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.

Politics

Young people think climate change is a top issue but when they vote, it's complicated

Ximena Bustillo

Climate change is a major issue for young voters, but so far, it has not been a major mobilizing force in U.S. elections. Some environmental action groups see that changing.
National

Forecasters cancel warnings as Lee begins to dissipate over Maritime Canada

The Associated Press

A 51-year-old motorist in Searsport, Maine, died in the storm Saturday after a large tree limb fell on his vehicle.
National

Thousands march in New York to demand that Biden 'end fossil fuels'

Rachel Waldholz

The protest comes after a summer of extreme weather events and just ahead of a U.N. summit aimed at prodding global leaders to cut emissions more quickly.
Environment

California's lawsuit says oil giants downplayed climate change. Here's what to know

Juliana Kim

Michael Copley

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.
International

Venice won't be listed as one of the world's most endangered sites

Chloe Veltman

UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism.
Environment

Exxon minimized climate change internally after conceding that fossil fuels cause it

Michael Copley

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that as recently as 2016, Exxon executives were privately pushing back on the idea that humans need to cut their use of oil and gas to limit global warming.
Climate change exacerbates deadly floods in Libya and worldwide

Rebecca Hersher

Lauren Sommer

Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger.
San Francisco considers lifting the Ferry Building by 7 feet to save it from the sea

Chloe Veltman

The Ferry Building has been a beacon to incoming ferry riders since the late 1890s. Threatened by rising sea levels, the waterfront city is considering drastic measures to save its historic shoreline.
Venice may be put on the endangered list, thanks to human-created climate change

Chloe Veltman

The impacts of climate change including related disasters, such as wildfires and sea level rise, are increasingly raising a question about how best to save cultural heritage.
International

Libya fears a spiraling death toll from powerful storm floods

Aya Batrawy

Ruth Sherlock

At least hundreds of people have died and thousands are feared missing in eastern Libya after Storm Daniel swept in, destroying dams and unleashing a torrent of muddy water that carried homes away.