Global Warming

Federal climate scientists say the global average temperature last year was the sixth highest on record. The past nine years have been the warmest since 1880 and the long-term trend tells the same story.

The United Nations climate summit in Egypt closed last weekend with an agreement to create a fund for developing nations dealing with the effects of climate change caused mainly by carbon emissions in rich nations. But there was no movement on efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution that causes global warming — and North Carolina climate experts said this week there's lots more to be done.

North Carolina's top environmental regulator says the state must keep making progress toward climate goals set four years ago and updated this year. In an interview, Elizabeth Biser also talked about federal funding coming to N.C. and about holding Colonial Pipeline accountable for the massive gasoline in Huntersville two years ago.

North Carolina utility regulators will hold public hearings around the state beginning this week on Duke Energy's proposed plan for cutting carbon emissions from energy generation.

Landfills are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But those piles of garbage can also be a source of renewable energy.

Forecasters last fall predicted a warmer, drier winter for the Carolinas, and that's what we got. It's a trend dating from at least the 1970s. In fact, federal weather data show that winters are warming faster than any other season across the region.

Federal climate scientists say the global average temperature continued an upward trend in 2021, adding fresh data for arguments that humans need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. WFAE's climate reporter David Boraks talked with North Carolina and national experts.

December's un-wintry weather across the Southeast brought lots of unusual scenes: Crowds packing parks and beer gardens, people wearing short sleeves to Christmas parades, and azaleas blooming just before the holidays. Are the month's above-average temperatures a sign we need to reconsider what a normal winter looks like in the Carolinas?

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