Study: Climate change makes a Dust Bowl heat wave more likely
Instead of once in a century, such extreme heat could start coming around every 40 years, researchers say.
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Carbon emissions fall 17% worldwide under lockdowns
Lockdowns could lead to an annual emissions decline of up to 7% — the biggest emissions drop since World War II, researchers say.
Air pollution is already spiking in China with virus lockdown lifted
As industry resumes, deadly pollutants hit levels in April even higher than last year, prompting warnings of a "dirty" economic rebound.
India's carbon emissions fall for the first time in four decades
Carbon emissions growth has fallen below zero during India's coronavirus lockdowns, analysts say.
Ominous trend in American West could signal a looming "megadrought"
"The persistence of the drought conditions, in the Colorado River basin especially, is essentially unprecedented in human history," John Fleck, author of "Water is for Fighting Over," said.
Amid lockdowns, renewable energy sources overtake coal
Coronavirus lockdowns have given solar, wind and hydropower a boost.
Destruction of Amazon rainforest accelerates amid coronavirus
Researchers say deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by more than 50% in the first three months of the year.
Billions could soon be in areas too hot to live without AC, study says
And most are likely to be too poor to afford air conditioning, researchers say. The culprit: climate change.
Highest-ever concentration of plastic pieces are on ocean floor
Researchers have found 1.9 million pieces of plastic in an 11-square-foot area of the sea — the highest-ever concentration of microplastics.
Polar ice lost in last 16 years could fill Lake Michigan
The two landmasses have lost about 5,000 gigatons of ice in the last decade and a half, which could fill around 2 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Hurricane season forecast raises worry amid pandemic
"The ability to respond will be severely hindered," one expert warned.
Huge amounts of methane leaking from U.S. oil fields, study shows
A new study says enough methane is spewing out of the Permian Basin to power 7 million households in Texas for a year.
Lab-spawned coral may save "America's great barrier reef"
Much of the coral in the 10,000-year-old Florida reef has been lost due to climate change, disease and pollution — now scientists may have a way to help save it.
Photos show dramatic decline in air pollution during lockdown
With humans stuck inside, carbon emissions have fallen significantly and the skies are clearing.
Lockdowns have led to cleaner air, but will it last?
Los Angeles has some of the cleanest air in the world with lockdowns in place.
How to celebrate Earth Day online
All over the world, Earth Day events are going online in the age of the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus crisis shows urgency of reining in carbon emissions
Clearly, shutting down economies is not an acceptable or sustainable way to achieve climate goals – but we can learn something from it.
Coronavirus is pushing work online. Is that good for the planet?
Americans are Zooming and Slacking into work instead of driving. But digital technologies have a carbon footprint, too.
5 things to know about climate change and coronavirus
Long before the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organization has been tracing and analyzing the impact of how climate change is impacting public health.
Releasing herds of Arctic animals could help save climate, study says
With enough animals, 80% of all permafrost could be preserved through the end of this century, researchers believe.
Megadrought in western U.S. could be the worst in 1,200 years
"We're on the same trajectory as the worst prehistoric droughts," the researchers say.
White House rolls back Obama-era EPA rule that curbed toxic pollutants
The rule compelled America's coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, something the EPA chief said was regulatory overreach by the Obama administration.
White House rolls back Obama-era EPA rule that curbed toxic pollutants
The rule compelled America's coal plants to cut back emissions of mercury and other human health hazards, something the EPA chief said was regulatory overreach by the Obama administration.
Fighting climate change would boost economy, study finds
A common argument claims taking action on climate change is too expensive. But new research finds just the opposite: We can't afford not to.
Largest Arctic ozone hole ever recorded opens up over the North Pole
A hole in the ozone opens up every year above Antarctica — but scientists were surprised to find one on the other side of the planet.
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World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection
The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?
U.S. scientists work to preserve vulnerable species at a Smithsonian lab
Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.
See Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station
As Hurricane Erin hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape, as the effects of human-caused climate change on glaciers becomes even more starkly apparent. This story was provided by Climate Central.
What a shooting star looks like up close
A meteorite appeared as a fireball seen in several states, including Georgia, where it landed in a house. Dave Malkoff explores its past.
62-year-old fish thought to be oldest-ever trout found in Great Lakes
Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old.
mRNA tech could help fight cancer, but cuts threaten progress, experts say
Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.
New species of "deceptively cute" ancient whale found on beach
Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively cute" but a dangerous predator.
Why ASMR is making a lot of noise
ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a "brain massage," in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who's been called the "ASMR queen." Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Viktorovna about her wildly successful "Gentle Whispering" videos, and with physiology professor Craig Richard, who discusses ASMR's physical effects. Salie also visits Whisperwave, New York City's first ASMR spa. [Originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.]
Meteorite that ripped through Georgia home's roof is older than Earth
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
Butterfly populations rapidly declining in Midwest
A new study finds that butterfly populations are rapidly declining in the Midwest. Elise Zipkin, one of the authors of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Perseids meteor shower will peak this week. But will the moon ruin views?
The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week.
New image shows high-speed comet visiting from another solar system
Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.
NOAA updates hurricane forecast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration updated the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast. CBS News' Jessica Burch reports.