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IN THIS ISSUE: I am travelling, but a didn’t want regular Climate Change Weekly’s readers to go multiple weeks without important climate material to read so this issue is a…

Deep in the winter haze that blankets the North China Plain, an invisible chemical transformation is taking place that could reshape how scientists think about air pollution and climate. A…

The new CMIP7 scenarios feature a narrower range of temperature increases by 2100 which include a lower plausible worst outcome. At the same time, the scenario set no longer includes…

Climate risks are increasing. The disasters that occurred in the summer of 2026 further highlighted Asia’s vulnerability to extreme weather events. In Nepal, the partial collapse of a glacier in…

Washington (United States) (AFP) – The political fight against global warming may be losing steam, but the legal battle is heating up. Issued on: 09/10/2026 – 05:03 4 min Reading…

The Chief Sustainability Officer of Global Impact Sustainable Development Enterprise Limited, Lolu Akindele, has urged churches in Nigeria to take the lead in creating awareness about climate change and promoting…

Ahead of the summit, leaders gathered for a pre-conference in the South Pacific this week to prepare for the intense negotiations to come and set the agenda. UN Deputy Secretary-General…

The Nature Conservancy and the University of Maryland have published their results following a study of the warming of the Amazon basin, including the Amazon rainforest, concluding it will have…

After having its hopes dashed for a more ambitious deal last year in Brazil, the European Union is setting its sights low for next month’s COP31 climate summit in Turkey….

A leading U.S. beef industry trade association knew by 1989 that cattle contributed to global warming but focused its response on protecting consumer demand through public relations, according to a…

Mining vehicles extract coal from a lignite coal mine near a thermal power plant in Elbistan, Turkey. (Photo: AFP) BRUSSELS – After having its hopes dashed for a more ambitious…

– Advertisement – UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell, has warned that the world must urgently intensify climate action as exceeding the 1.5°C global warming threshold becomes inevitable, calling…

3 min read Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: • The Himalayas are known as Earth’s “third pole” due to the massive accumulation of snow and ice…

Fast facts More than 347 million children in nearly 100 countries and territories are expected to experience unusually wet or dry conditions between October and December 2026 due to El…

By Milliam Murigi Africa’s worsening floods, droughts and heatwaves are increasingly being described as “loss and damage” from climate change. However, a new report argues that much of the suffering…

World Leaders have seen first hand what rising seas mean for Tuvalu, one of the world’s most climate vulnerable nations. The visit, on the sidelines of pre-cop climate talks, brought…

‘As global temperature increases approach 1.5C and we face strong El Nino conditions, we reiterate that every fraction of a degree of warming accelerates the impacts of climate change and…

After witnessing the effects of sea-level rise in the low-lying island nation of Tuvalu, Pacific leaders on Tuesday used the pre-COP31 summit in Fiji to voice their frustration at the…

Its glaciers are melting at an alarming rate and extreme temperatures are breaking all-time heat records. But even more climate disasters will befall Switzerland in the future, a new study…

By&nbspAngela Symons&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 06/10/2026 – 12:04 GMT+2 All eyes will be on Türkiye next month as the country hosts the world’s biggest climate summit. ADVERTISEMENT

Di Peter Hobson FUNAFUTI, 6 ottobre (Reuters) – Martedì i rappresentanti di 30 nazioni hanno assistito all’utilizzo della sabbia bianca dragata dalla laguna di un atollo per recuperare terreno dall’oceano,…

For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about the Arctic’s impending collapse. And now, we may have crossed the tipping point. Warming nearly four times faster than the rest…

Over a dozen leaders touched down on the tiny Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday for a first-hand look at a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change….

The Supreme Court appeared divided and searching for consensus Monday in a major case involving climate change that could determine whether local governments can sue producers of fossil fuels for…

By Tianyi Sun, Senior Climate Scientist & Stephane Sartzetakis, Senior Research Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Hydrogen has significant potential to cut climate emissions from some of the hardest-to-abate sectors. But…

Asthma attacks in children are among the most common reasons for emergency department visits worldwide, and a sweeping new review argues that climate change is quietly making them worse. Writing…

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For older adults who have seen heat waves, blizzards, and storms come and go for decades, climate change headlines following a storm can feel like simply an exaggeration, but for…

The UN “pre-COP” climate gathering kicked off on Monday in the Fijian city of Nadi, where Pacific leaders are seeking to draw the world’s attention to life on the frontline…