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Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
A UN report warns global heating will reach at least 1.8C, surpassing the Paris agreement’s 1.5C target, with severe consequences for ecosystems, sea levels, food production, and coastal communities.
BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology forecasts an El Niño event that may break heat records, with research suggesting climate change has significantly increased the likelihood of such extreme conditions.
Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse
A massive glacier collapse in Nepal killed over 1,300 people in August, highlighting how climate-driven ice loss destabilizes mountainous terrain in unpredictable ways that are extremely difficult to monitor across vast regions.
Can an entire Arctic ecosystem evolve to adapt to the climate crisis?
Scientists in Alaska are studying whether five interconnected Arctic species can collectively adapt to climate change, examining how they evolve together to maintain ecosystem stability.
Peter’s farm is on ‘flood country’. As Australia’s sea levels rise, safe land is vanishing and costs are huge
A Climate Council report projects Australia will lose $855.1 billion to coastal flooding by 2100, affecting over 267,000 properties and 2 million hectares of land as sea levels rise.
Georgia bet big on EV manufacturing. Trump pulled the plug.
Georgia’s electric vehicle manufacturing sector faces headwinds after years of growth, as federal policy changes and market shifts have prompted major automakers to pivot toward hybrid production.
Heatwaves hit the Sunday roast: why the RHS says cauliflower is off the menu
The Royal Horticultural Society recommends removing cauliflower from home gardens due to extreme heat stress, as England experiences record-breaking temperatures and drought conditions affecting vegetable harvests.
As extreme weather worsens, Black and Hispanic homeowners are paying more for insurance
A recent report finds homeowners in Hispanic and Black communities pay significantly higher insurance premiums than those in white communities, with gaps reaching 30 percent in predominantly Hispanic areas.
America is losing its war against wildfire
U.S. wildfire management faces mounting challenges as megafires become more frequent and severe, with federal firefighting resources strained to critical levels amid record drought conditions and extreme fire seasons.
The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough
Record-breaking heat waves this summer caused at least 35,000 excess deaths across Western Europe, with scientists warning that coming years will be even hotter as El Niño and climate change converge.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists increasingly believe that reduced sulphur pollution from clean-air policies is removing a cooling effect, potentially accelerating global warming beyond greenhouse gas effects alone.
A federal judge just told Trump there’s no ‘emergency’ to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant open
A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration overstepped its authority in ordering an aging Michigan coal plant to remain open, finding no legitimate emergency justification under federal law.