Record heat around the world. Wild fires in the Arctic. Greenland’s ice rapidly melting. Climate change is upon us. The situation is dire — but we can act. Satellite image shows winds carrying smoke from wildfires in Russia, center right, towards the southwest,...
By Sue Landau History was made a year ago when 196 world leaders agreed in Paris on global action to rein in carbon emissions that cause climate change. Now, as leaders and diplomats prepare for the next climate conference in Marrakesh starting on November 7, the...
Despite attacks in Paris that killed 130 people, the United Nations Climate Change Conference set to start at the end of the month will go ahead in the French capital. The government has announced that two major street demonstrations that activists had planned for...
This article is part of a News-Decoder series of “decoders” that explain crucial background to big issues. For more decoders, click here. Miami and Venice under water. The disappearance of the Maldives. Extreme drought and storms more powerful than...