Climate
Cost of Carbon Pollution Pegged at $51 a Ton
The Biden Administration raised the benchmark, and may do it again within a year
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Climate
How Climate Change May Influence Deadly Avalanches
Greater temperature swings and more intense rain and snow storms could alter avalanche dynamics
Environment
European Forests Have Become More Vulnerable to Insect Outbreaks
Climate change may be playing a role as higher heat makes trees less resilient to pests
Climate
Mountain Mammals Climb Higher to Beat the Heat
In the Rocky Mountains, dozens of small mammal species have shifted to higher elevations over time
Policy & Ethics
U.S. Officially Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement
The Biden Administration aims to strengthen the country’s emissions reduction pledge under the pact by Earth Day
Climate
Texas Power Outage Underscores Looming Climate Tests
Extreme weather is increasingly likely to test electric grids and energy supply systems
Environment
How Biden’s Environmental Justice Order Might Work
The President ordered 40 percent of the benefits from federal climate action go to disadvantaged communities
Environment
When Two Tibetan Glaciers Collapsed, the Whole Landscape Changed
The avalanches, linked to climate change, could alter local ecology and increase flood risks
Climate
More Climate Executive Orders Could Be Coming, McCarthy Says
The former EPA administrator says the Biden administration will also work with Congress to advance climate policies
Natural Disasters
Deadly Himalayan Flood Shows Perils of Mountain Warming
Scientists think a huge chunk of ice or rock fell and caused a devastating surge of water down a river in India
Climate
Climate Change Hits Rock and Roll as Prized Guitar Wood Shortage Looms
Flooding and a wood-boring beetle threaten supplies of storied “swamp ash”
Climate
Biden Pushes U.S.—and the World—to Help Climate Migrants
He has ordered a government study of climate change's impact on migration, including options for refugee resettlement
Climate
NASA Names Its First Climate Advisor
Gavin Schmidt, an expert in climate modeling, will help ensure the Biden Administration has crucial data to inform its emissions reduction goals
Arts & Culture
Amanda Gorman’s Climate Poem Says, Act ‘Now, Now, Now’
The youth poet laureate offers an urgent message
Climate
Five Things in Biden’s Climate Day Orders That Flew Under the Radar
Items include permitting for fossil fuel infrastructure and creating jobs to clean up pollution
Natural Disasters
Climate-Fueled Disasters Killed 475,000 People over 20 Years
Puerto Rico was identified as suffering the greatest climate impacts over that time period
Climate
Earth Day Summit Will Mark U.S. Return to Global Climate Talks
President Biden has said the event will be aimed at persuading countries to strengthen their greenhouse gas reduction pledges
EARTH
Earth Has Lost 28 Trillion Tons of Ice since the Mid-1990s
Melt has accelerated over recent decades, contributing to sea level rise
Climate
Twitter Bots Are a Major Source of Climate Disinformation
Such accounts can distort online conversations and potentially diminish support for climate policies
Climate
Here Are All the Climate Actions Biden Took on Day One
As expected, the president signed executive orders to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and review Trump-era rollbacks
