Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill earlier this month. Photo: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on CBS Sunday the effects of climate change are "already upon us" and affecting the industry he oversees. The big picture: CBS’ Margaret […] Click here to view original […]

An elderly person cools himself beside a road on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on April 28, 2024. A deadly heat wave gripped large regions of Asia for weeks in April and May 2024 . As temperatures climbed past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) […] Click here to view original

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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 1 at Māhia, New Zealand at 7:41 p.m. NZST May 25, 2024 (3:41 a.m. EDT) carrying a small satellite for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission. Credit: Rocket Lab A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday […] Click here to view original

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Eight young people are suing the government of Alaska —the nation’s fastest-warming state—claiming a major new fossil fuel project violates their state constitutional rights. The state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation […] Click here to view original

Daniel Foster, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: What have been the most dramatic effects of global warming on Africa and what do longer-term climate projections foretell for Africa’s future? —William C., Raleigh, NC Global warming has already had profound impacts on Africa, which is already grappling with many environmental and socio-economic […] Click here to view original