The psychological toll of climate change-fueled disasters, now compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, is mounting and the U.S. is unprepared. These are the findings of a project by the Center for…
A review of Andreas Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century.
What can a virus tell us about climate breakdown—in its causation, and in humanity’s…
At least 100 people killed and hundreds of homes destroyed as seasonal rains cause worst flooding in Parwan province.
Heavy flooding in northern and eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 100…
Kenya is in a race to track locusts to prevent a new plague from forming in East Africa and eating all the greenery they find in their wake.
Hundreds of billions of locusts swarmed parts of East…
As wildfires burn through California and the western United States, the Gulf Coast prepares for two potential hurricanes within a 48-hour timeframe, and record high temperatures dominate the summer,…
Several areas of the Niger capital Niamey remained under water on Thursday as the death toll in recent floods that have displaced over 225,000 people rose to 45, authorities said.
Around 25,000…
As hundreds of wildfires in California continue to blaze and thousands of people evacuate, this year’s hurricane season is on track to become one of the busiest on record. Andrew Freedman, editor of…
About a third of Bangladesh has been inundated by floods, with at least 161 people killed and an estimated 1.5 million displaced, according to local officials.
he heaviest rains in almost a decade…
Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity creation, for safeguarding traditional…
An "explosive" wildfire ignited in Los Angeles county Wednesday, growing to 10,000 acres in a little less than three hours.
The so-called Lake Fire, which prompted evacuations and road closures, is…
The temperature of the Arctic matters to the entire world: it helps to keep the global climate fairly cool. Scientists now say that by 2035 there could be an end to Arctic sea ice.
The northern…
Fears of flash flooding in parts of country, while experts warn extreme heat could become the norm.
Over a month’s worth of rain could fall within two hours on parts of Britain this week, causing…
As advertising disappears amid the coronavirus downturn, radio stations helping farmers adapt to climate shifts could disappear
KANGEMA, Kenya, Aug 6 - In these hills a two-hour drive north of…
Human-caused sea level rise likely caused eight out of 10 floods in the region between 1970 and 2015, a study finds.
Flooding in localised areas around Sydney will happen almost every week by the…
Australia's national science agency has called for leadership on climate change, amid concerns the public -and the public service - do not fully understand the risks it posed.
In a technical report…
The country’s latest calamity illustrates a striking inequity of our time: The people least responsible for climate change are among those most hurt by its consequences.
Torrential rains have…
Extreme weather has contributed to the vast blazes – with the pandemic complicating the emergency response
For residents of Tucson in southern Arizona, the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado…
Modelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought.
Worst-case global heating scenarios may need to be revised upwards in light of a better understanding of…
The impacts of floods can exacerbate existing racial and social inequality.
When Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas in 2017, the neighborhood that suffered the worst flood damage was a section of…
At least 84 people were killed when Cyclone Amphan walloped India and Bangladesh Wednesday, bringing "war-like" destruction to the city of Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal, The Guardian…
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