Residents across eastern China are preparing for the arrival of Super Typhoon Bavi, a storm spanning nearly 940,000 square kilometres that has prompted supply stockpiling, travel concerns and emergency preparations as authorities
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The United States has withdrawn from the flagship $45 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), a global climate financing initiative designed to help developing nations transition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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