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Land-based microplastics Atmospheric microplastics and climate change Effects on soils A few months ago, a study carried out by the University of Vienna (Austria) and published in the journal Nature…

The world still has an opportunity to limit global warming to below 2°C, but achieving that target will require substantially deeper emissions reductions by 2035 and stronger financial support for…

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From rising electricity bills to grocery prices, affordability has dominated the conversation heading into Election Day. But an issue receiving less attention on the campaign trail remains a concern for…

Due to insufficient action in recent years, overshoot of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C limit is now inevitable. The implications have been well established; risks and impacts grow with the overall…

The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative’s 2026 report says the world is likely to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold, shifting the climate debate from whether the limit can be avoided…

The Mediterranean region, which accounts for approximately 95% of global olive oil production, is warming faster than the global average. A new study published in the scientific journal Pure and…

Covering around 6,000 square kilometres, the Barnes Ice Cap in north-eastern Canada is vast. Yet for several decades it has been shrinking and has become a witness to human-induced climate…

Advanced modeling shows that extreme heat events across major Indian cities will become significantly longer, more intense, and more frequent as global warming levels rise. New research reveals that major…

A file photo of the southern summit of Kebnekaise, a mountain in Arctic Sweden. The glacier here is one of many that are retreating due to the wraming Arctic. (Jonathan…

Ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica are melting around six times faster than in the 1990s, as global warming threatens to trigger rising sea levels, more avalanches and increasingly unreliable…

Ilayda Cakirtekin 02 November 2026•Update: 02 November 2026 Exceeding the 1.5C warming threshold could trigger irreversible damage to Earth’s ice systems, accelerate sea-level rise and threaten water supplies worldwide, two…

Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics, made the following statement in response to publication of State of the Cryosphere 2026: The Cost of Overshoot and Overshoot and the Cryosphere: Averting…

A newly released report warns about the perils of temporarily surpassing the critical 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit. A newly released report warns about the perils of temporarily surpassing the…

Glacier-filled regions of the world, including India, are set to witness more catastrophic floods similar to the ones that struck Nepal and Bhutan because of a sharp acceleration in global…

The concept involves placing thousands of reflective satellites or a cloud of particles between Earth and the Sun to block a small amount of sunlight. A new report by the…

A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has examined the level to which different US states have experienced temperature increases as a result of global…

Kentaro Hayashi began his career as a natural scientist out of an interest in living things.  But these days, he’s more focused on the environments they inhabit and how the…

By Peng Chi-ming, Minister of Environment, Taiwan (Republic of China) Mobilizing action globally to accelerate implementation of climate commitments In 2026, extreme heat continued to sweep across the globe, with…

Nepal and Bhutan have jointly proposed the inclusion of a dedicated agenda item titled “1.5°C Warming in Mountains” at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations…

I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure the Sept. 22 Public Forum rant set the record for the most irrational Trump Derangement Syndrome venom ever expressed in under 300…

“Even the taxidermied raccoons upstairs have heard of El Niño,” said Emily Becker, pacing the stage in the American Museum of Natural History’s planetarium. Laughter echoed from the 200 or…

Montreal resident Albert Lalonde, a plaintiff in the case, testified that although he loves being outside on his bike, he stayed indoors more often this summer because of “chokingly toxic…

Florida’s gubernatorial race features two candidates with very different views on the environment and climate: One largely supports maintaining the status quo in state policy while the other advocates for…

A new review led by researchers at Amherst College, The James Hutton Institute and Umeå University has revealed the critical role that plant roots play in shaping how Arctic tundra…

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged all government agencies to support the initiative as the nation commemorates the Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week on Nov. 19…

This article was first published by ProPublica and Drilled. It is republished with permission. In the spring of 2005, the United Nations convened more than 100 of the world’s top…

ANI | Updated: Oct 30, 2026 23:01 IST Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI): A new study revealed that the warming rate has surged to approximately 0.35°C per decade, nearly…