New flood map reveals hundreds of thousands of NZers at risk
More than 750,000 New Zealanders currently live in areas at risk of major flooding – a number that…
World used record amount of fossil fuels last year, scientists say
Industries and individuals around the world burned record amounts of oil, gas and coal last year, releasing more…
Multi-century global and regional sea-level rise commitments from cumulative greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades
Fox-Kemper, B. et al. in Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis (eds Masson-Delmotte, V. et al.) 1211–1362…
Why many big businesses will no longer have to disclose their climate-related risks
Reforms to the climate-related disclosures regime have been described by some as ‘practical and sensible’ and others as…
Why is the Mediterranean region so prone to flooding? A new study has answers
In May of 2023, extreme floods devastated the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The floods killed seventeen people, displaced…
Two factors driving spike in US coffee prices as cafés slammed by steeper costs
Coffee prices have risen by almost 20% since this time last year, showing the real-time effects of Trump’s…
Japan’s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?
Osaka – The first episode of “Future Kid Takara,” a new series of anime shorts, opens with the…
Chinese satellite clears in-orbit test to track salinity from space
China has achieved another milestone in marine science. Its first satellite dedicated to ocean salinity detection has completed…
Amsterdam 750th Anniversary Showcases Centuries of Climate Adaptation
On Amsterdam’s northern edge, a brand new island in the vast IJmeer lake is being readied for homebuilding.…
New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough
In the 10 years since the signing of the Paris Agreement, the backbone of international climate action, humanity…
Americans worry AI data centers harm environment
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States rapidly builds massive data centers for the development of artificial intelligence,…
Colombia Warms to Fossil Fuels as Gustavo Petro’s Climate Agenda Fizzles
Colombia, the world’s only significant oil producer to join a bloc of nations vowing to quit fossil fuels,…