climate change

The COVID pandemic has shown the fragility of our global food supply chains, with many supermarkets and restaurants in almost every country having experienced food shortages. Millions of people in…

Overlapping crises have pushed the fragile east African country to the ‘cusp of humanitarian catastrophe’, with one in four facing food insecurity. Such was the horror that erupted in her village…

The heavy rainfall behind deadly flooding in Europe in July was made more likely by climate change, scientists say. The floods in Germany, Belgium and other parts killed at least 220 people as towns…

A shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers say Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the…

A giant pink table inviting Londoners to “come to the table” and discuss climate change has been erected by Extinction Rebellion protesters near Leicester Square.

Climate change poses unprecedented challenges. Rising global temperatures are causing more frequent severe weather events, including wildfires and floods, capable of massive disruption that sweeps…

Dark roofing will be banned in Sydney’s south-west growth area in an attempt by the NSW government to dial back the heat island effect while providing sorely needed new homes. Lighter coloured roofs…

Personalising the ‘silent killer’ hot spells could raise awareness in time to avert loss of life and property, say scientists Spurred on by this summer’s record temperatures, Greek scientists have…

Rainforest lost 10,476 sq km between August 2020 and July 2021, report says, despite increasing global concern Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has hit the highest annual level in a decade, a …

A new study is warning that many of the “questionably optimistic” scenarios in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 2018 special report on 1.5°C pathways were unrealistic, and those…

Report warns temperatures likely to rise by more than 1.5C bringing widespread extreme weather. Human activity is changing the Earth’s climate in ways “unprecedented” in thousands or hundreds of…

Climate change has "almost complete[ly]" destabilized the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a critical aquatic "conveyor belt" that plays a major role in global temperature and…

Report warns temperatures likely to rise by more than 1.5C bringing widespread extreme weather Human activity is changing the Earth’s climate in ways “unprecedented” in thousands or hundreds of…

A federal judge on Wednesday threw out Trump administration approvals for a large planned oil project on Alaska’s North Slope, saying the federal review was flawed and didn't include mitigation…

Mexico’s Caribbean coast is readying for the arrival of Hurricane Grace, evacuating some smaller hotels, opening shelters and suspending ferry service to Cozumel as the Category 1 storm churns toward…

Thousands have been forced to evacuate after a blaze tore through the Plaine des Maures nature reserve Hundreds of French firefighters battled for a third day on Wednesday to contain a raging…

Agricultural runoff from farms and livestock operations creates oxygen-depleted areas inhospitable to animal and plant life Scientists recently surveyed the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico around…

Australia ranks 20th or worse in seven of eight categories despite Coalition claim it is leading the way in reducing emissions Claims by the Morrison government that Australia has done more to cut…

Scientists say there’s something different this year as the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are…

Torrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities, with commuters trapped on subway trains. Days of torrential rain and massive flooding have hit China’s Henan province, bursting the banks of…