China Cleaning Up Its Pollution Might Have Sped Up Climate Change
You wouldn’t think cleaning up pollution would have the opposite effect of making things worse, but that may…
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.…
Climate Change Is Creating a New Kind of Weather Disaster
In 2022, the combined impact of devastating floods and a severe heatwave caused over $40 billion of damage…
From record heat to floods and drought – what’s in store if a ‘super’ El Niño hits this year
Seasonal models are predicting an El Niño climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with…
A New Way to Fight Climate Change Emerges From Erupting Volcano
When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apa submarine volcano erupted in 2022, it spewed roughly 2.9 billion tons of ash…
Renewables Are Gaining on Fossil Fuels, IRENA Report Finds
With the world’s most important fossil fuel supply route at a near-standstill, many advocates for wind and solar…
New Study Shows Risks of Amazon Deforestation. And Rewards of Protection.
If deforestation and global warming continue unchecked, the Amazon rainforest could begin a gradual transition to a degraded,…
Forget Expensive Carbon Capture—Renewables Are the Cheaper Climate Fix
To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the global community must rapidly transition to renewable energy while…
A Climate Activist Wants to Run California. Coal Helped Fuel His Wealth.
Tom Steyer, one of the front-runners in the California governor’s race, has said that he “walked away” from…
Scientists Identify Another Contributor to Global Warming—and It’s Everywhere
Microplastics have become a ubiquitous part of our lives, infiltrating the soil, water, and even our bodies. They’re…
Cherry blossoms are proof of a planet going awry
Earlier this month, a group of climate-change deniers gathered at the Hotel Washington in the U.S. capital to…
Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say
Scientists once thought it would take a century or more for animals to return to deforested land in…