Focus on Climate
US Olympic and other teams will bring their own AC units to Paris, undercutting environmental plan
The U.S. Olympic team is one of a handful that will supply air conditioners for their athletes at the Paris Games in a...
From construction to crude oil, how do U.S. industries deal with extreme heat?
Extreme heat has companies in the United States changing the way they work. One frequent response: work less. Here is how heat affects...
Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says
A major power outage in the Balkans was caused by a sudden increase in power consumption brought on by high temperatures, and by...
Newfoundland and Labrador getting help from Quebec, Ontario as wildfires grow
The community is home to approximately 700 people, as well as a hydroelectric generating station that provides power to Newfoundland and Labrador and...
Floods ravage parts of Bangladesh, strand over 2 million people
DHAKA (Reuters) – Monsoon rains and upstream river water from India have caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, stranding more than 2 million...
How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.
With much of the United States, Mexico, India and the Middle East suffering through blistering heat waves, worsened by human-caused climate change, several...
Major Chinese asset managers have no plans to phase out fossil fuel investments, Greenpeace says
Major Chinese asset managers have billions of dollars invested in fossil fuels with no plans for a phase out, a new Greenpeace report...
US offers $850 million in grants to clean up oil sector methane emissions
The US government opened up on Friday competitive bidding for $850m in grants to help small oil and gas producers monitor and reduce...
Beneath offshore wind turbines, researchers grow seafood and seaweed
Offshore wind farms provide researchers with the ideal location to grow seaweed and mussels crops
Hawaii settles climate change lawsuit filed by youth plaintiffs
HONOLULU (AP) — Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now...
