Fox TV's new weather channel raises concerns over climate disinformation
The media giant responsible for sowing doubt about the climate crisis is launching a 24-hour weather news channel.
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California governor calls for voluntarily water rationing
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday asked people and businesses in the nation's most populous state to voluntarily cut how much water they use by 15 per cent as the Western United States weathers a drought that is rapidly emptying reservoirs relied on for agriculture, drinking water and fish habitat.
Trudeau calls wildfire response meeting as number of missing in Lytton unknown
Cell service is out in Lytton and the fire is making it still too dangerous to search.
Clock is ticking for Canada to get its UN climate pledge right
Climate Action Network - Réseau Action Climat has released a report that challenges the federal government to meet its commitments on the road to net-zero.
COVID shrank the economy — but climate change will be much worse
The economies of rich countries will shrink by twice as much as they did in the COVID-19 crisis if they fail to tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions, according to research.
More than a third of global heat deaths due to climate change
More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change.
Nature can save us from climate doom — but not on its own
By restoring ecosystems, conservationists can help the land sequester carbon. But it's still no substitute for drastically cutting emissions.
How will Earth handle the global glacial meltdown?
Mountain glacier melt contributes more than a quarter of extra volume to the world’s oceans, disrupting ancient cycles of creation.
Why methane emissions hold the key to slow global heating
Fossil fuels, cattle and rotting waste produce methane, a greenhouse gas responsible for 30 per cent of global heating. Cutting it is the strongest action available to slow global heating in the near term, the UN's environment chief says.
Rich nations missing the goal
A new study says the rise is a 0.2 C improvement on the previous forecast, but still substantially above the goal of the Paris Agreement.
Can young creatives convince Big Advertising to ditch Big Oil?
Some of the biggest contributors to global warming — if indirect ones — are the public relations firms and ad agencies in the pay of Big Oil and Big Auto.
‘Pathetic’: Greens blast Trudeau’s climate commitments
Climate experts and the federal Green Party say Canada’s new commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is severely lacking. "It's a disgrace,” said Green MP Elizabeth May.
How the climate crisis is changing Earth's rotation
The massive melting of glaciers has tilted Earth's rotation, showing the impact human activities are having on the planet.
Note to wealthy people: your carbon footprint matters more
A new book pushes back against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate.