Americans warned: 12 years left before dangerous climate change

The Earth is heading inexorably towards facing the full ravages of climate change - extreme drought, food shortages and deadly floods - unless there is an "unprecedented" effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, a new report warns...

'He jeopardized our future': children sue the governor of Florida

A group of children are suing Florida Governor Rick Scott, claiming that he “jeopardized” their future and violated their constitutional rights by failing to do anything to combat climate change. “The state is obliged to follow the constitution, and these ...

Los Angeles Paint the Streets White to Fight the Heat

City officials in Los Angeles are seeking to mitigate the impact of climate change by painting some of their streets with special paint. The gray paint, called “cool pavement,” reflects sunlight and lowers the temperature of the pavement several times. Jeff Luzar, Commercial Director of Guardtop, told ...

How climate change affects the health of Florida residents

Most people think that climate change is a problem of the future that needs to be prevented now, but there is no point in worrying about its impact on people yet. But doctors in Florida said they can already see how climate change is negatively impacting...

Climate change will completely change the look of New York

A new report from the Association for Regional Plans notes that New York is not ready not only for a hurricane like Sandy in 2012, but also for rising ocean levels caused by climate change in the coming decades, writes Time Out. The ocean is expected to rise by 60 ...

Catastrophic hurricanes in the USA: how man and nature are to blame

При перечислении причин, вызвавших разрушительные ураганы,  изменения климата оказываются далеко не на первом месте. Однако же есть некоторые признаки, наводящие на мысль, что и тут не обошлось без глобального потепления, пишет ВВС. Силы природы  Ураганы — сложное природное явление, предсказать…

Barack Obama signed a historic agreement in Paris. VIDEO

Президент США Барак Обама в прямом эфире прокомментировал результаты работы климатического саммита в Париже. Глава Белого дома считает достигнутое соглашение по климату несовершенным, но представляет собой наилучший шанс спасти планету, передает CNN. «Сегодня мы показали, чего можно достичь, когда мир…

The riots in Paris. The police detained more than two hundred people. VIDEO

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazneuve said more than two hundred people were detained during a protest in Paris. All these people oppose the climate summit, which will be held in the French capital. The spontaneous rallies turned into riots. The police say they have identified ...

July was the hottest on the planet in the history of observations

July is recognized as the hottest month in the history of meteorological observations. Temperatures have risen to record levels both over land and oceans. Many areas experienced unusually long heat waves. Experts from NASA and the Japan Meteorological Office believe that 2015 ...

Obama will publish a plan to combat climate change

The White House on Monday will unveil the most detailed plan to combat climate change in US history, US President Barack Obama said on his Facebook page. The United States plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by thirty percent by 2030 ...

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