Tag: Climate
Grim western fire season starts much drier than record 2020
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.
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Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
BEIJING — The Biden administration’s solar power ambitions are colliding with complaints the global industry depends on Chinese raw materials that might be produced...
Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a...
Carbon storage offers hope for climate, cash for farmers
ORIENT, Ohio — The rye and rapeseed that Rick Clifton cultivated in central Ohio were coming along nicely — until his tractor rumbled over...
From Gaza to Chile, Biennale asks: How can we live together?
VENICE, Italy — In the time it has taken to prepare for the Venice Biennale, violence in the Middle East has overtaken a Palestinian...
G-7 nations to accelerate efforts to slow global warming
LONDON — Environment ministers from seven leading industrialized nations agreed Friday to accelerate efforts to slow global warming, including a commitment to end government...
Experts predict busy Atlantic storm season but not like 2020
The Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal, but it’s unlikely to be as crazy as 2020’s record-shattering year, meteorologists said Thursday.
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Biden directs US to mitigate financial risk from climate
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is directing federal agencies to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify and manage financial risks to government and the...
Green governor sets bold climate goals for rich German state
BERLIN — Germany’s only state governor from the rising Green party on Wednesday announced ambitious new climate targets that includes boosting new technologies so...
Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
WASHINGTON — Roughly a sixth of the planet’s land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations...
