World / Science & Health | FOCUS Oct 5, 2020

As cities bake on a warming planet, insurers cook up heat wave cover

Longer and hotter heat waves driven by climate change are becoming an increasingly dangerous — and costly — menace.

World / Science & Health Sep 24, 2020

China pledge and Biden win could move climate goals into view, scientists say

Keeping planetary heating in check could help avoid some of the worst predicted impacts of climate change, from wilder weather and sea level rise, scientists say.

World Sep 11, 2020

'Not seeing the urgency': Communications failure blamed for climate inaction

Experts warn that people are not seeing rising threats as urgent, leading to a lack of adequate responses.

World Mar 18, 2020

From online classes to video meetings, could COVID-19 spur low-carbon habits?

As the new coronavirus swept across the Seattle area, one of the hardest-hit areas in the United States, the University of Washington earlier this month shuttered its classrooms in a bid to contain the spread of the disease. But lecturer Ian Schnee's philosophy class for ...

World / Science & Health Jul 30, 2019

Innovation rush aims to help farmers, rich and poor, beat climate change

In decades to come, African farmers may pool their money to buy small robot vehicles to weed their fields or drones that can hover to squirt a few drops of pesticide only where needed. Smartphones already allow farmers in remote areas to snap photos of ...

World / Science & Health Jun 20, 2018

Cities face dramatically higher heat and flood risks by 2050, researchers say

In just 30 years, cities around the world will face dramatically higher risks from extreme heat, coastal flooding, power blackouts and shortages of food and water unless climate-changing emissions are curbed, urban researchers warned Tuesday. Today, for instance, over 200 million people in 350 cities ...

World / Science & Health Jul 11, 2015

European heat waves 'boosted by climate change'

As Germany and Spain sweated and London sweltered through its hottest July day on record in the first week of this month, scientists said it is "virtually certain" that climate change is increasing the likelihood of such heat waves in Europe. In real-time data analysis ...