Tag: climate change
Adjusting to warming world has cost Maryland billions, comptroller says
Climate change has already cost Maryland between $10 billion and $20 billion in cleanup efforts following 85 extreme…
Maryland justices weigh local lawsuits against oil companies over climate change
The Maryland Supreme Court building in Annapolis. (File Photo by Bennett Leckrone/Maryland Matters)Maryland Supreme Court justices had pointed…
‘Grue Jay’ Spotted in a Texas Backyard Is First-of-Its-Kind Hybrid
An odd bird found in a Texas backyard is the offspring of two distantly related species, separated by…
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people…
Developing countries accuse rich of broken climate promises at UN
By Doyinsola OladipoNEW YORK (Reuters) -Leaders of developing countries threatened by climate change told rich nations at the…
Climate change is eroding our quality of life, and Trump is making it worse
More than 30 years ago, the U.S. became the first industrialized country to ratify the world’s first climate…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that's home to three-fourths of Earth's coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
A New, Colorful Hybrid Between a Blue Jay and Green Jay Discovered in Texas, Scientists Confirm
NEED TO KNOWScientists recently confirmed the existence of the first known blue jay–green jay hybrid, discovered near San…
Con job? Climate change is my job, says island nation leader
US President Donald Trump may dismiss climate change as a "con job" -- but for the leader of…
NCC giving away free trees to Delaware residents to combat climate change. How to get one
Looking to spruce up your yard with some greenery? New Castle County is giving away free trees to…
Cities face risk of water shortages in coming decades: study
Hotspots of water scarcity could emerge by the 2020s and 2030s across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North…
First treaty to protect marine life in high seas to take effect in January
The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after…