Climate change made September heat in South America 100 times more likely
Unusual heatwaves hit continent in early spring; WWA study finds temperatures warmer by 1.4-4.3°C due to greenhouse gas emissions
Heat on UAE to give COP28 ambitious edge we need
To meet climate goals, countries will have to get far more ambitious and quickly. Here's what to look for at COP28.
Fossil fuel plans of major producers not aligned with Paris Agreement goals, warns UNEP Report
Net Zero pledges by 17 major fossil fuel-producing countries, but plans not in line with limiting warming to 1.5°C
The Great Carbon Capture: All about markets and credits
Carbon markets have the potential to unlock billions of dollars for Global South nations that need financing to transition to a low-carbon energy …
An insider’s look at the Glasgow climate summit — talks intensify, amid grandstanding and anger outside
There has been a shift at this year’s summit, from making pledges to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050 to a focus on actions to cut …
Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them
To answer whether climate change influenced likelihood of tornadoes in the December 2021 outbreak, it remains difficult to attribute any single …
Climate change should be at centre of India's development policies
Beyond a certain temperate increase, our ecosystem and economy cannot adapt and, climate change is a clear and present danger
Hawaii’s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk — while wet areas get wetter
The “dry gets drier” aspect is particularly important for formulating Hawaii’s plans to adapt to climate change
Extreme heat is particularly hard on older adults — an aging population and climate change are putting ever more people at risk
Apart from individual precautionary measures, community-scale adaptations also are needed
Antarctic tipping points: The irreversible changes to come if we fail to keep warming below 2℃
Current global heating is taking the Earth system across a threshold humans have never experienced, into a climate where Antarctica’s ice …
Climate change is an infrastructure problem: Map of electric vehicle chargers shows one reason why
Uneven, limited charging infrastructure is a major roadblock to rapid electrification of vehicle fleet in the US, considered crucial to reducing …
234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write upcoming IPCC climate report. Here’s what you need to know
The report, first of 4 that make up the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, looks at the physical science behind climate change. It will …
This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise
Global sea level is still rising with the warming planet; the 18.6-year cycle will soon be working against us
Yellowstone losing snow: Expect widespread problems for water, wildlife
Since 1950, average temperatures in the Greater Yellowstone Area have risen 1.3°C and it has lost a quarter of its annual snowfall
Himalayan meltdown: ‘Besides global warming, pollution also impacts glaciers’
ICIMOD director general talks to Down To Earth about the first-ever assessment of climate change impacts on Hindu Kush Himalayan region and how …
Indian-American’s start-up could revolutionise the fight against marine litter
Based in Los Angeles, ‘Moral Fiber’ has developed a three-step chemical process that can extract polyester from mixed blend materials …
Low public funding in health exacerbates poverty, says Nigerian health minister
Nigeria's Minister of Health Isaac Adewole talks to Bennett Oghifo about the country's commitment to provide universal health coverage by 2030
COVID-19 mortality spikes in states with high burden of chronic diseases
There is incontrovertible evidence that underlying conditions deter the capacity to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
UN General Assembly 2023: Crucial biodiversity fund gets enough money to be operational
Nature and People: From Ambition to Action side event also saw new contributions toward target of conserving 30% land & ocean by 2030
Atlantic collapse: Q&A with scientists behind controversial study predicting a colder Europe
Physicist Peter Ditlevsen and his sister, the statistician Susanne Ditlevsen, on findings that have stirred controversy in some quarters
8 billion people: why trying to control the population is often futile – and harmful
Rather than trying to increase or decrease the number of people, we must build a planet that enables everyone to live their lives freely, …
Clouds can close gaps between highest and lowest temperatures in a day
Clouds serve as an atmospheric blanket that controls the Earth’s surface temperature
IPCC shows what our planet will be like as climate change continues
Most regions of the world will warm up considerably as the march of climate change continues globally, according to the latest IPCC Report
Accelerating climate change threatens animals’ ability to adapt
Rising global temperatures will negatively impact numerous species vital to function of the natural world
Now, Arctic’s oldest and strongest ice starts to melt
This ‘last ice area’, which had never seen ice melting, saw its ice break twice this year owing to global warming