An exceptionally strong El Niño is expected to disrupt weather patterns across several continents, threatening food production, worsening hunger and exposing millions of vulnerable people to floods and droughts. Scientists anticipate that
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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Ana Toni, Brazil’s climate secretary and chief executive of this year’s UN COP30 climate summit, has raised serious concerns about the potential global trade war’s impact on access to critical green technologies,
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The Thwaites Glacier, often called the “doomsday glacier,” is a massive ice structure in West Antarctica that scientists are closely monitoring due to its potential to dramatically raise sea levels. Thwaites, which
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A NASA-led study has revealed that global sea levels rose at a higher-than-expected rate in 2024, continuing a troubling trend of rapid acceleration over the past three decades. The average rise last
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The United States has withdrawn from the flagship $45 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a global climate financing initiative designed to help developing nations transition away from coal. The move marks
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In an article published by Nature, scientists are being encouraged to move beyond traditional research and embrace storytelling, cultural engagement, and emotional connection to inspire action against the worsening climate crisis. Despite
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In the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has begun to scrub critical environmental resources and datasets from federal agency websites. To combat this effort to suppress
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For the first time in recorded history, Earth’s average temperature has exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, marking a grim milestone in the ongoing climate crisis. According to data analyzed by multiple global
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There was a tortuous and painful end to COP29, the international climate change conference held in oil-rich Baku, Azerbaijan. The main issue was how much would the rich countries hand over to
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In addition to the rise in sea level due to climate change, there is also a risk of water becoming acidic. In that case, the risk of harmful effects on aquatic animals
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This excerpt is adapted from Nika Dubrovsky and David Graeber’s Cities Made Differently (MIT Press, 2024, all rights reserved) and is distributed in partnership with Human Bridges. In thousands of ways, we are taught to
More The forthcoming COP 29 Climate Meet, set to take place from November 9 to November 22 in Azerbaijan, has not generated much excitement. On the contrary, there is considerable skepticism about its
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Driven by the urgent need to reduce or possibly eliminate the use of fossil fuels like crude oil and coal, as a strategy to prevent the emission of global warming gases such
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Australia must reach net-zero emissions by 2040 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the government’s top climate change agency has said. The Climate Change Authority (CCA) on Thursday released a
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