But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system.
About 90% of water samples taken over the last 10 years from the Great Lakes…
As the Australian summer approaches, my apprehension is both a daily shock and uncannily normalised – and I know I’m not the only one feeling it.
These days, when I come back into the house after…
Named tropical storms and hurricanes, which have become more intense, have caused about 20,000 more deaths from 1988 to 2019.
Atlantic storms have become deadlier as the planet warms – and are…
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Here’s a recap of today’s developments:
Many weather stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart clocked their highest July temperatures ever as the country’s winters get hotter
Dozens of longstanding temperature records tumbled across…
In 2020, Honolulu officials had sued eight oil and gas companies over the steep costs of abating damages from extreme weather.
Hawaii’s supreme court on Thursday heard attempts by fossil fuel…
Worst wildfires in the Canary Islands in at least 40 years drawing closer to the capital Santa CruzWorst wildfires in the Canary Islands in at least 40 years drawing closer to the capital Santa Cruz
How to kill a planet
Last week, I interviewed Lucy McAllister on Anglophone media’s coverage of the climate crisis, and the phenomenon of “balance as bias”, in which journalists leaning on the…
Greenwashing has become part of our modern-day lexicon. Now there’s a new term, ‘green hushing,’ for when a company is too quiet about its accomplishments.
The banking sector is gradually buying into the global race to curb climate change, reckons Oghenegare Emmanuel Eyankware
It is no longer news that the window to keep the global temperature within…
Average daily surface temperature of 20.96C breaks 2016 record, with experts saying warmest month for oceans to come.
The surface temperature of the world’s oceans has hit its highest ever level…
False claims suggesting that the BBC has been misreporting temperatures in southern Europe have been spreading on social media.
A clip of Neil Oliver, a GB News presenter, accusing the BBC "and…
I joined Greenpeace India in 2013 as a Media Consultant within the communications team. I've done a few different communications roles in the last seven years, and now I am the Climate Energy…
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Antarctica’s sea ice levels are plummeting as extreme weather events happen faster than scientists predicted
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