The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent occurrence, Continue Reading
Hurricane Ida hits New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., in 2021. Another active hurricane season is in store for the Atlantic, with between 16 and 20 storms named across the basin by Continue Reading
A year after he entered the White House with a vow that fighting global warming would be a driving priority for his administration, President Biden finds his climate agenda is Continue Reading
Wind and solar installations grew at pace in 2021 Wind and solar-generated 10% of global electricity for the first time in 2021, a new analysis shows. Fifty countries get more Continue Reading
Solar and wind power can grow enough to limit global warming to 1.5C if the 10-year average compound growth rate of 20% can be maintained to 2030, independent climate think Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
London’s Mayor extended the first air quality warning since August 2020 for another day after pollution levels mushroomed throughout the week. A cocktail of high atmospheric pressure, little wind and Continue Reading
Startlingly large amounts of methane are leaking from wells and pipelines in New Mexico, according to a new analysis of aerial data, suggesting that the oil and gas industry may Continue Reading
Data has historically been sparse on the impact of industrial facilities near tribal land. Although air pollution in the U.S. had been on a steady decline over the last two Continue Reading
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
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
On any other day, White Post Lane in London’s Hackney Wick neighborhood crawls with people searching for artisan coffee and taking selfies against the graffiti-covered walls. Outside a newly renovated Continue Reading
Pedestrians in Beijing, which was shrouded in polluted air after a sandstorm in March 2021. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are breathing dirty air that far exceeds Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Tourists on Easter Island in December 2017. Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a 14-mile-long triangle of land that sits 2,300 miles west of Chile, making it one Continue Reading
A flooded street in Miami Beach in September 2015, brought on by seasonal high tides and what many see as rising sea levels driven by climate change. Oceans along the Continue Reading
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
