Climate Change
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- Sep 15, 5:30 PM ET
Thousands of climate change activists block entrance to Frankfurt auto show
Chancellor Angela Merkel has challenged automakers to builder greener cars.
Sep 15, 5:30 PM ET
- Sep 14, 10:10 AM ET
Germany's Merkel faces decisive week on climate protection
Germany faces a decisive week in its efforts to combat climate change, with Chancellor Angela Merkel pledging Saturday that Europe's biggest economy will find good solutions
Sep 14, 10:10 AM ET
- Sep 14, 2:50 AM ET
Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunbeerg takes global protest to White House
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of young people near the White House Friday to call on Congress and President Trump to take action.
Sep 14, 2:50 AM ET
- Sep 13, 9:07 PM ET
Greta Thunberg joins young climate activists outside White House
The Swedish activist joined the “school strike” protest as the EPA announced plans to roll back rules protecting rivers and wetlands.
Sep 13, 9:07 PM ET
- Sep 13, 6:53 PM ET
Greta Thunberg brings environmental campaign to Washington
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who helped spark a youth-driven push for climate change, has come to Washington
Sep 13, 6:53 PM ET
- Sep 11, 10:27 PM ET
A writer tracks air pollution worldwide on unique tour
A writer took a tour across the world not to see the sights, but to document the pollution
Sep 11, 10:27 PM ET
- Sep 11, 1:40 PM ET
Germany's Merkel: Climate spending is 'money well invested'
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country will have to spend money to combat climate change, but doing so is a good investment
Sep 11, 1:40 PM ET
- Sep 5, 9:50 PM ET
Scientists monitoring new marine heat wave off West Coast
Federal scientists say they are monitoring a new ocean heat wave off the U.S. West Coast
Sep 5, 9:50 PM ET
- Sep 5, 6:25 PM ET
A climate-change frontier in the world's northernmost town
"We are losing the Svalbard we know. We are losing the Arctic as we know it."
Sep 5, 6:25 PM ET
- Sep 4, 1:20 PM ET
Democrats propose spending trillions fighting climate change
Candidates are releasing their plans to address climate change.
Sep 4, 1:20 PM ET
- Sep 4, 8:50 AM ET
7 climate change buzzwords you need to know to follow the 2020 campaigns
Here are some terms to help you follow the debate around climate change in the 2020 election.
Sep 4, 8:50 AM ET - Sep 4, 5:13 AM ET
Scientists: Time running short before climate change effects are 'irreversible'
Scientists with the United Nations issued an alarming report on Monday, warning that global temperatures could reach an irreversible tipping point as soon as 2030.
Sep 4, 5:13 AM ET - Aug 28, 9:13 PM ET
Teen climate activist arrives in NYC on sailboat
Greta Thunberg took a sailboat across the Atlantic Ocean, from the United Kingdom, to reach New York City for the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit.
Aug 28, 9:13 PM ET - Aug 22, 9:44 PM ET
Democratic Party officials oppose debate focused on climate change
The Democratic National Committee on Thursday rejected a proposal for an official climate change debate for the party’s presidential candidates, pitting party officials a
Aug 22, 9:44 PM ET - Aug 22, 8:45 PM ET
NatGeo explorer discusses effects of climate change
Geothermal scientist and National Geographic explorer Andrés Ruzo talks the importance of understanding the ecosystem of the Amazon and how these fires will affect the world's climate.
Aug 22, 8:45 PM ET - Aug 21, 12:40 PM ET
Germany seeks more active role in Arctic amid climate change
Germany plans to take a more active role in Arctic affairs, citing the far north's growing ecological, political and economic significance as a result of climate change
Aug 21, 12:40 PM ET - Aug 19, 6:56 AM ET
Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier
Icelanders hike up a volcano to say goodbye to a glacier lost to climate change.
Aug 19, 6:56 AM ET - Aug 18, 6:14 AM ET
Blooms, beasts affected as Alaska records hottest month
Alaska has been America's canary in the coal mine for climate warming.
Aug 18, 6:14 AM ET - Aug 16, 11:10 AM ET
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth in 140 years
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.
Aug 16, 11:10 AM ET - Aug 14, 6:23 PM ET
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg, 16, travels to UN summit via boat
The 16-year-old climate change activist will set sail Wednesday on a zero-emissions racing yacht in Plymouth, England, to attend the UN Climate Summit in New York.
Aug 14, 6:23 PM ET - Aug 12, 10:20 PM ET
2018 climate breaks long-held records, underscoring dire picture: Report
The State of the Climate report was compiled by 470 scientists in 60 countries.
Aug 12, 10:20 PM ET - Aug 12, 9:51 PM ET
2020 Presidential candidates on climate change: @Issue
Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Bernie Sanders other Democratic presidential hopefuls weigh in.
Aug 12, 9:51 PM ET - Aug 11, 4:22 PM ET
'Clearly wrong' to think he could get through to Trump on climate change, says Gore
ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl sits down with former Vice President Al Gore to talk climate change, the 2020 field and President Donald Trump.
Aug 11, 4:22 PM ET - Aug 11, 3:03 PM ET
Climate change 'getting worse faster than we are mobilizing to solve it': Al Gore
Former Vice President Al Gore discusses how the 2020 field is addressing climate change in light of a newly released U.N. report.
Aug 11, 3:03 PM ET - Aug 8, 11:08 PM ET
Food shortages to occur worldwide if climate change continues: UN report
Amanda Shapiro, editor of Bon Appetit's Healthyish, discusses why incorporating more of a plant-based diet in your lifestyle is healthier and more sustainable for the environment.
Aug 8, 11:08 PM ET - Aug 8, 10:27 PM ET
Altering global diets, food systems could help combat climate change: UN
A United Nations panel says countries around the world need to adapt food systems to limit climate change, including adopting healthier diets with less red meat.
Aug 8, 10:27 PM ET - Aug 8, 9:04 PM ET
UN report states climate change could impact global food systems
A United Nations panel says countries around the world need to adapt food systems to limit climate change.
Aug 8, 9:04 PM ET - Aug 8, 5:42 PM ET
UN climate report: Change land use to avoid a hungry future
On the ground, climate change is hitting us where it counts: the stomach.
Aug 8, 5:42 PM ET - Aug 8, 3:16 PM ET
Protecting critical resources like forests crucial to slowing climate change: United Nations
The United Nations body focused on climate change is set to release a new report detailing research about the relationship between climate change and land on Thursday.
Aug 8, 3:16 PM ET - Aug 8, 9:03 AM ET
17 countries -- home to 25% of the world's population -- facing water crises, organization says
The World Resources Institute has announced that 17 countries are facing "extremely high" water stress.
Aug 8, 9:03 AM ET - Aug 5, 4:42 AM ET
US Northwest towns 'woefully unprepared' as fire risk grows
Parts of the Pacific Northwest that have long been considered too wet to burn are facing new wildfire risks
Aug 5, 4:42 AM ET - Aug 3, 2:05 PM ET
Greenland ice sheet loses 11 billion tons of water in one day amid historic heat
Amid historic heat, Greenland's ice sheet loses 11 billion tons of water in one day melt
Aug 3, 2:05 PM ET - Aug 2, 10:39 PM ET
Irish teen invents method to remove microplastics from ocean, wins $50K Google Science Fair prize
A teen from Ireland may have found the found the solution to rid world's oceans from the microplastics that are near impossible to remove.
Aug 2, 10:39 PM ET - Aug 2, 10:18 PM ET
Irish teen invents method to remove microplastics from ocean
Fionn Ferreira, 18, designed a new method for the extraction of microplastics as part of the Google Science Fair, an online competition open to students between the ages of 13 and 18.
Aug 2, 10:18 PM ET - Aug 2, 9:31 PM ET
Plastic bottles sales banned at San Francisco airport
San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles
Aug 2, 9:31 PM ET - Aug 2, 1:21 PM ET
Scientists link Europe heat wave to man-made global warming
A study points to an array of evidence.
Aug 2, 1:21 PM ET - Aug 2, 8:17 AM ET
Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt
The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic
Aug 2, 8:17 AM ET - Jul 31, 5:10 PM ET
Scientists say 10 warmest UK years have all been since 2002
Britain's weather service says the country's 10 hottest years since the 19th century have all occurred since 2002, as climate change makes the U.K. warmer and wetter
Jul 31, 5:10 PM ET - Jul 29, 6:46 PM ET
Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to US
The 16-year-old tweeted that she'll sail across the Atlantic aboard a yacht.
Jul 29, 6:46 PM ET - Jul 26, 5:50 PM ET
Cross-country athlete to run across 13 states on 5-month trek
Sam Bencheghib, a cross-country runner from Indonesia, will embark on a 3,000-mile marathon from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean to bring awareness to climate change.
Jul 26, 5:50 PM ET - Jul 26, 4:14 PM ET
The Latest: UK air traffic problems fixed 'sufficiently'
The U.K.'s air traffic controller says it has fixed a technical issue that led to flight restrictions at the country's airspace.
Jul 26, 4:14 PM ET - Jul 24, 5:09 AM ET
Satellite images show wildfires burning across parts of the Arctic
Scientists are blaming climate change; a U.N. agency has reported more than 100 intense fires in the last six weeks.
Jul 24, 5:09 AM ET - Jul 23, 5:58 PM ET
Researchers to commemorate first 'dead' glacier with plaque, memorial service in Iceland
Researchers and members of the Icelandic community will commemorate the first lost glacier with a plaque and memorial service at the site where it once stood.
Jul 23, 5:58 PM ET - Jul 14, 1:13 PM ET
Climate change forum loses sponsor after dispute over story
A planned forum on climate change for Democratic presidential candidates is short of several major sponsors after one backer published a vulgar and homophobic story related to gay presidential contender Pete Buttigieg.
Jul 14, 1:13 PM ET - Jul 9, 7:27 PM ET
Bahrain records hottest June in more than 100 years
The average temperature in June was 97.3 Fahrenheit.
Jul 9, 7:27 PM ET - Jul 2, 12:00 AM ET
Oregon governor ready to take lead on divisive climate plan
Gov. Kate Brown says she'll use executive orders if lawmakers won't act.
Jul 2, 12:00 AM ET - Jul 1, 8:36 PM ET
Floating Antarctic ice goes from record high to record lows
Floating Antarctic ice went from record high to record lows, baffling scientists
Jul 1, 8:36 PM ET - Jun 30, 9:10 PM ET
UN chief warns Paris climate goals still not enough
He took his message urging immediate action to officials gathered in the UAE.
Jun 30, 9:10 PM ET - Jun 29, 10:14 PM ET
Oregon Republican senators end walkout over carbon bill
Republican lawmakers have returned to the Oregon Senate, ending a walkout over a carbon emissions bill they said would harm their rural constituents
Jun 29, 10:14 PM ET - Jun 26, 10:24 PM ET
Still no sign of Oregon Republicans who walked out amid climate change vote
There are more than 100 bills that still need to be voted on before Oregon’s legislative session ends this week, but it’s not clear if the Senate’s Republicans will show.
Jun 26, 10:24 PM ET