Australia backs landmark UN climate change ruling as others try to block it
Australia has joined 140 other countries in passing a major United Nations resolution backing a landmark legal ruling…
Abrolhos Islands coral reef shows resistance to climate bleaching, study finds
Scientists have discovered a coral reef off Western Australia remained shockingly unscathed by a record marine heatwave that…
‘We’re not fleeing’: What happens to a country if the people have to leave?
A Pacific island nation on the front line of the climate change threat is building land to try…
Scientists Use Smartwatch Data To Track the Hidden Health Effects of Air Pollution
As extreme heat and air pollution become more common, researchers are developing new ways to track how these…
Warming erodes climate connectivity for terrestrial vertebrates
Urban, M. C. Climate change extinctions. Science 386, 1123–1128 (2024). Article CAS Google Scholar Nolan, C. et al.…
The networks we rely on face growing risk from natural disasters
At least $57 billion worth of infrastructure in Victoria is at risk from more frequent and severe bushfires,…
The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away
The Araon, a South Korean ice-breaker vessel, navigates a bed of sea ice near the Thwaites glacier in…
Japan’s new emissions trading program: Key climate tool or paper tiger?
When it comes to Japan’s bid to reduce greenhouse emissions, the latest data shows a positive trend —…
Leading Climate Scientist Rebuts “Factually Incorrect” US Government Climate Claims
Climate scientists are pushing back against a controversial government report they say misrepresented key evidence about global warming.…
Increasing atmospheric dryness and storms accelerates biomass turnover in Amazonian forests
Pan, Y. et al. The enduring world forest carbon sink. Nature 631, 563–569 (2024). Article CAS Google Scholar …
Israeli tech company aiming to cool the Earth with masses of tiny particles
An Israeli tech company has revealed the content of tiny particles it hopes will one day be used…
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