Climatology

EXPLAINER: Olympics show complexity of sustainability claims

By Candice Choi And Kelvin Chan Feb. 10, 2022 10:35 PM EST

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, on the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds

By Bryan Anderson Apr. 02, 2021 02:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a virtual roundtable with participants from Black Chambers of Commerce across the country to discuss the American Rescue Plan in Washington. Last year’s coronavirus-triggered market turmoil exposed vulnerable areas in the U.S. economy that need to be addressed by the nation's top-level financial supervisory group, Yellen said Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Yellen says regulatory panel to look at 2020 market turmoil

By Martin Crutsinger Mar. 31, 2021 05:36 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2020 file photo, people take selfies of the Pudong skyline as they stand on the Bund in Shanghai, China. A new study finds that cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown warmed the planet a bit in 2020, especially in places such as the eastern United States, Russia and China. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 study found the pandemic lockdown reduced soot and sulfate air pollution, but those particles also reflect the sun's heat and help cool areas briefly. (AP Photo)

Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet

By Seth Borenstein Feb. 02, 2021 03:36 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to co-chair the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Maria Zuber speaks during an event at The Queen theater, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Biden says his advisers will lead with 'science and truth'

By Bill Barrow And Seth Borenstein Jan. 16, 2021 04:49 PM EST

A man leaves his home during a mandatory fire evacuate as smoke from the Silverado Fire fills the air, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

By Christopher Weber And Olga R. Rodriguez Oct. 26, 2020 08:46 AM EDT

Mount Washington Observatory to close North Conway museum

Oct. 23, 2020 09:06 AM EDT
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — The Mount Washington Observatory is closing its museum in North Conway in an effort to focus more on its core missions. ...

The sun is obscured by smoke along Highway 7 as several wildfires burn in the state Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Lyons, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado wildfires drag on later than normal, break records

By Patty Nieberg Oct. 22, 2020 02:34 PM EDT

This Arizona State University photo shows a Phoenix street coated half with a new, lighter-colored pavement at center left while the original blacktop is seen at right on Sept. 10, 2020. A team from Arizona State University is working with the city of Phoenix on a pilot program studying the use of "cool pavement" to reduce the heat island effect, a phenomenon that raises temperatures in urban areas covered by asphalt and concrete. (Arizona State University via AP)

Pavement technology could cool cities from the ground up

By Brian P. D. Hannon Oct. 18, 2020 11:15 AM EDT

Ray Lopez delivers supplies to Mountain Mike's Pizza in the Montclair district of Oakland, Calif., where power is turned off, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Pacific Gas & Electric has cut power to portions of Northern California hoping to prevent wildfires during hot, windy weather throughout the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires

By Don Thompson And John Antczak Oct. 16, 2020 12:32 PM EDT

Scientists return from Arctic with wealth of climate data

By Frank Jordans Oct. 12, 2020 03:03 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany carrying...

FILE - In this Feb 25. 2010 file photo, Mexico's Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Mario Molina gestures during a conference on global warming in Guadalajara, Mexico. Molina has died on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, his family informed. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso, File)

Mario Molina, Mexico chemistry Nobel winner, dies at 77

Oct. 07, 2020 08:06 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from South Dakota editorials

By The Associated Press Sep. 17, 2020 10:53 AM EDT
Madison Daily Leader, Madison, Sept. 15 Madison should use research from South Dakota State University Last year’s...

Cattle graze on a pasture while a wind turbine stands in the distance at the Reading Wind Facility in Reading, Kan., on Monday, April 27, 2020. Although the wind power project has experienced some delays in delivery of some foreign-sourced parts and had to implement social distancing measures, the project is on schedule to be completed in the next few weeks. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Solar, wind energy struggle as coronavirus takes toll

By Cathy Bussewitz, John Flesher And Patrick Whittle May. 02, 2020 10:38 AM EDT

Nuclear power plant north of New York City to start shutdown

By Mary Esch Apr. 29, 2020 09:30 AM EDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With the push of a red button, one of the two operating nuclear reactors at the Indian Point Energy Center along the Hudson River north of...

In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 photo provided by the Alfred-Wegener-Institute the icebreakers Kapitan Dranitysn, front, and Polarstern, rear, are pictured in the Arctic ice. (Steffen Graupner/Alfred-Wegener-Institute via AP)

Pandemic forces Arctic expedition to take 3-week break

Apr. 24, 2020 06:08 AM EDT

President Donald Trump listens during a conference call with banks on efforts to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, at the White House, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Correction: Virus Outbreak-Emissions Reduction story

Apr. 08, 2020 12:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, Shaun White, of the United States, jumps during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Burton snowboard company is donating 500,000 respirator masks to hospitals across the Northeast, harnessing the company's worldwide footprint to help put a dent in the country's lagging stockpile of personal protective equipment for the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Burton to donate 500,000 respirator masks across Northeast

By Eddie Pells Apr. 08, 2020 10:14 AM EDT