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Fashion industry's carbon impact is bigger than airline industry's
As consumers learn of toll fast fashion can take on the environment, they're embracing less wasteful alternatives
New York City slashes its biggest source of carbon emissions
In a first, America's largest city is moving to curb emissions by requiring buildings to become more energy-efficient
Climate change protests stop traffic in heart of London
"Brexit, none of it's going to matter if there's a climate apocalypse," a demonstrator says
Arctic warming fuels blockbuster spring blizzard
What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic
Pictures show pollen haze over North Carolina
The images were captured over an area in Durham
Global warming threatens coral reef recovery
"We used to think that the Great Barrier Reef was too big to fail – until now"
Coal is a financial bust, but global carbon emissions keep rising
Coal plants are increasingly inefficient as a way to produce energy in the U.S. -- so why are emissions still climbing?
Canada is warming at twice the global rate
The report points to "human influence" as the main cause
Lights around the world are turning off for Earth Hour
It may be darker than usual in your neighborhood tonight, but don't be alarmed
Alaska temps expected to soar 40 degrees above normal
Weather computer models show the warm streak will last at least another week, if not longer
Extreme weather hit 62 million people last year, UN report says
United Nation's weather agency report about global warming also says extreme weather forced 2 million people to relocate in 2018
One of Earth's fastest-shrinking glaciers is growing again
Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier around 2012 was retreating about 1.8 miles and thinning nearly 130 feet annually
After Paris climate agreement, oil companies pour $110B into fossil fuels
Between 2015 and 2019, fossil fuel investment by major energy companies dwarfed their spending on low-carbon alternatives
Extreme storms and severe floods
At least 550 people have died as a result of a high intensity cyclone that hit Southern Africa last week. Several parts of the region have been left inudated with flood water. Midwest U.S. is also experiencing record level flooding. CBS News contributing meterologist Jeff Berardelli joined CBSN to talk the about NOAA report released Thursday and the role climate change plays in extreme weather.
EPA head: Unsafe water a greater threat than climate change
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks with CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett in his first network interview since his confirmation.
"Inevitable sea level rise" as Antarctica ice melts, scientists warn
Whether you observe from the sea or from the air, there's less Antarctica to see every year
Perfect storm of extreme weather and climate change drove deadly Midwest flooding
Melting snow, "bomb cyclone" rain and climate change conspired to push these floods over the top
Students demand climate change action
Thousands of students around the world walked out of classrooms and protested to challenge leaders to take action on climate change. The demonstrations were inspired by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, who began protesting outside the Swedish parliament last year.
Students around the world march against inaction on climate change
With coordinated "school strikes" in more than 100 countries, young people protest inefficient policies to protect the Earth's climate for future generations
Students worldwide skip school to demand tough action on climate change
Youth climate strike is mobilizing students from the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Swedish 16-year-old would be the youngest ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Greta Thunberg on inspiring activism on climate
Students around the world are planning to skip class Friday to protest for action against climate change. Student activist Greta Thunberg joined CBSN to speak about how her activism has inspired others, and her recent Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
Meet the GOP rep trying to "redefine the narrative" on climate change
"Do I think that there are components of what some view as climate change as being a crisis? Yeah. Yeah, I do"
How youth are changing the game on climate change
Kids around the world have pushed climate change discussion into the heart of policy debates, the mainstream media and public conversation
Science
Village swallowed by the sea 8,500 years ago found off Denmark
Divers have collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas after the last ice age from the seabed off Denmark's coast.
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.