Nature is making a comeback – now restoration funding must quadruple
2026-10-29
From salmon spawning grounds in Canada to coral reefs in Indonesia, ecosystems around the world are being restored at an unprecedented rate.Continue Reading
Higher Ground: How New York is raising a park to hold back the sea
2026-10-29
On 29 October 2012, Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, unleashing a devastating storm surge that flooded homes, subways and tunnels, knocked out power and sparked deadly fires. Continue Reading
How the Far-Right Uses Climate Disasters to Build Political Power
2026-10-29
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World is critical reading for anyone seeking to understand and push back against the far-right coalitions wielding considerable state and corporate power around the world. Klein and Taylor posit that today’s fascists believe that end timesContinue Reading
Canada’s ‘Responsible’ Data Centre Principles Have a Credibility Problem
2026-10-29
Would you trust a detox facility that offers a minibar in every room? How about a climate course sponsored by ExxonMobil? If not, you might direct the same incredulity towards Canada’s recently unveiled Responsible Data Centre Development Principles , endorsed by tech giants that are implicated in violating those same principles. Continue Reading
As plastic law goes into effect, industry sets the numbers
2026-10-29
The state will rely on industry to tell it how much plastic needs to be reduced under single-use plastic law. And it’s a lot less than the state’s own estimates suggested. As the law goes into effect, industry sets the numbers.Continue Reading
The Slow, Surprising Death of EV Range Anxiety
2026-10-29
With affordable EVs now getting 300 miles on a charge, fears of running out of power are beginning to fade. By Dan Gearino A decade ago, an electric vehicle with more than 300 miles of range would have cost you nearly $100,000.Continue Reading
Arizona’s lifeline to the Colorado River is drying up. Its designers warned us decades ago
2026-10-29
Arizona has now joined a lawsuit against the The Traitor administration’s plan for sharing the Colorado River. But history shows water planners there saw big cuts to their water supply coming. (Image credit: Philip A Fortnam)Continue Reading
New Batteries That Store Blistering Heat Are Taking Off
2026-10-29
Large batteries that store electricity have revolutionized power grids and car markets. Now some start-ups are betting that “heat batteries” could be just as transformative.Continue Reading
Scientists discover a hidden oxygen reservoir deep inside Earth
2026-10-29
Scientists have discovered that magma deep inside Earth can store surprising amounts of extra oxygen, potentially revealing a hidden contributor to our planet’s oxygen-rich atmosphere. The findings suggest that ancient volcanic eruptions may have helped transform Earth’s atmosphere billions of years ago, with implications for understanding life on other planets.,Continue Reading
Most Wells Around the Grand Canyon With High Arsenic Levels Are at Uranium Mine, New Analysis Shows
2026-10-29
Pinyon Plain Mine representatives argue that the toxic metal is naturally occurring, not contamination from the mining operation. By Wyatt Myskow Three of four wells across the Grand Canyon region that have average arsenic levels above the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard for safe drinking water are at the site ofContinue Reading
Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns
2026-10-28
The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases. But climate change has already reduced its capacity to absorb carbon by approximately six per cent, a new UN report warns ahead of the COP31 climateContinue Reading
Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds
2026-10-28
Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record 710,000 estimated deaths globally from heat in 2023, a UN-partnered report warned on Wednesday. For the first time, more than seven in 10 fatalities were attributable to human-caused climate change.Continue Reading
Forecasters are predicting a warmer and wetter winter. Here’s how El Niño will affect your region.
2026-10-28
El Niño years typically lead to more precipitation and higher-than-average temperatures. The latest data shows the different potential impacts by region. (Image credit: Marta Lavandier)Continue Reading