The Amazon is still burning. Can U.N. summit address such climate failures?

Failure to reach a course-changing agreement at COP26 could usher in the environmental calamity scientists have been warning about for years.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Health and Science October 30, 2021 The Amazon is still burning. Can U.N. summit in Glasgow address such climate failures? Delegates from nearly 200 nations will meet in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday to commence the two-week United Nations climate summit known as COP26. Failure to reach a course-changing agreement could usher in the environmental calamity scientists have been warning about for years. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT World leaders head to Scotland for global climate talks. Here's what you need to know Though the climate summit is held annually, diplomats and scientists say the decisions made in the next two weeks will be the most important since the Paris agreement of 2015. SHARE       READ MORE What sways homeless people to get COVID-19 shots? It could be other homeless people It's a simple and intuitive idea: People tend to listen more to those they know. So in L.A. County, health officials are enlisting people living in tents, RVs and makeshift shelters to help get unhoused people vaccinated against COVID-19. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT News Analysis: It's harder to justify COVID vaccine for children if pandemic's end is near Whether we are near the end of the pandemic or just resting between waves is an unknown with sweeping implications for decisions about whether to vaccine younger children, FDA advisors say. SHARE       READ MORE L.A. mystery: The mourning doves stopped singing. What happened to them? So many of the headlines about the effects of climate change center on the more of it all. More blistering heat. More invasive mosquitos. More devastating floods. But the opposite is true for mourning doves. SHARE       READ MORE 'Virgin births': California condors can reproduce asexually, study says He's got his mother's eyes, and his father's … nothing. A scientific team led by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance says California condors can reproduce without having sex. Researchers made the finding after genetic tests showed that two condors born in captivity didn't have dads. SHARE       READ MORE Column: Exxon Mobil is using a bizarre Texas rule to harass a California beach city Exxon Mobil is exploiting a unique Texas courthouse procedure to intimidate California cities and counties that have sued it and other oil companies over the consequences of global warming. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading the Los Angeles Times Health and Science newsletter. Invite your friends, relatives, coworkers to sign up here. Not a subscriber? Get unlimited digital access to latimes.com. Subscribe here. Copyright © 2021, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, California, 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES | latimes.com *Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. If you're interested in placing an ad or classified, get in touch here. We'd love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions here. You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from The Los Angeles Times. Manage marketing email preferences · Unsubscribe from this newsletter · Terms of service · Privacy policy · Do Not Sell My Personal Information · CA Notice of Collection FOLLOW US