Hundreds of major cities around the world are sinking by several millimetres a year, with the fastest rates recorded in parts of Mexico, Iran and South-east Asia, according to a study published
Editorial Note: This article is adapted from The Conversation, where it was originally published. It highlights the existential threats that small island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Maldives, and the Marshall
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The world’s oceans recorded their second-highest average temperature for May, intensifying concerns among scientists that the planet’s largest carbon sink may be losing its capacity to buffer the worst effects of climate
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As the seasons shift into spring and summer, flowers bloom, trees turn green, and the days grow longer and sunnier. However, for many, this time also marks the start of allergy season
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The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels. ~ David Suzuki Aviation leaders will meet
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“Tackling climate change is a shared mission for mankind … Let us join hands to contribute to the establishment of an equitable and effective global mechanism on climate change, work for global
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With the UN Ocean Conference set to take place next month in Nice, France, world leaders are being called upon to seize a rare and urgent opportunity to accelerate progress on ocean
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The British government is poised to approve a controversial set of experiments aimed at artificially cooling the planet by dimming the sun — a radical form of climate intervention known as solar
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As the planet barrels toward breaching key climate thresholds, scientists and policymakers are turning to an increasingly urgent question: can we reverse the damage by removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere?
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The first quarter of 2025 has been a rough one for the U.S. climate technology sector, with a staggering $8 billion in large-scale projects canceled, downsized, or shut down, according to a
More As climate change accelerates and sea levels rise, the Maldives, the world’s lowest-lying nation, is facing an existential threat. More than 90% of its islands have experienced severe erosion, and by mid-century,
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Arctic sea ice reached a record low for the end of winter in March, marking the fourth consecutive month in which ice levels have hit a historical low, according to data from
More An extreme heatwave that struck Central Asia last month was at least 4°C hotter due to the ongoing climate crisis, with researchers warning that temperatures could have been up to 10°C warmer
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In a fit of madness or just plain desperation, you’ve enrolled in a get-rich-quick scheme. All you have to do is sell some products, sign up a few friends, and make some
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As the world grapples with the accelerating effects of climate change, scientists are turning to some radical solutions in an attempt to stave off the catastrophic impacts of melting glaciers. These ice
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A new study published in Science Advances has raised alarm over the growing crisis of freshwater deoxygenation, with climate change and increasingly frequent heatwaves significantly reducing surface dissolved oxygen (DO) levels in
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