Even as climate change ramped up in the last two decades, people flocked to environmentally sensitive areas. Now flooding and sea-level rise threatens to wipe out billions of dollars in investment. The Sierra Club reports. (Photo: US Geological Survey)
The latest report from the International Protocol on Climate Change was full of warnings, but also hope. There are certainly steps that could be taken. The question is, will we take them? The Sierra Club analyzes.
As threats from climate change loom, advocates are advancing “degrowth” as a solution. Rather than constant economic growth, focusing on how to thrive—economically and socially—within planetary boundaries. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)
Consequences of climate change are already “far-reaching and worsening” throughout the United States, posing profound risks, a draft federal report concludes. The New York Times reports. (Photo: Takver, Creative Commons)
Our warming planet is changing the intensity, frequency and behavior of hurricanes, as evidenced by Hurricane Ian. Experts predict things will only get worse unless we get climate change under control. NPR reports. (Photo: NASA)
This summer Europe joined the American West and many other parts of the world in suffering from a catastrophic sustained drought. Climate change is to blame for record heat and lack of rain. The Los Angeles Times reports.
With the Inflation Reduction Act signed into law, the United States took the biggest step in decades to help stall climate change, but much more is needed. Rolling Stone magazine provides an in-depth analysis. (Photo: Takver, Creative Commons)
The US drought continues. Last month was the 12th driest in the 128-year history of records, and the 15th warmest. Check out the report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Photo: nccmrm97, Creative Commons)
Noted evangelical climate scientist Katherine Hayhoe says the recent report from the UN climate change panel is clear about what is going wrong with our climate, but it also shows a path forward. She is interviewed by Religion News Service
Humans have three years to halt the growth of CO2 emissions, which then must fall rapidly to avert the worst effects of climate change. That was the finding of the latest IPCC report, which also suggests solutions. The BBC reports. (Photo: garryknight, Creative Commons)
