Climate simulations are mostly accurate, study finds
WASHINGTON — The computer models used to simulate what heat-trapping gases will do to global temperatures have been pretty spot-on in their prediction...
EU climate leadership in doubt as bloc set to miss 2030 goal
MADRID — The European Union said Wednesday that it will likely miss its target for reducing greenhouse gases by 2030, dealing a blow to the bloc’s eff...
Greta Thunberg says voyage ‘energized’ her climate fight
LISBON, Portugal — Climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Portugal on Tuesday after a three-week voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, telling cheerin...
The Latest: Greta Thunberg ‘energized’ after Atlantic voyage
MADRID — The Latest on the U.N. Climate Talks in Madrid (all times local):
China’s climate paradox: A leader in coal and clean energy
WASHINGTON — As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenh...
The Latest: UN chief disappointed by climate action so far
MADRID — The Latest on the COP25 climate summit in Madrid (all times local):
Dictionary.com chooses `existential’ as word of the year
NEW YORK — Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel “existential” to Dict...
UN chief urges countries not to surrender on climate fight
MADRID — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to give up in the fight against climate change, as representatives from ne...
New EU leaders take office vowing to tackle climate change
BRUSSELS — A new team of leaders took office at the helm of the European Union on Sunday, pledging to put the fight against climate change at the top ...
Science warnings, US retreat add urgency to UN climate talks
MADRID — Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year’s international tal...
European Space Agency gets more funds, also for Moon mission
MADRID — The 22 member states of the European Space agency have pledged to boost their funding to support more missions and research projects, includi...
‘Generation Greta’: Angry youths put heat on climate talks
BERLIN — It’s safe to say that anyone flying to this year’s global climate conference in Madrid had better have a watertight excuse if they meet Greta...
Failing ice cellars signal changes in Alaska whaling towns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For generations, people in Alaska’s far-north whaling villages have relied on hand-built ice cellars dug deep into the permafrost ...
Above-ground power lines grow in risk as climate changes
WASHINGTON — Trees toppling onto above-ground power lines spark wildfires, more than 1,000 of them in the last decade in California alone. The wires s...
Gore kicking off 24 hours of climate talks around the world
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Vice President Al Gore kicked off a series of climate presentations on Wednesday evening that will continue around the globe...
GAO: 60% of Superfund sites at higher risk in climate change
WASHINGTON — The worsening wildfires, floods and hurricanes of climate change threaten at least 60% of U.S. Superfund sites, and efforts to strengthen...
Italy’s white truffle hunters worry about climate change
ALBA, Italy — Rising global temperatures are worrying truffle hunters around the Italian town of Alba, where the most prized specimens can fetch twice...
High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art
VENICE, Italy — Exceptionally high tidal waters surged through Venice again on Friday, prompting the mayor to close St. Mark’s Square and call for mor...
EU bank to stop funding fossil fuel projects in 2 years
BERLIN — The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it will stop financing fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021 as part of an effort ...
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides
ROME — Italy's government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city ...
California faces fraught path out of wildfire, power crisis
The utility that serves more than 5 million electrical customers in one of the world’s most technologically advanced areas is now faced again and agai...
Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children
WASHINGTON — Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an i...
Venice ‘on its knees’ after second-worst flood ever recorded
MILAN — The worst flooding in Venice in more than 50 years prompted calls Wednesday to better protect the historic city from rising sea levels as offi...
World thirst for oil keeps growing, with SUVs a key culprit
PARIS — The world's thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s, with climate-damaging emissions climbing until at least 2040 — and consumers...
Europeans look to China as global partner, shun Trump’s US
PARIS — When France's president wants to carry European concerns to the world stage to find solutions for climate change, trade tensions or Iran's nuc...
UK court: Full ban on Extinction Rebellion protests unlawful
LONDON — Britain's High Court ruled Wednesday it was unlawful for London's Metropolitan Police to impose a blanket ban on protests by the climate acti...
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
MANA POOLS, Zimbabwe — Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in this African wildlife reserve. But the majestic...
EU hopes US will rethink choice to pull out of climate pact
BRUSSELS — The European Union has voiced regret at the U.S. government's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement and expressed hopes that ...
Google employees call for corporate climate change action
SAN FRANCISCO — Google employees are demanding the company issue a climate plan that commits it to zero emissions by 2030.
Greta Thunberg call to fight global warming cheers LA rally
LOS ANGELES — Greta Thunberg, Sweden's 16-year-old climate-change activist, joined fellow teenagers from throughout California Friday in telling a che...