On the day before Earth Day, the White House announced a suite of environmental justice and climate actions. Here’s what we know.
Author: Doyle Rice and Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
‘Humanity is on thin ice:’ Major UN report says ‘urgent’ action is needed to combat climate change
Reports by the United Nations’ IPCC are considered the planet’s most authoritative assessments of the state of global warming.
A weird winter winds down: New data details record warmth, strange snow patterns
Winter 2022-2023 was among the top two warmest winters on record in eight states from Massachusetts to Kentucky, new data says.
‘It’s now or never’: UN climate report shows globe is on ‘track toward an unlivable world’
‘We are already perilously close to tipping points that could lead to cascading and irreversible climate impacts,’ U.N. secretary general says.
U.S. lightning deaths hit record low in 2021, while the Arctic saw far more bolts than usual
2021 was a record year for lightning, both in the U.S. – where deaths reached an all-time record low – and in the northern reaches of the Arctic, which saw a bonanza of bolts last year.