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News Articles: climate

Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican city of Acapulco, after rapidly intensifying over abnormally warm ocean water. A new study finds it is unlikely that humans will successfully limit average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the lower target set by the 2015 Paris agreement.

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  • Climate

It's unlikely, but not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius, study finds

Humans are still pumping enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That puts this decade's climate goals further out of reach.

October 30, 2023
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  • Rebecca Hersher
At its most expansive, Antarctic sea ice covers an area the size of Antarctica itself, doubling the size of the frozen continent. But the winter sea ice has been shrinking, and this year there was less ice than ever before, going back to when satellites started tracking annual ice extent around 1980.

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  • Climate

Antarctica is melting and we all need to adapt, a trio of climate analyses show

West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent.

October 27, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Two women embrace and cry as they look out over a burned area in Lahaina, Hawaii in August 2023. A new survey finds most Americans expect the impacts of climate change to worsen in the next 30 years, as climate scientists warn.

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  • Climate

Here's how Americans feel about climate change

The majority of Americans think climate change will kill and displace a large number of people in the U.S. in the next 30 years, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

October 25, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher

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  • Weather

With Halloween around the corner, Georgia's warm weather is spooking scientists. Here's why

A Halloween cool-down is coming, but current temperatures are in the 80s. A report from Climate Central explains a troubling trend.

October 25, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff

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  • Book Reviews

'The Comfort of Crows' is fuel to restore spirts in dealing with ecological grief

Here the New York Times columnist and author of Late Migrations and Graceland Margaret Renkl brings alive in 52 chapters her love for the animals and plants in her yard and nearby parks in Tennessee.

October 25, 2023
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  • Barbara J. King
Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany in 2021. The International Energy Agency projects demand for fossil fuels will peak before 2030 as renewable energy continues to grow.

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  • Climate

Global shift to clean energy means fossil fuel demand will peak soon, IEA says

Fossil fuel demand will peak and renewable energy will grow rapidly in coming years, according to an International Energy Agency report.

October 24, 2023
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  • Jeff Brady
Many homes are destroyed in wildfires due to wind-driven embers that get caught in the landscaping. California is now drafting rules that would limit vegetation within five feet of a house.

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  • Climate

With wildfires growing, California writes new rules on where to plant shrubs

The plants and mulch within five feet of a home pose a major risk for spreading wildfire. California now has the tricky task of convincing homeowners to get rid of the greenery.

October 23, 2023
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  • Lauren Sommer
A man walks in the rain along a street in Austin, Texas, Nov. 11, 2022.

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  • Weather

Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change

Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.

October 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Tropical Storm Tammy is moving west towards the Leeward Islands with sustained wind speeds of 60 mph.

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  • Weather

Tropical Storm Tammy expected to drop heavy rain on the Caribbean this weekend

Forecasters say the storm system is expected to be at or near hurricane intensity as it makes landfall in the Leeward Islands on Friday. Up to 10 inches of rain and 3 feet of storm surge could follow.

October 19, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Rivers of meltwater carve into the Greenland ice sheet. Melting at the ice sheet's surface can spur more melt, creating a dangerous feedback loop.

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  • Climate

A new study points to a key window of opportunity to save Greenland's ice sheet

Even if the planet warms more than 2 degrees Celsius, the ice sheet can be protected if temperatures cool back down quickly enough.

October 18, 2023
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  • Alejandra Borunda
Hundreds of active oil wells sit in densely populated and mostly low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles. A new report details why equity should be central to climate and energy policy in the U.S. to address historical practices.

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  • Climate

Major U.S. science group lays out a path to smooth the energy transition

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine says putting equity at the center of climate and energy policy will help speed along necessary fossil fuel emission cuts

October 17, 2023
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  • Alejandra Borunda
A 1992 analysis by Duke University and EPA researchers found that children in a home with a gas stove have about a 20% increased risk of developing respiratory illness. A 2022 analysis showed 12.7% of childhood asthma cases in the U.S. can be attributed to gas stove use in homes.

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  • Climate

How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.

October 17, 2023
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  • Jeff Brady
An aerial view of a stuck boat on a dried out lake in Bolivia. A new report finds that September 2023 was the hottest September on record. South America - which is coming out of its winter - also saw record high temperatures.

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  • Climate

It's the warmest September on record thanks to El Niño and, yes, climate change

A new government report finds that September 2023 was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat.

October 14, 2023
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  • Julia Simon
President Joe Biden speaks about his Bidenomics agenda at Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 13, 2023.

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  • Climate

To rein in climate change, Biden pledges $7 billion to regional 'hydrogen hubs'

President Joe Biden announced billions of federal dollars for the creation of regional hydrogen hubs across the country. Hydrogen could be a climate-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.

October 13, 2023
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  • Susan Phillips
Pastor Bob Farrow of St. Nicholas Episcopal in Hamilton, Georgia and Pastor Willie J. Barber II of Prospect A.M.E. meet and share contact information at the Green Team Summit.

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  • News

These Western Georgia churches are coming together to combat climate change. See how

Churches throughout Georgia are acting on climate change, conducting energy efficiency audits, powering their houses of worship with clean energy and creating teams of parishioners to see the efforts come to fruition.

October 13, 2023
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  • Kala Hunter
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