The record-breaking rain that fell on the United Arab Emirates and Oman this month, triggering deadly floods and chaos, was partly caused by the climate crisis, according to a scientific analysis published on Thursday that points directly to humans burning fossil fuels. A team of 21 scientists and researchers as part of the World Weather… Read More »
Record-breaking temperatures, rising sea levels, increasingly extreme weather and more are fueling the man-made climate crisis. It doesn’t feel like a good time to raise or have children. But perhaps it still is, if we can respond to fear with knowledge and hope. I chatted with Bill Weir, CNN’s Chief Climate Correspondent and host of… Read More »
You can’t tell by standing on it, but the Earth’s rotation speed is changing.Aleksandr Gryzlov / Getty Images Melting polar ice caused by climate change is affecting Earth’s rotation, according to new research. We may have to adjust timekeeping by “jumping” a second in 2029. A human-caused change in the Earth’s rotation has never been… Read More »
Editor’s Note: John D. Sutter is a climate journalist and nonfiction filmmaker. He is the Ted Turner Visiting Professor of Environmental Media at George Washington University. The opinions expressed in this comment are his own. Read more CNN’s Opinion. As someone who has been reporting on the climate crisis for more than a decade, I… Read More »