Climate Change

A few days into 2019, ClimateAdam is in the early stages of Veganuary

The US teamed up with Saudi Arabia and Russia to challenge language embracing a landmark global warming report at the COP24 global climate summit in Poland this weekend.   The outlying countries wanted to “note” the report’s existence, rather than “welcome” the report,…

Greenhouse gas emissions are accelerating like a “speeding freight train” in 2018, rising for the 5 straight years, according to 1 of 2 new studies published this week as climate talks continue in Poland.

This week's UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland have kicked off with some sobering statements.

Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy has an unambiguous message on climate change and its impact: “Climate change is really the greatest public health threat of our time.” During a Bloomberg American Health Summit discussion on Nov. 30 with her former EPA colleague, Tom…

While Americans were out shopping on Black Friday, the US government dropped a massive report that roundly contradicts President Trump’s stance on climate change, The Atlantic reported.  

In a season of hurricanes, wildfires, gun violence and the still-churning opioid epidemic, the list of problems afflicting health in the US seems long—and short on answers. But public health professionals, policymakers and other experts are developing new strategies for…

To engage people on issues like climate change, vaccines or GMOs, scientists might look to Swift, Voltaire or Jon Stewart. That’s what Guillaume Chapron and 3 co-authors did in their climate change warning to Earth, telling the planet to change its ways. Their approach,…

From tornado patterns to desert borders and wheat growth patterns, climatic zones are shifting with climate change. A series of maps illustrates these hard-to-picture changes—such as how the Sahara desert has swelled 10% since 1902, inhibiting some developing countries’…

Warning that the world is failing to protect people from climate-fueled disasters, a coalition of global leaders launched an effort yesterday to jump-start adaption efforts, the Guardian reported.