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News Articles: climate

The 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows shifting zones in much of Georgia. Areas in orange and brown saw a warming of their average lowest winter temperature range, compared to 2012. White denotes no change.

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  • Environment

USDA hardiness map shows Georgia's coldest temperatures are warming

The new map is the first update since 2012.

December 04, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Vice President Harris speaks to leaders at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Dec. 2, 2023.

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  • Elections

In Dubai, Harris deals with 2 issues important to young voters: climate and Gaza

Vice President Harris gave her most extensive comments to date on the fighting in Gaza, emphatically calling on Israel to do more to protect civilians.

December 03, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Major flooding has hit Kenya in November. The disasters are likely intensified by climate change, and are causing ongoing health issues across the region. World leaders are discussing the health impacts of climate change at the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai this month.

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  • Climate

Health is on the agenda at UN climate negotiations. Here's why that's a big deal

Advocates say human-driven climate change is hurting people's health worldwide–but taking action like reducing reliance on fossil fuels lowers risks immediately.

December 03, 2023
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
A flare burns off methane and other hydrocarbons as oil pumpjacks operate in the Permian Basin in Midland, Texas, Oct. 12, 2021.

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  • Climate

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution

New EPA rules require oil and gas companies to slash climate-changing methane from their operations.

December 02, 2023
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Georgia Institute of Technology has released its proposed plan for campus updates thorugh 2031. The goals are sustainability, accessibility, and improved student experience.

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  • Climate

Georgia Tech to focus on developing sustainable and pedestrian-friendly campus plan

Leaders at the Georgia Institute of Technology have released the 2023 campus comprehensive plan. It lays out a series of proposed changes and improvements for the university over the next decade.

December 01, 2023
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
After getting hit with Hurricane Irma in 2017, Antigua and Barbuda is still recovering. It's one of many countries that will need hundreds of millions of dollars to prepare for stronger storms and other climate impacts.

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  • Climate

Countries promise millions for damages from climate change. So how would that work?

A historic agreement at the international climate talks will provide hundreds of millions of dollars for developing countries. It's nowhere near enough.

December 01, 2023
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Climate envoys John Kerry of the U.S. and Xie Zhenhua of China met in California in November. As the world's two-largest greenhouse gas emitters, agreement between the two countries is considered key for significant developments at the UN climate summit.

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  • Climate

At climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: 'There's just a trust deficit'

The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it's responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it's also key for major breakthroughs.

December 01, 2023
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
This GOES-East GeoColor satellite image taken June 2 shows Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

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  • National

An active 2023 hurricane season comes to a close

The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Allen
COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber at the opening ceremony for the annual United Nations climate summit, held this year in Dubai.

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  • Climate

Global climate talks begin in Dubai, with an oil executive in charge

This year's United Nations climate summit is being held in the petroleum-dependent United Arab Emirates. Delegates began by approving a landmark fund to pay for climate losses.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • Lauren Sommer,
  • and 1 more
Summers could get dramatically  hotter if the world fails to slow the pace of climate change.

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  • Climate

3 climate impacts the U.S. will see if warming goes beyond 1.5 degrees

Climate science shows that beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, impacts in the U.S. get substantially worse. The world is on track for almost double that level of warming by the end of the century.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Vice President Harris speaks outside the White House on Nov. 8. Harris is planning to travel to the COP28 international climate summit this week, according to a source familiar with the plans.

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  • Politics

Harris plans to attend the COP28 climate summit

Vice President Harris will travel to United Arab Emirates this week for the annual international climate meeting, the White House has announced.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram and
  • Elena Moore
Martha Durr, seen at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska, left her job earlier this month as the state's principal communicator of climate information. "It gets draining over time," she said.

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  • National

Weather experts in Midwest say climate change reporting brings burnout and threats

Talking about climate change can be a tough job, especially in places where audiences may be less likely to accept the science. Strong resistance has pushed some meteorologists out of the field.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • Elizabeth Rembert
This photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, from a remote camera set by biologist Chris Stermer, shows a wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest near Truckee, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2016, a rare sighting of the elusive species in the state. Scientists estimate that only about 300 wolverines survive in the contiguous U.S.

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  • Climate

U.S. moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges

The North American wolverine would receive threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal. Warming temperatures are expected to shrink the mountain snowpack wolverines rely on.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A woman breastfeeds her child at a camp for displaced people in Somalia, where climate change is fueling severe drought.

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  • Climate

Climate funding is in short supply. So some want to rework the financial system

Efforts to boost climate financing have moved beyond national pledges. Now the focus is on overhauling organizations like the World Bank and providing countries debt relief.

November 28, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Wind turbines generate electricity off the coast of England. World leaders will meet later this week in Dubai to discuss global efforts to reduce emissions of planet-warming pollution and transition to renewable energy sources.

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  • Climate

FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. Do they matter?

World leaders, climate experts and oil company executives converge on Dubai later this week to talk about climate change at the United Nations COP28 meeting. Here's what you need to know.

November 27, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley,
  • Julia Simon,
  • and 3 more
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