Animal populations threatened by Arctic sea ice melt – CBS News Watch CBS News Tuesday is “Arctic Sea Ice Day,” created underscore the needs of animals in northern Canada threatened by Arctic sea ice melt. Alysa McCall, director of conservation outreach for Polar Bears International, and Kieran McIver, director of field operations for polar Bears … Read more
Maryland island struggles to survive impact of rising sea level, erosion | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay is slowly disappearing as sea rises and erosion hits the shoreline. The population has dwindled, but the people still living there say they’re there to stay. Be the first … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency has placed 139 employees on leave after they signed a letter criticizing the Trump administration’s environmental policies. The letter, titled a “Declaration of Dissent,” accuses the Trump administration of undermining the EPA’s mission of protecting the environment by promoting “harmful deregulation” and showing”disregard for scientific expertise.” The document, which was released … Read more
Earth has seen some of its worst droughts ever recorded in last two years, report finds – CBS News Watch CBS News Over the past two years, Earth has endured some of the most widespread and destructive droughts ever recorded, according to a new analysis by the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center and the U.N. … Read more
The Senate bill containing President Trump’s domestic policy agenda at the last minute eliminated a new excise tax that would have hammered the renewable energy industry, a move that likely ensured Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska would back the measure. The excise tax would have been imposed on wind and solar energy projects constructed … Read more
Paris — Almost three quarters of the globe’s cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN’s cultural agency said on Tuesday. As a result of rising temperatures, extreme weather events including hurricanes, droughts, floods and heatwaves have become more frequent and intense, scientists warn. Seventy-three percent of … Read more
How to keep cool in extreme urban heat – CBS News Watch CBS News As the first major heat wave hit the Northeast this week, city dwellers experienced what is known as the “island effect.” Here’s how one neighborhood plans to stay cool amid the extreme heat. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more
Boston area city blocks become test cases for beating urban heat – CBS News Watch CBS News In Chelsea, Massachusetts, one city block is being transformed to test solutions for extreme urban heat. Ben Tracy from Climate Central reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. … Read more
Boston — For Arwa Ait-Chaib and her mother, Wafa El Hidar, summertime in Chelsea, Massachusetts, means trying to beat the heat. “There are always some days that I feel like we live in the middle of the Sahara desert,” Ait-Chaib told CBS News. Their Chelsea neighborhood, located just across the river from Boston, offers little … Read more
Arizona’s saguaro cactus has evolved to thrive in the extreme climate of the Sonoran Desert, but after decades of rising heat, even these towering icons are showing signs of stress. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see it looks like they’re melting,” said Jon Gurule who makes his living off the desert as a … Read more