World May 27 G-7 nations aim to end greenhouse gas emissions from energy by 2035 Officials from the Group of Seven wealthy nations have announced they will aim to largely end greenhouse gas emissions from their power sectors by 2035. By Frank Jordans, Associated Press
World May 26 Climate activists in Davos say major issues ignored While climate change was the focus of many discussions, activists say that important things like helping people who are impacted by climate change, largely didn't happen. By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press
Science May 24 Devastating heat wave in South Asia ‘sign of things to come’ in face of climate change The intense heat wave sweeping through South Asia was made more likely due to climate change and is a sign of things to come. By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press
Science May 24 WATCH: NOAA predicts another busy hurricane season with 3 to 6 major storms Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
May 23 Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid continuing drought By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The Democratic governor has called for a 15 percent voluntary reduction in water use but has so far avoided mandatory, sweeping cuts to water use. He may be changing his approach after water use went up dramatically in March. Continue reading
May 23 Sandstorm engulfs parts of Middle East By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Monday's storm was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms that have bewildered residents. They've also raised alarm among experts and officials who blame climate change and poor government regulations. Continue reading
May 23 What genetic sequencing can reveal about the secret lives of bees By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The Beenome100 Project aims to sequence dozens of species of native bees to help answer questions about bee biology, behavior and much more. Continue reading
May 09 Earth has nearly 50 percent chance of hitting key warming threshold in the next five years, report says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new report says there's nearly a 50-50 chance that world will hit a key warming threshold in the next five years. Continue reading
Apr 28 Climate change will result in new viruses and risk of new diseases, says study By Drew Costley, Associated Press Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 — and it's likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, especially in Africa and Asia, according to a… Continue reading