As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather. Could a similar shift be on the horizon in the United States? (Image credit: Dan Kitwood)Continue Reading
Protesters at World Bank and IMF meetings, along with new research, are railing against a globalized system that fails to produce enough food and has massive climate impacts. By Georgina Gustin Rising food prices. Supply chain disruptions. Wars. More extreme weather.Continue Reading
A decades-long mystery beneath the North Sea has finally been solved. Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater, buried 700 meters below the seabed, was created when a 160-meter-wide asteroid struck Earth roughly 43 to 46 million years ago. The violent collision blasted a towering curtain of rock and waterContinue Reading
A version of this article was published in Euronews and Climatica Across Brittany, tractors can be seen trundling onto beaches to remove truckloads of foul-smelling algae ahead of the tourist rush. Situated below steep cliffs and ancient forests, these once pristine beaches have been devastated by algal blooms – theContinue Reading
Two UN agencies issued a powerful appeal on Wednesday for immediate assistance to help communities already being impacted by the strongest El Niño weather pattern on record.Continue Reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) is scaling up emergency health response operations across Afar, Amhara and Tigray in Ethiopia to address growing humanitarian and health needs resulting from ongoing hostilities.Continue Reading
Under the most optimistic scenario, global warming would rise 1.7 to 1.8 degrees above pre-industrial levels, despite renewables expanding considerably over the last decade. By Lauren Dalban A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme suggests that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is noContinue Reading
The United Nations warns that countries are not meeting their goals to limit warming and avoid the worst consequences of climate change.Continue Reading
An appeals court hearing could determine whether feds reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across the West. The post The future of wolf protections in the West hangs on the Ninth Circuit appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
As the COP17 nature summit gets underway in Armenia, evidence has emerged of lobbying by a leading international pharmaceuticals group to weaken the terms of a flagship fund for nature. Documents analysed by DeSmog show that the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) called for a “radical rethink”Continue Reading
Scientists have cracked a 178-year-old mystery surrounding a train delayed by a solar storm, revealing that the famous incident happened in 1848 rather than 1841. The discovery rewrites the early history of space weather and highlights a threat that still endangers modern power grids, satellites, and communication systems., Read MoreContinue Reading
Kathryn Porter, a consultant to the fossil fuel industry and a prominent critic of emissions reduction policies, has joined the UK’s foremost climate science denial group. Porter appears frequently in the media as an “independent” expert on energy issues and has been interviewed on the BBC, LBC, GB News, andContinue Reading
The data underscore the success of Brazil’s renewed efforts under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. An upcoming election’s outcome could threaten the gains.Continue Reading