Focus on Climate
Chileans search rubble for wildfire victims as death toll rises to 131
By Alexander Villegas VALPARAISO, Chile (Reuters) – Lower temperatures on Tuesday brought relief to central Chile where firefighters tried to extinguish the remnants...
Globe breaks heat record for 8th straight month. Golfers get to play in Minnesota’s ‘lost winter’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — For the eighth straight month in January, Earth was record hot, according to the European climate agency. That...
B.C.’s dismal snow season is a glimpse of the future, says ski resort researcher
VANCOUVER — Views of Metro Vancouver’s ski hills looming over the city are a sea of green after a winter of record-breaking warmth,...
Five climate protesters arrested after pink paint splashed on PM’s office building
OTTAWA — Five people are facing mischief charges after the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office was doused with splashes of pink...
The number of monarch butterflies at their Mexico wintering sites has plummeted this year
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of endangered monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the...
Jury to decide on climate scientist Michael Mann’s defamation suit over comparison to molester
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been 12 years since a pair of conservative writers compared a prominent climate scientist to a convicted child molester...
New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up
BALTIMORE (AP) — The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization said it looks to her that the rate of human-caused climate change...
Cargo train locomotive derails in Colorado, spilling 100s of gallons of diesel
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — The locomotive of a cargo train derailed in northern Colorado early Wednesday, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel, authorities...
Biden sets tighter standards for deadly soot pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks...
