California, and the world at large, will contend with longer, hotter, drier wildfire seasons
The study focuses on California, but the roots of the problem are global, the team explains.
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Coronavirus crisis might trigger biggest drop in CO2 emissions since WWII
This breather is not of our choice, though. After the pandemic is over, we should expect as a surge in ...
Climate crisis is making migration harder for nightingales
The iconic birds are evolving shorter winds due to higher temperatures.
Research station in East Antarctica reports its first heatwave
It was recorded during the 2019-2020 Arctic summer.
Greenland lost 600 billion tons of ice last summer, satellite data shows
This is enough to raise global sea levels 2.2 millimeters in two months.
Climate crisis is accelerating, shows growing impacts, UN warns
Last year was the second warmest in history at a global level
Need another reason to fight climate change? It’s a “catastrophic” security threat
A good way to improve national and global security is to reduce our greenhouse emissions, a new report shows.
Global warming is literally dissolving the ocean’s plankton
Global warming's evil twin is acting out, and it's starting to cause major issues.
France prepares for heatwaves of 25 °C (77 °F) mid-winter
An exceptional episode of our current climate is unfolding in southern France, as the country prepares for summer-like temperatures.
Fossil-free steel by 2026: company decision could slash Sweden’s emissions by 10%
The steel industry seeks to be greener. But there's a long way ahead
It’s not just hotter days: global warming is affecting wine production
Adaptation strategies could still reduce the losses
New dataset describes 436 possible futures and their climate
It has already been used in 186 countries to create adaptation strategies
Not even the ‘indestructible’ tardigrades will be spared by climate change
The almost indestructibles organisms would struggle to adapt to a warmer world
World’s oceans have warmed 450% faster than in 1987
In the past three decades, oceans absorbed as much energy as 3.6 billion Hiroshima-sized atom bombs.
Why climate change will make insurance unaffordable for most people
Wildfires in Australia and California shows how the devastation of climate change can affect anyone. And, in the future, you ...
What’s behind lithium mining? Here’s all you need to know
As demand for electric vehicles increases, so does demand for the metal.
An Exxon subsidiary figured out how to stop climate change 30 years ago — and we’re not even close
The solution is something most governments don't even want to hear.
Climate heating is sucking the oxygen out of the oceans
There are about 700 ocean sites with low levels of oxygen, an IUCN report presented at COP25 reported.
Extreme weather is the ‘new normal’ (among other depressing climate projections)
Key report at COP25 summarizes main insights behind climate change
Decades-old climate models accurately predicted global heating — but no one listened
Climate models from as early as the 1970s were already reliable enough to offer reliable projections of temperature increases as ...
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Scientists warn healthcare systems could be overwhelmed by COVID-19 pandemic
A new report from the Lancet finds a decrease in rates of death in COVID-19 cases but warns that even...
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