Climate Crisis

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All signs are pointing toward a record-breaking El Nino this year, which experts say raises the risk of droughts across Asia that may drive food prices higher across the globe

For years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation

The agency's own data shows the power industry is the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.

August global temperatures surpassed highs set in 2023, 2024.

The prediction that this season’s El Nino will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community

Ginger Zee takes a look at a mission to make billions of gallons of rain, snow.

Experts say warmer oceans and other environmental variables are creating an ideal haven for sharks and could prolong their stay in northern waters in the fall months.

More landslides have been occurring in regions with glaciers, experts said.

The Colorado River basin is a critical system for residents in the western U.S.

The reservoir is nearing the lowest point at which hydropower can be produced.

Arizona State University researcher Jennifer Vanos explains new findings on heat exposure, and Dr. Darien Sutton shares how to recognize signs of heat-related illness.

Temperature, humidity, wind and solar radiation can impact heat stress.

"GMA" sits down with former Vice President Al Gore to reflect on the impact of the Oscar-winning climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" two decades after its release.

The former vice president still believes climate change is a moral issue.

The phenomenon could contribute to global sea level rise, researchers say.

Warming global temperatures are impacting wine production.

Anthropogenic, or human-caused, climate change is causing the wine industry to change course.

David Acuña, battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, discusses the increase in wildfires affecting California and the nation.

Koala populations face risk at temperatures above 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

“Charity: water” founder Scott Harrison reflects on two decades of impact, reaching 21 million people with clean drinking water and outlining the continued push to serve millions more worldwide.

The findings mark a 54% jump in annual species discovery numbers.

David Attenborough, the world's most famous wildlife presenter, has celebrated his 100th birthday. Whit Johnson takes us on a journey through his life and legacy.

Ozone pollution now affects more people than in the past, the report found.

Planet Earth is showing signs of healing due to massive environmental efforts.

Collective action will be imperative to mitigating the climate crisis.

Risk of heart disease grew about 3% for every day over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

A series of movable barriers are already in place to block the Adriatic Sea.

Climate change is to blame, the nature conservation organization said.

Conservationists say climate change is driving the decline of these Antarctic species, now newly listed as endangered by the IUCN.

Hegseth triggered the exemption process, citing national security concerns.

The Dept. of the Interior said it will pay nearly $1B to stop wind projects.

Decarbonization could lead to more outcomes apart from a decrease in emissions.

The rapid retreat in one region is unexplainable, scientists said.

There could be a major flaw in how sea levels have been calculated.

On “This Week,” chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce reports on the fallout from the EPA’s reversal of a scientific finding allowing the government to legislatively address climate change.

The finding determined six key greenhouse gases threaten human health.

A dollar value will no longer be applied to health benefits from clean air.

President Donald Trump called the EPA's greenhouse gas emission findings a “giant scam.”

ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee fact checks the Trump’s administration claim that greenhouse gas emissions warming the planet is a “scam."

Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, breaks down what's at stake after the Trump administration ended regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

The Trump administration is rescinding the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 'endangerment finding' on greenhouse gases' environmental harm.

ABC News senior White House correspondent Selina Wang explains why the administration moved to reverse the EPA’s endangerment finding and what could come next.

Boreal forests have experienced the fastest warming of any forested biome.

Water supplies and winter tourism are threatened by the lack of snow.

Cities currently suitable to host the Winter Games may not be by the 2050s.

Deforestation has reduced the plants and animals on which mosquitoes feed.

Environmental economist Bernardo Bastien-Olvera discusses new research showing that factoring in ocean damage nearly doubles the economic impact of climate change.

It's the first time the ocean has been factored into the cost of carbon.

"Atmospheric greenhouse gases have steadily increased over the last 10 years."

Hawaii will place new or increased taxes on tourists to fund climate projects.