Global Warming

Environment 2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold – now scientists predict that a year above 2°C is possible in the near future By Madeleine Cuff Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email Greenhouse gas missions have driven 1.44°C of warming since…

Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement for the second time, while heat records over land and sea have toppled and extreme weather events have multiplied. In late 2015, nations agreed through the Paris Agreement to try to hold warming well under…

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Even before floods peaked on the NSW Mid North Coast last week, the first scientific analysis linking the event to climate change hit the web. ClimaMeter put out a rapid attribution study overnight on Thursday that found the NSW floods, especially around Taree, were significantly worsened by human-driven climate change.…

Sea level rise will force millions of people to flee coastal regions, even at just 1.5 degrees Celsius of global heating, according to a new study. The authors of the study warn that even current warming levels could lead to multiple feet of sea level rise by the end of…

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When it comes to climate change, the notion that younger generations are more hopeful than older cohorts may not be true. Recent research from Trellis data partner GlobeScan and brand consultancy BBMG shows there’s a large contrast between younger and older generations when it comes to feeling concerned about climate…

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Forest cleared for mining in the Brazilian Amazon Marcio Isensee e Sá/Getty Images The amount of tropical forest lost in 2024 was double that in 2023 and the highest in at least two decades as climate change made rainforests susceptible to uncontrollable fires. A record 67,000 square kilometres of primary…