Hurricane Florence, already a monster, is due to strengthen as 1 million people are told to flee the US East Coast
More than 1 million people face mandatory evacuation orders Tuesday in coastal areas of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, as one of the strongest hurricanes to churn toward the eastern seaboard in decades – a Category 4 storm that may approach Category 5 strength – nears shore.
Fossil fuel dependence poses ‘direct existential threat’, warns UN chief
United Nations secretary general António Guterres has warned that the world is facing “a direct existential threat” and must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent “runaway climate change”.
Hurricane Florence upgraded, on track to hit East Coast as major storm this week
The National Weather Service at noon ET upgraded Florence to a Category 4 storm, meaning it is capable of creating “catastrophic” damage. The NHC forecasts Florence to hit the shore late Thursday night or early Friday morning
Jerry Brown signs new laws to block Trump’s California offshore oil drilling plans
In a move aimed at stopping Trump’s plans to expand offshore oil drilling along the California coast, Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed two laws that prohibit construction of new pipelines that could bring the oil and gas to shore.
Pipeline company found guilty in California’s worst coastal oil spill in 25 years
A pipeline company was convicted of nine criminal charges Friday for causing the worst California coastal spill in 25 years, a disaster that blackened popular beaches for miles, killed wildlife and hurt tourism and fishing.
Rise for Climate: Protesters take to streets across the planet to demand action on environment
Hundreds of thousands of climate change protestors are gathering at some 850 events across 90 countries – and seven continents – in what is one of the biggest ever days of global action highlighting the issue.
Florence could cause dangerous surf and rip currents along East Coast
Florence could cause dangerous surf and rip currents along parts of the U.S. East Coast this weekend as the storm swirls across the Atlantic.
Remember that kid who invented a way to clean up ocean plastic? He’s back, and it’s happening
Boyan Slat’s solar-powered booms will soon be in the Pacific Ocean.
Another hurricane is barreling toward Hawaii
Hurricane Olivia, a major storm with sustained winds of 115 mph, is churning toward Hawaii and could impact the island chain as early as Tuesday evening.