California braces for an exceptionally strong El Niño that could bring simultaneous severe storms, flooding, and fire risks this winter, with forecasters warning of potentially historic extreme weather impacts.

Louisiana’s offshore wind industry is attempting to preserve its workforce and infrastructure while waiting out the current presidential administration, which has paid developers billions to abandon projects.

Scientists are monitoring the Atlantic’s ocean circulation system to understand whether warming could trigger dramatic weather changes across Britain and Europe, including colder winters despite global heating.

Scientists increasingly believe falling sulphur pollution from clean-air policies is removing a cooling effect on climate, potentially accelerating global warming beyond previous estimates.

Rising sea levels threaten hundreds of millions of people globally and are reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures. World leaders this week are adopting a UN declaration addressing sea level rise as an existential threat.

Nearly three-quarters of China’s 72 five-year plans published this year include climate and energy policies, according to Carbon Brief analysis of the central government’s strategic development documents.

Thousands of orangutans face death or displacement as El Niño-driven wildfires spread across Indonesia’s forests, with rescue efforts intensifying as habitat destruction accelerates.

California legalized balcony solar panels, allowing residents to install smaller, cheaper arrays that plug into home outlets, reducing grid strain and energy costs without major electrical upgrades.

The Trump administration has eliminated most federal vehicle emissions regulations, leaving California’s state-level rules as the primary policy governing automotive greenhouse gas emissions in the nation.

British farms are experiencing the worst bluetongue outbreak on record, with cases surpassing the combined total of the previous three years, linked to warming temperatures and climate change.

Turkey, set to host the UN climate summit in November, has some of the world’s worst methane leaks from landfills, with the Silivri dump emitting 7.4 tonnes hourly.

Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, communities are establishing permanent disaster response systems called resilience hubs and microgrids to prepare for future emergencies.