
You could opt to pay extra on your next flight to help the planet. But is it a waste of money?
Multiple airlines have their own carbon offset programs. Often when buying a ticket, customers are offered the option of paying a few dollars more.
Dire global warming milestone could come within a decade as Earth sets new emissions record, report says
A new report says that if the Earth keeps emitting CO2 at this pace, global warming is expected to reach 1.5 degrees Celsius within a decade.
Global diplomats are talking about climate change — again. Does it do any good?
As the United Nations’ climate change conference in Egypt begins Sunday, there’s more hope than you might think. Here’s why.
USA TODAY seeking submissions for upcoming ranking of America’s Climate Leaders
Companies are invited to complete a survey assessing their progress in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions intensity by Dec. 22, 2022.
Something surprising can cause electric vehicles to catch on fire. Here’s what experts want you to know.
Flood waters present a unique danger to electric cars, but data shows fires are far more common in gas vehicles.
Climate change is on the ballot in the midterm elections: Here’s what’s at stake.
Democrats have set up several major climate change initiatives at the national level that Republicans would like to roll back. What to know.
California wildfires wiped out nearly 20 years of greenhouse gas emission reductions – in 2020, alone
California’s 2020 wildfires produced twice as much greenhouse gas emissions as the state’s reductions in such pollutants since 2003, a new study says.
Speed limits in the ocean? Massive ships are killing endangered whales each year.
How many whales die each year? It’s more than 80 in this stretch of Pacific Ocean where freight ships wreak havoc on the whale population.