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Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. Now we know how much is from climate change.
Research estimates that approximately 2,000 shootings in major U.S. cities between 2021 and 2025 are attributable to high temperatures made more likely by climate change.
Floods: Building boom in Nepal and India’s Uttarakhand puts 300,000 people in path of potential Himalayan disasters, study suggests
A study reveals that approximately 300,000 people in the Himalayan region now live in areas vulnerable to potential disasters, with construction in high-risk zones surging significantly since 2016.
‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets
Countries concluded biodiversity negotiations at Cop17 in Yerevan with vows to meet nature targets, though officials and activists are calling for significant reforms to ensure governments follow through on commitments.
How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built
The largest wind farm in North America began operating in June, generating electricity for over 1 million homes across the Southwest through a 550-mile transmission line connecting to California and Arizona.
World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says
The UN says the world must cut carbon emissions by 18% within four years and 45% by 2035 to limit temperature rise to 1.7C, though the window for meeting the 1.5C target has closed.
This Norwegian village is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. How can its people save it?
Svalbard, a Norwegian Arctic archipelago warming seven times faster than the global average, faces rapid glacier loss, permafrost thaw, contaminated water supplies, and increased avalanche danger.
Trump’s EPA is letting America’s leakiest oil and gas companies off the hook
The Trump EPA is rolling back Biden-era methane regulations on oil and gas operations, eliminating monitoring requirements and emission controls that the administration says will save the industry billions in costs.
COP17: Key outcomes agreed at the UN biodiversity conference in Yerevan
Countries completed their first global review of biodiversity goals at COP17 in Yerevan, finding that nature loss reversal targets will not be met without rapidly accelerated action and increased funding.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists believe declining sulphur pollution from clean-air policies is removing a cooling effect, slightly accelerating global warming alongside rising carbon dioxide emissions.
Cloudy with a chance of moths: bogong swarms are bamboozling weather radars across NSW
Bogong moth swarms migrating across New South Wales are being detected by weather radars designed to track rain, creating false precipitation readings on meteorological systems.
Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despite Jackdaw gasfield approval
Prime Minister Andy Burnham reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to net zero by 2050 following the government’s approval of the Jackdaw gasfield, pledging to block new North Sea licences while supporting energy workers through the transition.
‘False autumn’: stressed trees drop leaves early after scorching English summer
A record-hot English summer has prompted trees to shed leaves early in a phenomenon called ‘false autumn,’ with drought-stressed species losing foliage before typical seasonal changes occur.