Stark federal report: climate chaos is here, with worse to come The fifth National Climate Assessment, released for public comment on Monday, states that people in the Northwest and nationwide are feeling the effects of climate change in their everyday lives. John Ryan
Developing countries want climate reparations. Here's what it could cost At global climate negotiations, developing countries say they're being devastated by a problem they didn't cause. So they're looking for compensation for the losses and damage from climate change. Lauren Sommer
War fallout and aid demands are overshadowing the climate talks in Egypt War in Ukraine, rising energy and food prices, and growing enmity between the West on the one hand and Russia and China on the other make finding cooperation at the coming climate talks difficult. The Associated Press
Glaciers from Yellowstone to Kilimanjaro are predicted to disappear by 2050 A new report says glaciers in a third of UNESCO World Heritage sites will disappear. Two-thirds of glaciers in the heritage sites can be saved — but only if carbon emissions are cut quickly, it says. Laurel Wamsley
Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change The world is set to start crucial climate change negotiations soon. To avoid extreme warming, nations have to make deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions, fast. Lauren Sommer
Eerie, quiet and so much smoke: Darrington mayor reflects on hazardous air quality A blanket of smoky particles and pollution continued to smother the Puget Sound region Thursday. Libby Denkmann
Seattle weather is set to 'whipsaw' after an unusual start to fall Should the recent odd weather around Seattle come as a surprise to anyone given how wacky our weather has been all year? Angela King
Seattle's carbon pollution drops with Covid. A rebound is expected Seattle’s climate pollution dropped 22% in 2020. John Ryan
Developing nations suffering from climate change will demand financial help The chairperson of an influential negotiating bloc in the upcoming U.N. climate summit has called for compensation for poorer countries suffering from climate change to be high up on the agenda. The Associated Press
'It's an invasion.' North America's tiniest butterfly spotted in Southeastern Washington Rare sightings of a tiny butterfly, smaller than a thumbnail, have sprung up all over southeastern Washington. People are spotting these butterflies in some unusual places. Courtney Flatt
