Antarctica Heat Wave Brings Enormous Temperature Jump
Satellite imagery shows the collapse of the Conger ice shelf from February 22 – March 21, 2022. A heat wave in Antarctica earlier this month was so extreme that it Continue Reading
U.K. Lifts Bar for Heatwaves After Global Temperatures Soar
Rising temperatures caused by climate change have forced the U.K.’s weather agency to raise the threshold for what counts as a heatwave. The government-backed Meteorological Office currently uses historical weather Continue Reading
Severe weather to sweep through Plains, South, Mid-Atlantic midweek
After nearly a week of quiet following an outbreak of severe weather that tore through the Interstate 35 corridor in Texas and dropped a deadly EF3 tornado in downtown New Orleans, Continue Reading
Ice Shelf About the Size of Los Angeles Collapses in Antarctica
A map of the Conger Ice Shelf that collapsed in Antarctica. A massive ice shelf collapsed in Antarctica, satellite imagery shows, following record high temperatures in the region. The Conger Continue Reading
War shakes Europe path to energy independence, climate goals
Before Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europe’s most pressing energy policy goal was reducing carbon emissions that cause climate change. Now, officials are fixated on rapidly reducing the continent’s reliance on Continue Reading
Russia’s War on Ukraine Upends Arctic Climate-Change Research
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has delayed or derailed international collaborations studying climate change in the Arctic, with many Western scientists and scientific organizations cutting ties with Russian research institutions and Continue Reading
Thinning Antarctic ice shelf finally crumbles after heatwave
An East Antarctica ice shelf disintegrated this month following a period of extreme heat in the region, according to scientists. Satellite images show the 1,200 square-kilometre Conger Ice Shelf collapsed Continue Reading
Powerful Clouds of Methane Spotted in Alabama Coal Country
Powerful clouds of the greenhouse gas methane have been observed by satellite near a coal-mining basin in Alabama, highlighting an often overlooked climate impact from the dirtiest fossil fuel. Since Continue Reading
Banking Giant ING No Longer Funding New Oil And Gas Fields
Dutch multinational banking giant ING has decided to restrict financing for new oil and gas fields and increase financing for renewables. Dutch multinational banking giant ING has decided to restrict Continue Reading
Analysis: Climate goals take second place as EU states cut petrol prices
A growing number of European countries are cutting fuel taxes to lower surging pump petrol prices. The move brings respite to motorists but environmentalists say it flies in the face Continue Reading
Climate Impact From China’s Coal Push Visible From Space
China’s increased reliance on coal to combat an energy shortage was never going to bode well for its ambitions to cut planet-warming emissions. Now, thanks to new analysis of satellite Continue Reading
U.N. Secretary General Guterres warns goal to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees C ‘is on life support’ – The Washington Post
The head of the United Nations on Monday warned that the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe,” as the ongoing pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a lack of political Continue Reading
Texas wildfire kills 1, as officials worry extreme drought could worsen conditions
All Raquel Robles could do was watch the video on her phone, horrified and helpless, as first smoke, then fire, moved up her driveway and then destroyed the house she Continue Reading
Eastern Antarctica sees record temperatures 70 degrees above normal
The coldest location on the planet has experienced an episode of warm weather this week unlike any ever observed, with temperatures over the eastern Antarctic ice sheet soaring 50 to Continue Reading
Antarctica sea ice concentration hit record low
Antarctic sea ice recently reached its lowest concentration on record — falling below 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles) for the first time in 43 years of satellite observations. Continue Reading
Drought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts
California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year as fears of a third consecutive dry year become reality, Continue Reading
This Timber Company Sold Millions of Dollars of Useless Carbon Offsets
Jim Hourdequin is one of the planet’s biggest sellers of carbon offsets—the widely used instruments that are supposed to act as a balm for the rapidly overheating climate. His company Continue Reading
Western drought to worsen this year, NOAA says
For parched areas of the western United States, spring is unlikely to offer relief. Rather, historic drought conditions will probably worsen, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday in its Continue Reading
Biden’s chance to tackle climate change is fading amid global energy upheaval – The Washington Post
As the war in Ukraine has raised oil prices and launched Western leaders on a global hunt for new sources of energy, environmentalists have tried to leverage the chaos in energy markets Continue Reading
Coal Mining Emits More Super-Polluting Methane Than Venting and Flaring From Gas and Oil Wells, a New Study Finds
Methane emissions from coal mines worldwide exceed those from the global oil or gas sectors and are significantly higher than prior estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency and the International Continue Reading
Europe seeks breakthrough on climate change plans amid energy crisis
EU environment ministers will assess their progress on negotiating a raft of new climate change policies on Thursday, with countries divided over whether soaring energy prices should speed up or Continue Reading
Rising Temperatures Provide Relief For Europe’s Ongoing Energy Crisis
Rising temperatures in Europe are providing some much-needed relief as the region continues to reel from high energy prices. Europe’s critical natural gas restocking period is about to begin, but Continue Reading
A $1 Trillion CEO Has to Choose: Burn the Client or Burn the Carbon
The glass tower in Paris where Axa SA , one of the world’s largest insurers, has its temporary headquarters looks as if a giant feral cat has ripped chunks out Continue Reading
Temperatures to spike 50 degrees above normal near North Pole
A record-breaking “bomb cyclone” that began its development over the U.S. East Coast on Friday is bringing an exceptional insurgence of mild air to the Arctic. Temperatures around 50 degrees Continue Reading
Mumbai Becomes First South Asian City to Detail Net-Zero Roadmap
The city skyline covered by haze in Mumbai. Mumbai announced detailed plans to zero out carbon emissions by 2050, a target that puts it two decades ahead of India’s national Continue Reading
U.S. push to export LNG amid Ukraine crisis slowed by climate concerns, sources say
White House efforts to boost U.S. liquefied natural gas exports and cut Europe’s reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine are proceeding slowly, because of concerns about the Continue Reading
Global energy-related CO2 emissions rose to record high in 2021-IEA
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide rose to their highest ever level last year as economies recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and coal use increased, the International Energy Agency (IEA) Continue Reading
Australia declares east coast floods a national emergency
Australia declared a national emergency on Wednesday in response to devastating floods along its east coast, and designated catastrophe zones in towns swept away by swollen rivers. “Australia is becoming Continue Reading
The massive disconnect between Big Oil’s words and actions, in data
Getty Images Big oil companies love to talk about a cleaner future — and how they’re going to make it happen. Over the last two years, Shell, BP, Chevron, and Continue Reading
E.P.A. Plans Tighter Tailpipe Rules for Trucks, Vans and Buses
The Biden administration on Monday proposed strict new limits on pollution from buses, delivery vans, tractor-trailers and other heavy trucks — the first time in more than 20 years that Continue Reading
These Charts Show How China Is Going Slow on Climate Action
Bloomberg News Anyone hoping the world’s biggest carbon emitter would use its annual parliamentary session to speed up action on climate change was left sorely disappointed this weekend. Instead, China Continue Reading
Flooded Australian towns brace for more rains, several people still missing
Australian authorities on Friday warned of more rains over the weekend in several flooded regions in the country’s east, likely hampering relief efforts as defense personnel try to reach worst-hit Continue Reading
One Of The Wildest Weeks In Modern History For Oil Markets
Friday, March 4th, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered arguably the wildest week in oil trading since Saddam Hussein’s attack on Kuwait back in 1990 – in fact, it Continue Reading
Climate Groups Press Banks, Asset Managers to Sever Russian Ties
Demonstrators hold a “Stop Putin” banner during a protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine outside the European Union consulate in Caracas, Venezuela. A coalition of more than 75 climate change-focused Continue Reading
China’s Energy Sector Methane Emissions Dwarf U.S. and Russia
Satellite-detected methane leaks from human activities in 2021. China’s coal operations spewed so much methane last year that it had the same global warming impact as all the carbon dioxide Continue Reading
Explainer: Why $100 oil could hurt the energy transition more than it helps
The surge in crude oil prices past $100 a barrel has raised a big question: Will this latest spike in the notoriously volatile oil market help to speed the global Continue Reading
Climate Responses That Backfire Are a Growing Problem, IPCC Says
Not only are humans not adapting fast enough to hazards created by climate change, many of the relatively limited dollars they are putting toward preparing for a warmer future are being misspent, Continue Reading
Half a million Australians face flood evacuation orders
Authorities in Australia issued more orders for people to leave their homes on Thursday after heavy rain triggered flash floods in its largest city, with officials warning of worse to Continue Reading
Thirty Startling Numbers From the New IPCC Climate Report
People brave the winds of Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 16, 2018. Released Monday, the latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change— Climate Change 2022: Continue Reading
California Drought Grows Dire Again After Two Record Dry Months
California’s snowpack has shrunk to about two-thirds of normal, as the state’s relentless drought produced the driest January and February on record and raised the likelihood of more wildfires and Continue Reading
IPCC Report: UN Scientists Warn of ‘Closing Window’ to Ready for Hotter World
The breakneck speed of global warming exceeds the pace of efforts to protect billions of vulnerable people, according to a new report released Monday by the world’s top climate scientists. The report Continue Reading
Time Is Running Out to Avert a Harrowing Future, Climate Panel Warns
The dangers of climate change are mounting so rapidly that they could soon overwhelm the ability of both nature and humanity to adapt, creating a harrowing future in which floods, Continue Reading
Some climate change impacts already irreversible, with greater risks to come: IPCC
Highlights 1.5 C rise would lead to ‘severe’ risks 3.6 billion people at risk of climate effects ‘Uniquely challenging’ geopolitics: Platts Analytics Human-caused climate change has already led to irreversible Continue Reading
As climate dangers rise, scientists predict disasters before they happen
For climate scientists reviewing a Pacific Ocean temperature forecast map in November, a bright red, sideways “V”, thousands of kilometers long signaled disaster. Combined with La Nina cooling in the Continue Reading
Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns
The dangers of climate change are mounting so rapidly that they could soon overwhelm the ability of both nature and humanity to adapt unless greenhouse gas emissions are quickly reduced, Continue Reading
Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade
In the most important environmental case in more than a decade, the Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a dispute that could restrict or even eliminate the Environmental Continue Reading
As climate change costs mount, Biden seeks to price damages
In the coal fields of eastern Montana, climate change is forcing a stark choice: halt mining that helped build everything from schools to senior centers or risk astronomical future damage Continue Reading
US West wildfire season to see continued drought, high temperatures fuel flames: Accuweather
Wildfire season has lengthened to nearly year-round Southern California major fires have decreased Dry start to 2022 increasing drought outlook The lack of moisture at the start of the year Continue Reading
Flash Flooding Threatens Over Two-Fifths of London’s Businesses
More than 126,000 commercial buildings in London are at risk from flash flooding. Climate change will heighten that threat. Those are the findings of a new study by Zurich Insurance Continue Reading
Energy sector methane emissions 70% higher than official figures -IEA
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from the global energy sector are 70% higher than officially reported, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday, with the coal Continue Reading