Climate Change

It’s been a testing time for Pacific regional unity. So far this year, there have been rifts between Cook Islands and New Zealand over security arrangements with China; New Caledonia and France over independence for the French territory; and among various Pacific nations over deep-sea mining. Now, geopolitical tussles are…

Tropical bird populations are crashing as temperatures soar. That’s according to a new study that found abundances of tropical birds were 25-38% lower than they would be without human-driven climate change and the rising temperatures it has caused. This temperature impact on birds is greater than declines attributed to deforestation...Read…

In 2013, a small group of Brazilian forestry engineers ecologists, and other scientists formed a special operations unit. Known as the Grupo de Especialização de Fiscalização (GEF), the unit operates under Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. GEF targets the most destructive criminal groups involved in illegal gold mining…

More than one in four U.S. homes—amounting to $12.7 trillion in real estate—faces at least one type of “severe or extreme climate risk,” like floods, hurricanes, and wildfires, according to a Realtor.com® Climate Risk Report. The report by economist Jiayi Xu details how these mounting climate threats are reshaping housing…

A small sculpture of two toads and other water-linked symbols found near the Peruvian city of Caral, once the oldest city on the South American continent, have helped archaeologists confirm an ancient civilisation disappeared due to devastating climate change. Climate change, a long-term and large-scale shift in weather patterns, can…

Between the age of 16 and 18, Dee Carr was admitted to mental health wards more than 100 times and received seven psychiatric diagnoses. When she was younger, she remembers feeling so lonely, helpless and worthless that she didn’t want to live to her 16th birthday. Nearly one in five…

mundissima/Shutterstock Gemini is Google's personal artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. The company boasts that it can help you brainstorm, study, generate images for you, and connect with Google Maps to help you navigate. Gemini is even expected to integrate with Google Home soon. However, as climate change impacts our planet, there…

Spain’s Sanchez seeks to coordinate climate change pact with France, PortugalRead More

WEBWIRE – Monday, September 1, 2025 Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients of theRoyal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships, prestigious long-term awards to support exceptional mid-career research leaders in the UK. Selected from more than 600 initial applications, the first cohort will investigate fundamental questions, from predicting…

While South Asia’s seasonal monsoon brings rainfall that farmers depend on, climate change is making it deadly. Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official has said, as water levels of rivers rise to all-time highs. Global warming has worsened monsoon rains…