Ten, twenty, thirty years ago, today’s headlines were the predictions of fringe extremists.
And yet, they’ve come true.
Conversations about how to avoid what’s coming aren’t important any longer.…
Facing a reckoning over their contribution to the climate emergency, companies are coming out with a record number of pledges
by Jocelyn Timperley
For climate campaigners, 26 May seemed like the…
This is Why it Feels Like We Might Not Have a Future Anymore
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the world is on fire. That’s a symptom of a grim trend. We’re losing the battle for the future. Is…
It’s not happening fast enough and it’s happening too fast
We aren’t programmed to try to change the weather. Humans experience the euphemistic “climate change” disaster that is playing out before…
Described as “a code red for humanity”, a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that major changes due to global heating are inevitable and irreversible with…
With more people worrying about the environmental ethics of bringing more children into the world, Kate Ng examines the arguments on either side
The decision whether or not to have children, if we…
As the climate continues to warm, significant ice loss in the Russian Arctic will have clear impacts for sea level rise’.
Glaciers and ice caps in parts of the Russian Arctic are losing meltwater…
Firefighters tackle blazes on two fronts on Evia as heatwave-driven devastation across southern Europe continues
Thousands of people have fled wildfires that are destroying vast swathes of pine…
When it comes to climate, Africa is the world’s most data-sparse continent, setting the region back in global negotiations. New weather stations and preserving old books will play a critical role.…
This story includes details about the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation here is a list of resources on how to…
A succession of record-breaking natural disasters have swept the globe in recent weeks. There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and…
A polar bear has been deemed “problematic” and may be shot after causing injuries to humans, according to reports.
The bear has been seen on a Danish military base in Greenland and earlier this week…
More than 40 fires are burning across Greece, write Marina Rigou in Athens and Nikolia Apostolou in Kalamata
Thousands of people have been evacuated from Varibobi, a northeastern suburb of Athens,…
We should hold governments’ feet to the fire, but also acknowledge that good work is being done, writes
The deadly flooding in Europe has produced a torrent of political comment about the climate…
Utility customers and clean energy advocates say the proposed sale is being rushed through to avoid scrutiny.
In the next week, the boards of electric cooperative utilities across Minnesota will…
Summer isn’t even half over, and we’ve seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would be hot for Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent smoke across North…
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. Roughly one in every 50 species of plant and vertebrate land animal lives there and nowhere else.
Carbon emissions, ocean acidification, Amazon clearing all hurtling toward new records
A new study tracking the planet’s vital signs has found that many of the key indicators of the global climate…
Greenland ice sheet contains enough water to raise global sea level by seven metres
Scientists claim the ice that melted from Greenland on Tuesday would be enough to cover the US state of Florida in…
‘There are a significant number of lives that can be saved if you pursue climate policies that are more aggressive than the business as usual scenario’
The amount of carbon emissions produced by…