Climate

Global rice production came close to doubling between the 1960s and the 2010s – a remarkable achievement given that climate change was actively working against it the whole time.  A…

At 87, former Exxon CEO Lee Raymond has died, leaving behind a career defined both by the growth of one of history’s most powerful oil companies and by his public…

• The global average temperature in 2023 reached 1.48 C higher than the pre-industrial average, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. In 2024, it breached the 1.5 C…

The World Inequality Conference has put forward a plan for ending world poverty and the climate crisis, but its focus on redistribution will not change the system, argues Michael Roberts…

Zeynep Ozturhan 13 June 2026•Update: 13 June 2026 Organic waste generated by food loss and waste is driving greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating global warming, experts said, urging for awareness…

INVERCLYDE Climate Action Network is offering grants to help community groups tackle climate change. The Empowering Communities for Climate Action Grant aims to help local groups develop and deliver projects…

We now have the ability to dim the Sun to change the climate, but should we? In Danny Boyle’s 2007 film Sunshine, a desperate crew flies towards our dying star…

Permafrost, or frozen soil, covers some 15 percent of land in the Northern Hemisphere, and thanks to human-driven climate change, it is fueling a vicious warming feedback loop. As rising…

Antarctica’s west coast is missing an area of winter sea ice the size of France, sparking concerns for threatened penguins other marine life and global sea levels. One expert said…

Record-high global temperatures aren’t driven only by well-known greenhouse gas culprits. These other emissions, unlike carbon dioxide, don’t have a direct warming effect on their own. Instead, they trigger reactions…

About 15 percent of current global warming – roughly 0.3 degrees Celsius – comes from pollutants that most climate policy frameworks don’t even count.  These aren’t obscure trace gases. They…

Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. El Niño begins ‘DOMINO WEATHER’: The natural weather phenomenon El Niño, which can raise…

Summary A mysterious cold patch in the North Atlantic has puzzled scientists for years. New research links the cooling to a weakening system of Atlantic Ocean currents that researchers warn…

Human-induced global warming is on track to reach 1.5C around 2030, a group of leading scientists said on Thursday. Issued on: 11/06/2026 – 16:03 3 min Reading time More than…

At the current rate, global warming is projected to surpass 1.5C in about four years’ time, a new study compiled by an international team of more than 70 scientists…

When Pakistan’s devastating floods submerged one-third of the country in 2022, the immediate concerns were loss of life, damaged infrastructure, and displaced communities. Yet another crisis quietly emerged in the…

Everyone knows the major chemical culprits responsible for climate change—carbon dioxide and methane—but there are a handful of lesser emissions that contribute, too. Now, in a policy paper published today…

“Even if you don’t live in tornado alley, you might be seeing your insurance rates go up to cover the cost for people who are in the more danger-prone areas,”…

Waves lap the beach where remains of Afeli Bernice Adzo’s family home stand after it was destroyed by coastal erosion in Avegadzi, Ghana, March 5, 2025 (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, File)…

Extreme coastal flooding, once considered rare, is occurring much more frequently today due to sea-level rise caused by climate change. This is evidenced by the results of a new study…

The seas are warming and rising faster than at any point in recorded history. Coral reefs are collapsing and Arctic ice could be gone in summer within a decade or…

Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans pushes sea levels higher, according to new research published Wednesday….

A little-known process on the Arctic seafloor is coming into focus as sea ice retreats, and scientists say it could weaken the region’s broader food web. More sunlight is now…

There’s a strange anomaly in the North Atlantic, just south of Greenland: A ‘cold blob’ of ocean and air that’s cooling down while the rest of the world warms up….

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Human-driven sea level rise has increased how often extreme coastal flooding occurs around the world, according to a study released Wednesday. Experts say the findings are…

Microplastics in the atmosphere are heating the planet, magnifying climate change impacts, according to new research.  Scientists in China and the United States found that tiny, coloured plastic particles absorb…

Melike Pala 10 June 2026•Update: 10 June 2026 May 2026 was the second warmest May globally since records began, with exceptional ocean and land temperatures and an unusually early heat…

We might have more casting news incoming about Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan’s next film, still untitled and already set to star Matt Damon. Let’s call this one a rumor…

May continued the streak of extreme global warmth seen in recent months, with December, January, and February each ranking as the fifth-warmest for their respective months, March as the fourth-warmest March globally, and April…