Tag: climate change
Global violence linked to severe weather
How extreme weather increases competition for scarce natural resources and increases violence towards the world’s poorest citizens....
Heat wave has Chicago planning for global warming
Chicago’s 50-year forecast: lethal and extreme weather, a termite invasion and a 1.5 foot drop in Lake Michigan's depth....
Earth enters period of turbulent solar weather
The Earth is entering a period of heightened solar activity -- how this affects power grids and wireless signals....
How to keep kids safe in a toxic world
Environmental dangers are nearly ubiquitous in the modern world. Parents need to figure out a way to confront the environmental crisis to keep their children safe....
Climate change creates wildfires, wildfires create climate change
Global warming creates conditions that make wildfires more likely. Wildfires then release nitrous oxide into the atmosphere, which creates more climate change....
Kids vs. Global Warming: Suing the government for the environment
Alec Loorz, a 16-year-old, started the group Kids vs. Global Warming at 12. Now he's suing the federal government to try to help clean up the environment. ...
Supreme Court rules: EPA, not states, must regulate greenhouse gasses
The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by six states, including New York, that sought to regulate greenhouse gasses from major power plants....
Strange weather and climate change
A meteorologist connects the dots between the recent floods, tornadoes, blizzards and climate change....
Teenager sues U.S. government over climate inaction
Teens have filed lawsuits in all 50 states and federal court to force government officials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions....
Deadly weather: Global warming or just a fluke?
Tornadoes in Missouri, droughts in Texas, earthquakes in Japan -- scientists don't know if some of these disasters are simply a fluke or the beginning of a new trend. ...
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