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Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC News Getty Images World leaders will soon gather for their annual meeting on how to tackle climate change. COP30 is taking place ten years after the…

Hurricane Melissa formed over an unusually warm Atlantic Ocean and underwent one of the most rapid intensifications on record, doubling its wind speed in less than 24 hours before striking western…

Nick Davis,Mandeville, Jamaica and Rachel Hagan Getty Images In Jamaica, the impact was most severe in the south-western parish of St Elizabeth. The scale of devastation left by Hurricane Melissa…

October 30, 2025 3:20 a.m.  A forum on climate change adaptation and resiliency, with an emphasis on wildfires, will be presented by the Douglas County Global Warming Coalition on Thursday…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lucia Ortíz trudges through endless fields of cempasuchil flowers, the luminescent orange petals of which will soon cloak everything from city streets to cemeteries across Mexico….

Published on: Oct 30, 2025 04:33 am IST Donald Trump and his allies have denied climate change, calling it a “ liberal hoax”. US President Donald Trump claimed victory Wednesday…

In November 2015, in the midst of what was then considered a long-shot campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump released a book called Crippled America. In it, Trump set out…

That’s the main message in this year’s Adaptation Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). By 2035, developing nations will need well over $310 billion per year in dedicated…

After making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, Hurricane Melissa is now moving across eastern Cuba, bringing with it “damaging winds, flooding rains, and dangerous storm surge,” the National Hurricane Center…

Green Climate Fund says project is its biggest-ever financing Grant, cheap loan to draw in financing from others More droughts forecast for Jordan, desalination is key to security LONDON/AMMAN, Oct…

Hurricane Melissa downgraded to category 3, still “extremely dangerous” The National Hurricane Center has, once again, downgraded Melissa to “a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale,” but…

Heat waves, extreme drought and deadly wildfire smoke are just some of the climate-related health hazards that have reached record levels of harm, according to the latest report from a…

After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury. Landfall is expected very early Wednesday morning, likely a couple hours after midnight, but…

Bill Gates has rejected a “doomsday view” of climate change, saying it will not lead to humanity’s demise. The billionaire philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, who has long supported efforts…

Australia’s oceans will enter “uncharted territory” by 2040 due to global heating, even if significant emissions cuts occur, new research has found. Australian researchers modelled ocean conditions under four scenarios,…

Warm-water coral reefs off the coast of Australia. This years Global Climate Tipping Point Report indicates warm-water coral reefs have reached the point of collapse, making their recovery nearly impossible….

Waiting for Hurricane Melissa as my home becomes the storypublished at 06:01 GMT 06:01 GMT Nick DavisReporting from Jamaica A few days ago I joked with a former colleague that…

The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally “derail” climate action, researchers have warned. With global warming breaching 1.5°C – and Earth system tipping points, such as the widespread…

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispaniola. Experts… The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned Monday…

A recent study shows that 80% of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites are facing climate stress, with wood and stone constructions susceptible to a range of threats from extreme…

By Grace van Deelen, Eos Coral reefs face myriad challenges, from ocean acidification to warming seas to destructive fishing activities. Sometimes, reefs can rebound from these ecological harms — but…

Mosquitoes Invade Iceland, Earth Darkens, and Bird Flu Returns Bird flu surges and a government shutdown collide, complicating efforts to track cases and protect flocks. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi,…

TOKYO – Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, is falling dangerously behind the global 1.5°C climate target. According to a new report from Greenpeace East Asia’s Tokyo office, Toyota’s decision to…

The Southern Ocean has been dutifully gobbling up a century’s worth of carbon dioxide and heat released by human activities, but when we finally let go of our fossil fuel…

The institute will have an interim director until June 2027. ORONO, Maine — Amid a tumultuous time for climate change research, Paul Mayewski has resigned as director of the Climate…

Up until this year, Iceland was one of just two places on the planet where mosquitoes feared to tread. Previously, there have been no documented sightings of the disease-carrying critters…

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. BANGKOK — Philippine victims of a 2021 typhoon are seeking compensation from energy giant…

Glaciers are pushing back against global warming by chilling the air that flows over their surfaces. But how long can this natural defense last? Researchers from the Pellicciotti group at…

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