As Iran war shakes energy system, some see powerful argument for renewable energy
World leaders have tried and failed to curb climate change by appealing to nations to act for the…
Rising house insurance costs raise tough questions
New Zealand’s Treasury has just launched a review of household insurance affordability – and it could not be…
Heat waves that spark damaging droughts happening more frequently
Heat waves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate,…
Photos tell stories of the ocean in an era of warming seas – The Irish Times
During the summer of 2024, I began making underwater images of jellyfish off the Sligo coast. That experience…
Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse
The Gulf Stream ocean current carries warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up the US east coast…
Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study
An acceleration in human-caused global warming could see the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit breached before 2030, a new…
The sea is higher than we thought putting millions more are at risk of extreme flooding
By Seth Borenstein and Annika Hammerschlag with AP Published on 06/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Rising sea levels spurred by climate change…
‘Extremely active’ summer brought record rain, deadly storms
New Zealand’s summer was shaped by an “extremely active pattern across the country”, with lower than normal air…
From carbon-storing tigers to flood-blocking beavers: How wildlife secretly tackles climate change
As the planet edges closer to irreversible damage, wild animals around the world are staging their own secret…
Antarctica retreat study signals future ice loss
Applications 03/03/2026 543 views 17 likes The ice along Antarctica’s ‘grounding lines’ has been largely stable over the…
Meet Hikmet Kaya: Turkish official who planted 30 million trees and turned 25,000 acres of barren land into a living forest |
Hikmet Kaya stands before rolling green hills now thick with forest, holding a faded photograph of the same…
For Antarctic Penguins, Molting Can Now Be Deadly
Emperor penguins can’t skip their annual wardrobe change, and that may now be killing them. A new…