Extreme heat, fires and floods threaten Europe's economy
Mounting climate risks, illustrated by the extreme heat, wildfires and floods that ravaged parts of Europe this summer, could hurt the region's economy as soon as this year, the European Commission warned Monday.
2023-09-11 22:59
Ethiopia says it has filled the reservoir on its highly controversial Blue Nile megadam project
Ethiopia announced on Sunday it had completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for its huge and controversial hydroelectric power plant on the Blue Nile, a project that Egypt and Sudan have long opposed.
2023-09-11 19:22
Hurricane Lee, now a Category 3 storm, is starting to send hazardous beach conditions to Southeast US, forecasters say
Hurricane Lee was starting to send dangerous surf and rip currents to parts of the southeast US coast late Sunday -- and more of the East Coast is expected to see hazardous beach conditions in the coming days as the storm moves up the Atlantic, forecasters say.
2023-09-11 13:21
Hurricane Lee is forecast to grow in size as East Coast faces hazardous beach conditions this week
As Hurricane Lee fluctuates in intensity over open Atlantic waters, its effects may soon be felt at beaches up and down the East Coast in the form of life-threatening rip currents and dangerous shoreline conditions.
2023-09-10 15:52
Powerful Hurricane Lee will create dangerous conditions along the East Coast, regardless of its uncertain final track
Category 3 Hurricane Lee remains hundreds of miles east of the Caribbean late Friday, yet forecasters say the storm's effects may have an impact on the US Atlantic seaboard as early as this weekend.
2023-09-09 15:49
Lee adds to a growing trend of intense hurricanes powered by warmer oceans
Hurricane Lee rapidly intensified at a historic pace into a Category 5 storm Thursday night, adding to a spate of extremely intense hurricanes this year and in recent decades which experts say is a symptom of the climate crisis.
2023-09-09 02:55
Apple endorses California bill to oblige companies to report carbon footprint
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK Apple has endorsed a California Senate bill that would require large companies to
2023-09-09 01:20
Hurricane Lee strengthens to Category 5 storm in Atlantic as East Coast impact still uncertain
Hurricane Lee is expected to continue strengthening Friday after quickly morphing into a powerful Category 5 storm that is now packing destructive maximum sustained winds of 165 mph as it spins hundreds of miles east of the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. ET advisory.
2023-09-08 17:22
US Treasury to issue more clean energy tax credit guidance by year-end
By David Lawder WASHINGTON The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it will provide guidance on additional clean energy
2023-09-08 17:22
Climate protesters halt US Open women's semifinal
The first US Open women's semifinal between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was halted in the second set after what appeared to be protesters in the crowd disrupted play.
2023-09-08 09:59
US Declares Texas Power Emergency as Heat Sends Demand Soaring
The Biden administration declared a power emergency in Texas amid soaring electricity demand sparked by a brutal heatwave.
2023-09-08 08:52
Has Australia cleaned up its act on climate?
Elected last year, PM Anthony Albanese vowed to haul his laggard nation from the "naughty corner".
2023-09-08 00:57