Climate Change

The urgency of addressing human causes of climate change has long been apparent. To amplify this issue that's paramount to us all, KPBS has launched a Climate Change Desk to step up our coverage of this existential threat including reported stories and interviews with experts and newsmakers.

KPBS Midday Edition

Study: A Fully Renewable Energy Grid Is Too Costly For Now

Michael Lipkin

Solar panels, wind farms and hydropower facilities contributed 80 percent of the energy on the largest portion of California’s power grid on May 13, a record for renewable energy sources. But can wind, solar and hydroelectric power sustain an entire electric grid full-time?
Environment

San Diego Archaeologists Are Going Underwater For A Deeper Look At Humanity's Past

David Wagner

A number of local researchers are launching new efforts in the field of marine archaeology. They want to learn how ancient people adapted to changing coastlines — especially now that humanity faces rising sea levels again.
KPBS Midday Edition

Strong 2015 El Niño Led To Large-Scale Antarctic Melting, Study Says

City News Service

El Niño events are having a greater influence on ice melting in Antarctica than before, according to researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
KPBS Evening Edition

Drinking Water Along The US-Mexico Border Threatened By Global Warming

Daniel Salinas

Global warming looms large in the Southwest as rising temperatures threaten to diminish already scarce water supplies.
KPBS Midday Edition

Exhibit Features Art Of Climate Change Science

Maureen Cavanaugh

Marissa Cabrera

The exhibit, "Weather on Steroids" opens at the San Diego Central Library June 10.
Military

Retired Admiral Sees Leaving Climate Accord As Setback For Military

Steve Walsh

The U.S. military has been an early leader in the federal government's response to climate change. Leaving the Paris Climate Accord challenges that role, according to a retired admiral who now works on sustainability issues.
KPBS Midday Edition

California, China Sign Climate Deal After Trump's Paris Exit

The Associated Press

With President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, China and California signed an agreement Tuesday to work together on reducing emissions, as the state's governor warned that "disaster still looms" without urgent action.
Public Safety

San Diego Researcher Troubled Over Trump's Withdrawal From Paris Climate Pact

Susan Murphy

“There’s going to be at some point a cascade of events that happen that we’re not going to be able to just hit rewind,” said Kimberly Prather, distinguished chair in Atmospheric Chemistry at UC San Diego.
Environment

Trump Withdraws From Climate Pact, World Leaders Push Back

The Associated Press

President Donald Trump's supporters on Friday cast his decision to abandon the world's climate change pact as a "refreshing" stance for the U.S. that would save jobs, unburden industry and save money.
International

Several San Diego Leaders Denounce Trump's Decision To Withdraw From Paris Agreement

City News Service

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer was one of dozens of city leaders nationwide denouncing President Donald Trump's move Friday to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.