Tag: Climate Change
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The Climate Election: Transportation, explained
The Climate Election: Transportation, explained – CBS News Watch CBS News Transportation is a lifeline, but experts say it’s aging, underfunded and unable to withstand more frequent and intense extreme weather events. And if changes aren’t made quickly, the EPA says the costs will be “steep,” with hundreds of billions of dollars of damage every…
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Climate groups working to mobilize early voters and track new climate voters in battlefield states
Across Philadelphia, dozens of silver haired, climate-conscious canvassers are going door to door in the last weeks before Election Day, leaving green slips of paper with guides on how to register to vote this year. “It’s the most consequential one that I’ve been a part of,” climate canvasser Daniel Carlson told CBS News. “I’ve been…
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In hopes of predicting future disasters, geologists map hundreds of landslides triggered by Helene
Atlanta — When Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast about two weeks ago, devastating parts of North Carolina, it also triggered hundreds of landslides according to federal geologists who have been flying over the Appalachians to find all the places where swaths of the Earth moved under heavy rainfall. Dr. Ben Mirus and Dr. Francis Rengers…
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How do your views on climate change compare to others in your area? Take this quiz and find out
Poll: People want Congress to act on climate Americans want Congress to do more for the climate, poll finds 03:54 About two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate change. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans support funding research into renewable energy, and 3 out of 4 support regulating carbon emissions. More than 60% believe…
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Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” is set to retreat “further and faster,” scientists warn
The outlook for “Doomsday Glacier” just got gloomier. Scientists are warning the Antarctic Ice Sheet, known formally as the Thwaites Glacier, will deteriorate “further and faster” and that sea level rise triggered by the melting could impact “hundreds of millions” in coastal communities. “Towards the end of this century, or into the next century, it…
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Climate change is making home insurance costs more expensive. These maps show prices and weather risks in your state.
Hurricane Francine in Louisiana, flooding in the Carolinas and wildfires in California are among the extreme weather events impacting millions across the U.S. just in the past week. And it’s not just about the physical risks — it’s having a major impact on the affordability of having a home, as extreme weather continues to feed into…
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The Climate Election: The problem with power, explained
The Climate Election: The problem with power, explained – CBS News Watch CBS News Before Ernesto was a hurricane, it was a tropical storm. But that’s all it took to wipe out electricity for nearly all of the U.S. Virgin Islands and half of Puerto Rico. And it’s not just an island problem. Extreme weather…