El Niño
There’s more CO2 in the atmosphere now than any point in almost a million years
The World Meteorological Organization says atmospheric concentrations of CO2 surged to a new record level in 2016. That puts even greater pressure for countries to cut carbon pollution to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Zika is a window into a much bigger story in Brazil
It’s a story about mosquitoes, public health, water and women, which is why The World has sent its Across Womens’ Lives team to Brazil. They’re there to report on how Zika fits into the story of Brazilian women’s struggles to improve their lives in a time of rapid and often disturbing environmental change.
The current El Niño may hold lessons for how to deal with a warming planet
As scientists have been predicting since 2014, a powerful El Niño in the Pacific ocean is triggering extreme weather events and changes in weather patterns around the world. Some climate scientists are saying the lessons learned from this El Niño could help the world cope with the weather changes we can expect from climate change.
