Ghost forests
Rising sea levels are killing off trees that once flourished along U.S. shorelines, resulting in "ghost forests." Scientists say the phenomenon could get worse as climate change continues.
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What are "ghost forests" and why are they becoming more common?
Long coastline stretches of trees killed by encroaching seas rising from climate change an increasing sight in North America, scientists say
Farmer suicides rise in India as climate warms, study shows
New study suggests India will see more tragedies as climate change brings hotter temperatures that damage crops and exacerbate drought
Air pollution deaths expected to rise due to climate change
If things don't change, researchers say air pollution worsened by climate change could cost tens of thousands of lives a year
Climate and health
Researchers say the effects of climate change could worsen air pollution and cost tens of thousands of lives per year in the coming decades. Nikki Battiste reports.
Ship sets record for earliest transit of the famed Northwest Passage
After 24 days at sea and a journey spanning more than 6,214 miles, the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica has set a new record
Extended transcript: Al Gore on environmentalism, Trump, and solving the climate crisis
In this expanded interview, former Vice President talks about how he came to preach the dangers of a warming planet, and why he is optimistic, despite Trump pulling U.S. out of Paris Climate Agreement
Macron says his charm offensive may soften Trump's climate stance
After a tense handshake at their first meeting in May, Macron said they gained "better, intimate knowledge of each other" during Mr. Trump's recent visit to Paris
Al Gore's crusade
The former Vice President continues to sound the alarm about the climate crisis - but these days is hopeful, as renewable solutions represent one of the brightest spots in America's economic revival
Al Gore's climate crusade
Lee Cowan interviews the former Vice President and Nobel Prize-winner Al Gore on his second career as an advocate against climate change - and against climate change deniers. Gore, who is featured in a new documentary, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," talks about his efforts to sway President Donald Trump to maintain America's participation in the landmark Paris Climate Agreement, and how advances in energy technology make him more optimistic about changing the course of the Earth's future.
Communities will face chronic flooding as sea levels rise
The data shows us exactly which communities will face the hardest choices in the era of rising sea levels
Ice shelf splits
Part of an ice shelf roughly the size of the state of Delaware has broken off from Antarctica. CBS News foreign correspondent Mark Phillips has been covering the impact of climate change on the Earth's poles, and he spoke to CBSN about the significance of what's happening in Antarctica.
Uninhabitable Earth?
In the scientific community there is a strong consensus that global temperatures have increased in recent decades and that this trend is largely caused by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases. But just how bad could things get? New York Magazine deputy editor David Wallace-Wells joins CBSN to discuss his cover story on climate change, which describes an apocalyptic scenario.
Earth faces "biological annihilation" as species decline, scientists warn
Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction in the planet's history, researchers warn in a new, big-picture report
Angela Merkel: "I deplore" U.S. leaving climate accord
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her dissatisfaction with where the U.S. stands on climate policy on the final day of the summit
Virginia's sinking island
Researchers say rising sea levels and erosion of Tangier Island could cause its evacuation in the next two decades. Located in the Chesapeake Bay, residents say they want the president's help before it's too late. Chip Reid reports.
Millions of trees planted in a single day
Indian state's chief minister says volunteers planted millions of saplings in a 12-hour period, possibly setting world record
EPA's Pruitt moves to roll back regulations in record time
Pruitt has undone, delayed or blocked over 30 environmental regulations since his February confirmation
Divers taught underwater gardening to save Florida's coral reef
Expert says due to climate change, the beauty of the only tropical reef system in the continental U.S. is vanishing
Saving Florida's coral reef
Florida's coral reef is the only tropical reef system in the continental U.S. and the third largest in the world. However, in one decade, the reef has lost nearly half its coral cover. Manuel Bojorquez reports on how citizen scientists are helping efforts to save the reef.
Where climate change will hit the U.S. the hardest
Researchers say climate change and income inequality are poised to converge in a perfect, and destructive, storm
Solar energy revolution hits barrier: Air pollution
Dusty, poorly maintained solar panels are interfering with solar energy efficiency worldwide, researchers say
Cities publish deleted EPA data on their websites
"Deleting federal web pages does not reset the scientific consensus that climate change is real"
The U.S. is out of the G-7 climate pledge
The U.S. has officially split from other leading Western nations whose leaders call the Paris agreement "irreversible"
U.S. a holdout as clean energy research booms
A new reality is emerging across the global energy landscape where U.S. innovations long dominated
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Northern lights might be visible across 18 states tonight
People in 18 U.S. states could see the green or red glow of the aurora in the sky Monday night into Tuesday.
"Punk rocker" dinosaur had long spikes, newly discovered fossils show
"Spicomellus is one of the strangest dinosaurs that we've ever discovered," the project's leader said.
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.