Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time to do it right

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century."

ABC News - Feb. 10

Most nations miss deadline for plans to fight climate change. UN says take your time

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century."

ABC News - Feb. 10

The end of insurance: Climate change is destroying homeowners and insurers

Traditional insurance models aren’t able to handle escalating natural disaster risks.

MarketWatch - Feb. 8

Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research

Layoffs, funding freezes, and executive orders spark outcry among federal researchers and university partners, fearing that science itself is under siege.

NBC News - 6h

Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up.

Wired - Feb. 8

Greens: Climate change ignored in German election TV debate

Yahoo News - Feb. 10

Report: Climate change one of five major risks to German security

Yahoo News - 6d

Climate change is turning Valentine's Day bitter for chocolate lovers

Money can’t buy you love — or as much cocoa as it used to, with adverse weather denting West African crops and chocolatiers adding more fillers like nuts.

NBC News - 5d

Climate Change means more lake effect snow for some first responders

While the planet warms due to climate change, some places might actually get more snow. Scott MacFarlane reports from Lowville, New York, where first responders adapt to heavier lake effect snow.

CBS News - 5d

How climate change puts additional strain on first responders job duties

As winter weather continues to become more severe, first responders are adjusting how to navigate their jobs in the face of climate change.

CBS News - 5d

AI is the future of tech, but its effects on the climate could change everything

Big Tech should act now, in the early days of AI.

The Hill - 3d

Breaking down the trillion-dollar risk posed by climate change

This weekend's flooding in Kentucky is a reminder of nature's power, and how it can be amplified by climate change. According to climate risk modeling company First Street, climate change could ...

CBS News - 23h

Mexico threatens to sue Google over Gulf of Mexico name change

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to sue Google Thursday over its decision to update its maps platform to reflect President Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf ...

The Hill - 5d

Australian projects tackling climate change and poverty in Indo-Pacific ‘in limbo’ after Trump halts USAid

China could ‘pick up the slack’ and increase its influence in the region after Doge funding freeze. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Donald Trump’s “chaotic” ...

The Guardian - 4d

‘I don’t know whether it’s sustainable’: climate crisis and TikTok change face of mountain rescue work in Lake District

There may be less snow but the number of callouts has surged, and often involve ill-prepared novice hikers. When Neil Barrow first volunteered with mountain rescue 40 years ago, for weeks on end ...

The Guardian - 4d

Trump Administration Cuts Put Medical Progress at Risk, Researchers Say

Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. A planned $4 billion cut would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

The New York Times - Feb. 8

Sell McDonald's on Monday's gains, Main Street Research investor says

Main Street Research's James Demmert says to sell McDonald's and Charles Schwab. The investor is bullish on German software stock SAP.

CNBC - Feb. 10

USAID Turmoil Threatens Key Aid Supplies to Gaza, Officials Say

Washington has funded roughly a third of the aid sent to the enclave since the war began. With most agency workers set to be put on leave, officials say that those supplies are under threat.

The New York Times - Feb. 7

Crenshaw says Europeans 'should be threatening things to' Putin that cause them discomfort

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said Europeans "should be threatening things to" Russian President Vladimir Putin that cause them discomfort in an interview that aired Sunday. “The Ukrainians clearly ...

The Hill - 2d

"Life-threatening cold" to grip central U.S., forecasters say

A polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S.

CBS News - 1d

Big Ten men’s Bracketology: Purdue is the cream of the crop

The Boilermakers are clearly the Big Ten’s best.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10

Earth's inner core may have changed shape, say scientists

The findings shed light on a deeply mysterious part of Earth that is key to life on our planet.

BBC News - Feb. 10

USAID official says 'changes' to system have delayed payments to some staffers

A top USAID official acknowledged that "changes" in the agency's payment system had left some foreign service officers without "certain allowance payments."

ABC News - 1d

Harvard Research Says People Who Ask This Type of Question Build Better Relationships, Faster

Best of all, it’s the easiest kind of question to ask—as long as you listen.

Inc. - 5d

Trump says US prices ‘could go up’ as he threatens new tariffs on trade partners

President says US will impose ‘reciprocal’ duties but no new specific tariffs are announced. US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump threatened to ramp up his economic assault on some ...

The Guardian - 5d

Eric Adams case and Trump moves threaten to open corruption floodgates, experts say

The leader of one watchdog group called the moves "the equivalent of putting up a neon sign telling foreign actors 'we are open for corruption.'"

NBC News - 4d

Foreign service worker says pregnant wife faces 'life-threatening' complications amid USAID shutdown

A foreign service worker whose pregnant wife allegedly was denied emergency medical transport while stationed abroad has filed an affidavit in federal court against the Trump administration, ...

NBC News - 7h

The great climate disconnect

New attempts to prolong the fossil fuel era have come at precisely the wrong time

Financial Times - 6d

Flat whites or long blacks? What our changing coffee tastes say about us

From a 13th-century Yemen brew to the latest full-on blast of beans, the quest for the perfect caffeine hit continues. When a man called Jacob opened what’s thought to be the first British coffee ...

The Guardian - Feb. 9

'I'm only asking for basic respect' says trans doctor in NHS changing room row

A tribunal hears Dr Beth Upton denied being a man multiple times in a row over who can use women's changing rooms.

BBC News - Feb. 10

Players say US Open mixed doubles changes treat competitors like ‘trash’

Errani and Vavassori criticize ‘pseudo-exhibition’ Poland’s Zielinski says USTA didn’t consult players The US Open’s revamped mixed doubles format is a “profound injustice” that disrespects ...

The Guardian - 6d

Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico ...

ABC News - 5d

Weekend voting among changes needed to overhaul UK elections system, officials say

Fewer polling stations and earlier deadline for postal vote applications also recommended to modernise elections. The UK’s elections system needs a fundamental overhaul including weekend voting and ...

The Guardian - 2d

Trump says he won't allow 'obsolete' AP back in Oval Office until 'Gulf of America' style changed

President Trump is not backing down from a standoff between the White House and The Associated Press over the Gulf of America, the body of water previously known as the Gulf of Mexico that he ...

The Hill - 3h

Can America's specialty farmers fill demand if Trump's tariffs hit niche crops?

Many of the specialty foods Americans enjoy are almost entirely imported from abroad. The few growers who cultivate these items domestically say it’s a tough business.

NBC News - Feb. 10

Upcoming California Super Bowls Confront Climate Risks

New Orleans’ Super Bowl has wrapped—the Philadelphia Eagles denied the Chiefs their third straight NFL title in a 40-22 win—and the NFL’s big game moves back out west, with the league’s next two ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 10

SEC announces it will not defend climate disclosure rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it will not defend a year-old rule requiring publicly held companies to disclose climate-related risks and in some cases the ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

SEC backs away from climate disclosure rule

Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story SEC backs away from climate disclosure rule The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced ...

The Hill - Feb. 11

Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say

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