UN: World leaders eye money, not emissions cuts, to combat climate change

World leaders made “faint signs of progress” on the financial end of fighting climate change in a special United Nations feet-to-the-fire meeting Monday, but they didn't commit to more crucial cuts in emissions of the heat-trapping gases that cause global warming.

More countries must pledge to avoid 'catastrophic' climate path, UN warns

The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

UN chief calls for 'immediate' emission cuts to curb climate change

The head of the United Nations on Thursday called for “immediate, rapid and large-scale” cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to curb global warming.

Climate change could force over 200 million people to move by 2050, report says

Climate change could push more than 200 million people to move within their own countries in the next three decades and create migration hot spots unless urgent action is taken in the coming years to reduce global emissions and bridge the development gap.

Pink and green: Auroras light up night sky in Tasmania, Alaska

The Southern and Northern lights pulled off spectacular shows in the skies over Tasmania and Alaska earlier this week.

DNR policy board meeting canceled amid leadership fight

The Wisconsin DNR policy board’s chairman canceled a meeting after a top department official told him no one from the agency would participate.

Explosive California wildfires could burn into December, experts warn

California has already surpassed the acreage burned at this point last year, which ended up setting a record. Now it’s entering a period when powerful winds have often driven the deadliest blazes.

Stormwater filtration tested at Wisconsin State Fair
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The Wisconsin State Fair has made an effort to bring innovation into some of its projects this year. One of them is making its stormwater runoff cleaner.

Wisconsin State Fair stormwater filtration system tested

The Wisconsin State Fair has made an effort to bring innovation into some of its projects this year. One of them is making its stormwater runoff cleaner.

Wildfire smoke reaches North Pole for 1st time in recorded history

Smoke from dozens of wildfires burning in Russia reached the North Pole for the first time in recorded history, NASA said.

'Code red for humanity': UN climate change report warns of 'unprecedented' impacts

A U.N. report said Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures will probably blow past a level of warming that leaders have sought to prevent.