Tag: Climate Change

More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones...

The UK government acted unlawfully in approving a climate plan, a High Court judge has ruled

LONDON -- A High Court judge ruled Friday that the U.K. government acted unlawfully when it approved a plan to meet climate targets...

Study says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal

WASHINGTON -- The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that...

Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's taking control of its oil sector from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year....

Rewind. Fast forward. African farmers are looking everywhere to navigate climate change

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are...

You're gonna need a bigger number: Scientists consider a Category 6 for mega-hurricane era

In 1973, the National Hurricane Center introduced the Saffir-Simpson scale, a five-category rating system that classified hurricanes by wind intensity.At the bottom...