Global Warming

The global clean energy transition is defying even the most optimistic forecasts. As world leaders prepare to convene at next month’s COP30 climate summit, the solar power industry has surged far beyond expectations, offering a rare note of progress amid persistent political rifts and uneven commitments to carbon reduction. According…

Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human sufferingRead More

Environment The monster hurricane pummelling Jamaica is powered by abnormal sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, which were made at least 500 times more likely by global warming By Michael Le Page Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email A satellite image of Hurricane Melissa taken on…

Scientists who study wildlife are often the bearers of bad news — this species or that is headed for extinction for the usual reasons, like deforestation or climate change. Just last week, for example, I wrote about new science showing that two valuable coral species in Florida were mostly killed…

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The world’s biggest meat and dairy companies are responsible for emitting more climate-warming methane than all of the countries in the European Union and United Kingdom combined, according to a new assessment published Monday. Livestock, mostly beef and dairy cattle, account for roughly one-third of global emissions of methane, a…

The Arctic Ocean became a major source of greenhouse gases around 56 million years ago, during a period of rapid global warming. (Image credit: Paul Souders/Getty Images) The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, researchers warn.…

Fires were one of the reasons carbon dioxide levels increased in the atmosphere in 2024. (Image credit: Toa55 via Getty Images) The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) entering Earth's atmosphere increased by a record amount in 2024, locking in further global warming , according to a new report. CO2 levels…

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Britain must urgently prepare for global warming of at least 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2050, its climate advisers said on Wednesday, warning the country is ill-prepared for extreme weather that is already occurring...Read More

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened speciesRead More