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Timothy Frawley, with over 20 years of experience in commercial fishing, has researched how fishermen in Mexico are adapting to climate change. Originally from Casco Bay, Maine, Frawley has been…

Virginia environmental news The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released a report revealing significant levels of strain on the eastern aquifers that could put clean drinking water at risk. In…

Midland Flood Risk Management study Project Manager Eric Ellis (center) discusses water elevation in Midland’s historic floods at a U.S Army Corps of Engineers open house on the Midland Flood Risk…

On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration updated its El Niño outlook, declaring a 90% chance of a “very strong” event. In fact, leading forecast models are predicting the…

Aug. 13, 2026, 4:08 p.m. ET Flooded streets and moldy basements marked the beginning of August for some residents in Indy and surrounding communities who are dealing with a deluge…

Earth system models could be overestimating future carbon storage by trees by up to 30 percent. (Photo by Christian Regg on Unsplash) A new study suggests climate models may be…

From record-smashing temperatures, wildfires, hosepipe bans and thousands of premature deaths, the climate crisis has left its mark across the summer of 2026. Tackling the root cause – the burning…

In mid-March, a record-shattering heat dome engulfed the western United States, sending summer-like temperatures high into the mountains. What little snowpack remained after an unusually warm, dry winter melted out…

“It is indisputable that human activities are causing climate change. Human influence is making extreme climate change events … more frequent and severe,” the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared…

Fifty-six million years ago, Earth’s forests reached a tipping point. They had grown dense, lush canopies at the start of one of Earth’s most intense episodes of greenhouse warming. But…

Starting on Monday, about 10,000 government negotiators, scientists, journalists and campaigners will gather at a purpose-built venue in a national park in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar to discuss how to stop…

Environmental indices may appear objective, but the choices made in developing them are shaped by different worldviews that influence the results sharply. Until the mid-sixteenth century, navigation on the high…

By Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin unleashed extreme rain across eastern, central and northern China, far from the coast where it made landfall…

Antarctica is being ravaged by a triple-whammy of climate chaos that has melted sea ice to record lows, a new study has revealed. Antarctica – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay…

Brutal heat is hitting Kumamoto Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by a powerful earthquake late last month. The city of Kumamoto on Aug. 3 recorded a historic high temperature of…

France’s Champagne region has begun its earliest-ever grape harvest after successive scorching heatwaves accelerated ripening, industry officials said Wednesday. The publication of the official harvest dates, before which harvesting is…

After the mass layoffs and budget cuts that characterized the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration is barreling ahead with its war on climate science, at…

Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed. The…

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If you ask an economist why everything is so expensive these days, you will likely get an answer explaining how oil — the lifeblood of the global economy — is…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech It’s not just you — the United States is going through a record-bustingly…

Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like the premise of a bad horror movie, but it’s a growing – and potentially fatal – threat to people in the U.S. and beyond. Vibrio vulnificus,…

The trend is worst in the tropics, even though overall warming is stronger at higher latitudes. The researchers say this is because temperature variability increases in the tropics, making extremes…

Communities are being “left in limbo” by the government’s unwillingness to decide how the country will pay for climate change adaptation, the Climate Change Commission’s boss says. In a report…

Malaria spreads most efficiently at around 25°C (77°F) Image: RealityImages/Zoonar/picture alliance For decades, global efforts towards the eradication of malaria, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have focused essentially on West and Central…

Clarify design requirements and tighten criteria for architectural design competitions. Participating in the discussion, delegate Ly Tiet Hanh – Deputy Head of the Gia Lai Provincial National Assembly Delegation –…

Scientists’ predictions have come true; climate change is increasingly taking control. A consistent climate and environmental protection policy could still prevent the worst from happening. A leading climate scientist is…

“What’s past is prologue,” William Shakespeare once wrote, although not at all referencing climate change in those pre-industrial times. Still, the Bard’s words ring true today, even in the context…

Photo by Matt Palmer on Unsplash By Fraser Sutherland, coalition manager of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland The devastating effects of climate breakdown are being seen – and felt – everywhere…

The global ocean surface temperature in July 2026 reached its highest level since records began. This could exacerbate global warming and negatively impact marine ecosystems. According to the Copernicus Climate…