Climate change

FILE - Shoppers buy food in a supermarket in London, on Aug. 17, 2022. Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

A study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank finds that food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center right, speaks with Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center left, after posing for a group photo in front of the Atomium during an Nuclear Energy Summit at the Expo in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Leaders of European Union countries and other organizations meet for a one day summit on Thursday with the aim of highlighting the role of nuclear energy, reducing the use of fossil fuels, enhancing energy security and boosting economic development. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Security and climate change drive a return to nuclear energy as over 30 nations sign summit pledge

FILE - This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the aftermath of a landslide in Wrangell, Alaska on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo via AP, File)

A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide’s impact

Celeste Saulo, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General, speaks about the state of Global Climate 2023, during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and warning that the world's efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023

This is the Keystone Generating Station in Shelocta, Pa., on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a plan to fight climate change Wednesday, saying he will back legislation to make power owners in Pennysylvania pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and require utilities in the nation's third-largest power-producer to buy more electricity from renewable sources. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pennsylvania governor unveils plan to cut greenhouse gases, boost renewables in big energy producer

UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change

The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse gases, land and water temperatures and melting of glaciers and sea ice, and is warning that the world’s efforts to reverse the trend have been inadequate.

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A Tesla charger is operates Monday, March 4, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. In campaigns for Congress and for governor around the country, candidates are talking about how green the grid should be. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too

The race for the White House isn’t the only one with big stakes for climate policy. In campaigns for Congress and for governor around the country, candidates are talking about how green the grid should be, too.

FILE - A woman walks along a path in a deserted field in Zvimba, rural Zimbabwe, on June, 26, 2021. Women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crises, the United Nations warned Tuesday, March 5, 2024. A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, “The Unjust Climate,” found that female-headed rural households lose on average 8% more of their income during heat waves and 3% more during floods, compared to male-headed households. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

UN warns of climate change impact on farms and rural households run by women in poor countries

The United Nations says that women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crises.

John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the State Department, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Washington. Kerry feels he’s going out on a high note as he retires from leading U.S. efforts in international negotiations to confront ever-worsening climate change. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

John Kerry reflects on time as top US climate negotiator and ‘major breakthrough’ in climate talks

John Kerry feels he’s going out on a high note as he retires from leading U.S. efforts in international negotiations to confront ever-worsening climate change.

FILE - A skier descends Black Mountain of Maine, Feb. 11, 2023, in Rumford, Maine. A new study says U.S. ski areas lost about $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions

A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change.

Haim Levy shows the sea water level from January 2024 storms at his cottage near Hampton Beach, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Hampton, N.H. Scientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly. Many scientists who study the intersection of climate change, flooding, winter storms and sea level say such storms will arrive with increased frequency and ferocity. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

It’s time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why

Scientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly.

FILE - A boy holds locusts he caught in Elburgon, Kenya, March 17, 2021. Extreme wind and rain may lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, with human-caused climate change likely to intensify the weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks, a new study has found. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Erratic weather fueled by climate change will worsen locust outbreaks, study finds

A team of scientists says extreme wind and rain may contribute to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks.

Hockey players go for the puck during the final of the women's open division at the Pond Hockey Classic in Meredith, N.H., on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Like many winter traditions on lakes across the U.S., pond hockey is under threat from climate change. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Pond hockey in New Hampshire brightens winter for hundreds. But climate change threatens the sport

Each February, more than 2,000 players descend on Meredith, New Hampshire, for the three-day Pond Hockey Classic.

Light is reflected on part of the Aral Sea outside Muynak, Uzbekistan, Sunday, June 25, 2023. The destruction of the Aral Sea in Central Asia has been labeled by the U.N. as the most staggering disaster of the 20th century. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Climate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too

The destruction of the Aral Sea in Central Asia has been labeled by the U.N. as the most staggering disaster of the 20th century.

FILE - Celeste Saulo, of Argentina, poses after she was elected as Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 1, 2023, during the U.N. climate and weather agency's congress in Geneva. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

New UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up

The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization says the rate of human-caused climate change is accelerating and that warming has triggered more Arctic cold outbreaks further south, weighing in on two issues that divide climate scientists.

FILE - Residents evacuate on a motorcycle amid wildfires into Vina del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Scientists say climate change creates conditions that make the drought and wildfires now hitting South America more likely. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

How climate change contributes to wildfires like Chile’s

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile. They have come amid a heat wave that pushed temperatures in the capital city of Santiago to about 37 degrees Celsius (nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit).

FILE - Firefighters watch as the Fairview Fire burns on a hillside, Sept. 8, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke on their own are harmful to the human body, but the combination of both increases damage to people’s hearts and respiratory systems, according to a study released Friday.

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. For weeks, scrutiny over Swift’s travel has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide released with every flight. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

Why Taylor Swift’s globe-trotting in private jets is getting scrutinized

Scrutiny over Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up online, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions that are let off with each flight.

FILE - United Nations Climate Chief Simon Stiell speaks during a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

UN climate chief’s blunt message: Fewer loopholes, way more cash to really halt climate change

The United Nations’ climate chief says to keep Earth from overheating too much, the nations of the world need to put fewer loopholes in climate agreements and far more money — trillions of dollars a year — into financial help for poor nations.

FILE - White House senior adviser John Podesta speaks at the U.S. Center at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Podesta will replace John Kerry as U.S. special climate change envoy, according to a person familiar with the appointment. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top international adviser on climate change

White House senior adviser John Podesta will replace John Kerry as the top U.S. official on international climate change.

In this photo issued by Extinction Rebellion UK, climate activist Greta Thunberg, third right, takes part in a march to Farnborough Airport in southern England, Saturday Jan. 27, 2024. Greta Thunberg joined the march to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport. Hundreds of local residents and activists holding banners and placards took part. (Extinction Rebellion UK via AP)

Greta Thunberg joins hundreds marching in England to protest airport’s expansion for private planes

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined a march in southern England to protest the use of private jets and the expansion of an airport.

FILE - A worker pauses while removing snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2024. While the U.S. is shivering through bone-chilling cold, most of the rest of world is feeling unusually warm weather. Scientists Tuesday, Jan. 16, say that fits with what climate change is doing to Earth. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it’s climate change

While the U.S. is shivering through bone-chilling cold, most of the rest of world is feeling unusually warm weather.

FILE - Celeste Saulo, of Argentin, a poses after she was elected as Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 1, 2023 during the U.N. climate and weather agency's congress in Geneva. The new head of the United Nations weather agency said Tuesday that strengthening early warning systems that monitor when and where extreme weather will happen is a key priority area for her administration that will help reduce the risk of natural disasters that are exacerbated by climate change. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

In first public statement, new UN weather chief calls to bolster warning systems for extreme weather

Celeste Saulo, the new secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization, has said her administration will prioritize the strengthening of early warning systems to help reduce the risk of weather disasters worsened by climate change.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham delivers her State of the State speech for the start of the 56th Legislature at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Roberto E. Rosales)

New Mexico governor outlines broad legislative agenda for crime, education and climate amid protests

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is embracing major initiatives designed to rein in violent crime, improve public education, boost access to affordable housing and address concerns about climate change and drought.

FILE - John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks during a news conference at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Dec. 6, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kerry is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks.

A family takes a horse ride in Gulmarg, northwest of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. There is hardly any snow at Asia's largest ski terrain in Gulmarg where thousands of domestic and international tourists would usually visit to ski and sledge its stunning snowscape in winter.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kashmir residents suffer through a dry winter waiting for snow. Experts point to climate change

A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages.

Employees work at the Adani New Industries Limited, one of India's largest solar panels and wafers manufacturing facility in the port town of Mundra in Western India's Gujarat state, India, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The world's renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says

The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years.

Delaware judge limits scope of sweeping climate change lawsuit against fossil fuel companies

A judge has rejected several claims lodged by Delaware’s attorney general in a lawsuit alleging that the fossil fuel industry has downplayed the risks of climate change.

FILE - The Colorado River runs through lightly snow covered mountains April 12, 2023 near Burns, Colo. Once regularly snowbound river basins across the globe, including the upper Colorado, are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP, File)

Climate change is shrinking snowpack in many places, study shows. And it will get worse

Areas across the globe have seen spring snowpack shrink over the last 40 years, and a new study says for many of them climate change is clearly to blame.

Workers install solar panels at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park in the salt desert of Karim Shahi village, near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Nations have signed on to triple renewable energy by 2030. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Hottest year ever, what can be done? Plenty: more renewables and nuclear, less methane and meat

The shattering of global annual heat records last year is prompting people to ask: what can be done? There is a way forward.

FILE - The cracked earth of the Sau reservoir is visible north of Barcelona, Spain, March 20, 2023. Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, the European climate agency said Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Earth shattered global annual heat records last year and it’s flirting with the warming threshold that nations wanted to stay within to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.

FILE - Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan ecology and natural resources minister, attends a plenary stocktaking session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Babayev has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns

Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year.

Yaad Ali, left, and his son Musikur Alam, row a boat to collect drinking water in the floodwaters in Sandahkhaiti, a floating island village in the Brahmaputra River in Morigaon district, Assam, India, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

AP photos reveal intensity, insecurity and inequality in 2023 as world altered by climate change

Punishing heat that hovered and hung on much longer than usual. Flash floods that washed away large swaths of land and life.

In this photo supplied by IFAW, an elephant lies dead metres from a watering hole in Hwange National Park, Tuesday Dec. 5, 2023. At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe's largest national park in recent weeks because of drought, their decaying carcases a grisly sign of what wildlife authorities and conservation groups say is the impact of climate change and the El Niño weather phenomenon. (Privilege Musvanhiri/IFAW via AP)

At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate change

At least 100 elephants have died in Zimbabwe’s largest national park in recent weeks because of drought.

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gestures at the end of the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Experts at odds over result of UN climate talks in Dubai; ‘Historic,’ ‘pipsqueak’ or something else?

The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that everyone accepted, at times grudgingly.

A window frames a portion of the shore littered with debris left from flooding driven by a Gulf of Mexico sea-level rise, in the coastal community of El Bosque, in the state of Tabasco, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

The last residents of a coastal Mexican town destroyed by climate change

Flooding has destroyed the Mexican town of El Bosque. It’s driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level rise and increasingly brutal winter storms.