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15 01 2019 | 13:12

Melting Permafrost Could Damage Infrastructure for 3.6 Million People

Across much of the Arctic, communities and infrastructure sit on top of a thick layer of permafrost that has stabilized the ground for millennia. But as global temperatures rise, this frozen soil is…

15 01 2019 | 12:25

Climate change: Protecting the poor from green taxes

As President Macron caved into the yellow vest fuel tax protests, President Trump was triumphant. The French humiliation showed people rejected the sort of carbon taxes supported by the UN’s climate…

15 01 2019 | 12:19

Antarctic ice shelf makes ghostly sounds as winds whip across its surface.

The barren and desolate Antarctic is an intimidating sight to behold. But as if that wasn’t enough, scientists found that when the wind blows across its surface, the ice shelf hums eerie soundscapes…

15 01 2019 | 12:17

Arctic Glaciers Add 14,000 Tons of Water Per Second to World’s Oceans

Melting Arctic glaciers have contributed nearly 2.5 centimetres (one inch) to sea level rise since 1971, dumping an estimated 14,000 tons of water per second into the world’s oceans between 2005 and…

15 01 2019 | 11:54

The end of coffee: could Australia save the world's beans?

Climate change may devastate the globe’s major coffee-growing regions through extreme weather events – but Australia could be the solution If a future of relentless fires, droughts, superstorms and…

15 01 2019 | 09:34

Antarctica ice loss increases six fold since 1979, new study finds

Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before - about six times more per year now than 40 years ago - leading to increasingly high sea levels worldwide, scientists have warned…

15 01 2019 | 09:27

Australia extreme heatwave: 'code red' issued as Port Augusta hits 48.9C

Port Augusta in South Australia has reached 48.9C on Tuesday, as a heatwave sets in across much of Australia threatening more record hot days.

14 01 2019 | 12:08

Canada’s National Building Code will include climate change obligations

New durability requirements for new buildings in the works. Designers will be obligated to create durability plans for new structures under Canada’s National Building Code.

14 01 2019 | 10:33

Weather records to fall as heatwave smashes the country

Every state and territory will bake through a heatwave this week with a “big burst of heat” likely to smash weather records across the country. The Bureau of Meteorology said western Sydney could…

14 01 2019 | 10:16

Climate Change Caused the World's First Empire to Collapse

Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the shadow of Mount Damavand, which at more than 5,000 meters dominates the landscape of northern Iran. In this cave, stalagmites and stalactites are growing slowly over…

13 01 2019 | 12:47

10 worst climate-change disasters did $85B in damage.

From floods to extreme heat, 10 of the worst climate-linked disasters in 2018 caused at least $84.8 billion worth of damage, said a study released by the charity Christian Aid on Thursday. Extreme…

11 01 2019 | 16:27

Carbon emissions rise in the US, after three year decline

After three years of decline, carbon emissions in the United States have risen in the last year, finds new analysis. The analysis, undertaken by the economic firm Rhodium Group, estimates that…

11 01 2019 | 13:01

Ocean Temps Rising Faster Than Scientists Thought: Report

Scientists say the rate of ocean warming has led to more rain, increased sea levels, coral reef destruction and declining ocean oxygen levels. Ocean temperatures are rising faster than scientists…

10 01 2019 | 14:32

The Nightmare Scenario for Florida’s Coastal Homeowners: Demand and financing could collapse before the sea consumes a single house.

On a predictably gorgeous South Florida afternoon, Coral Gables Mayor Jim Cason sat in his office overlooking the white-linen restaurants of this affluent seaside community and wondered when climate…

10 01 2019 | 13:44

Climate change: 'Right to repair' gathers force.

It is frustrating: you buy a new appliance then just after the warranty runs out, it gives up the ghost. You can’t repair it and can’t find anyone else to at a decent price, so it joins the global…

10 01 2019 | 13:42

With heatwaves like this, what sort of future do we have in store?

I don’t really want to spoil your New Year with this article, but the changing of the year is a time to reflect on the past and to make plans for the year to come. So what are your plans for our…

10 01 2019 | 11:47

Greenland Has Yet Another Methane Leak

As the Arctic warms, melting glaciers could be an underestimated source of the potent greenhouse gas With concerns about the warming Arctic already at an all-time high, scientists are beginning to…

09 01 2019 | 12:46

The Climate Apocalypse Is Now, and It’s Happening to You

What people say they know about climate change is a roller coaster of human ignorance—wait, everyone knows that but no one knows that?

04 01 2019 | 12:00

Supreme Court issues ‘crushing blow’ to Exxon in major climate case, legal experts say

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from ExxonMobil regarding Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s climate change investigation Monday, a decision legal experts called a “crushing…

15 09 2018 | 11:37

How Leonardo DiCaprio became one of the world's top climate change champions

Leonardo DiCaprio was a climate champion long before the actor wrapped himself in an animal carcass, vomited up raw bison liver, and risked hypothermia for his Oscar-winning role in Revenant.…