Global Warming

Images of families displaced by floods, prolonged droughts or extreme storms have become a distressingly regular feature of the daily news. As the impact of climate change intensifies, so does concern over its effects on human mobility. Ongoing changes to the world’s climate now raise a salient, apparently simple question:…

Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs. MAJURO, Marshall Islands—Perched on the bow of an aluminum landing craft, Anne Cohen gazed a few yards ahead of the vessel toward a yellow robot gliding across the emerald Majuro lagoon. The unmanned surface vehicle, called Yellowfin, was quickly…

The internet is awash with jokes about the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, which is now riddled with algae. The Trump administration spent more than $14 million (£10.5 million) draining the pool and painting the bottom “American flag blue” in time for the 250th anniversary…

Former federal climate experts warn that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations hit a record high in May and that the monthly average global temperature this summer could rise as much as 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit (1.9 degrees Celsius) above the pre-industrial benchmark used to measure the heating from greenhouse gases...Read More

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Still life featuring protein beads loaded with potassium hydroxide. The porous material acts as a sponge for CO2. Credit: Mezzenga Lab / ETH Zurich Food waste may become a powerful climate tool thanks to tiny reusable beads that capture carbon directly from the air. Keeping global warming below 1.5°C over…

MAJURO, Marshall Islands—Perched on the bow of an aluminum landing craft, Anne Cohen gazed a few yards ahead of the vessel toward a yellow robot gliding across the emerald Majuro lagoon.  The unmanned surface vehicle, called Yellowfin, was quickly becoming one of the coral researcher’s most dependable guides in these…

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 in the atmosphere that create more greenhouse gases or make the gases stick around longer. A new paper published Thursday…

Alaska’s glaciers are sending a stark climate signal, and Canada should pay close attention. In a new study based on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observations, researchers found that each 1°C rise in average summer temperature extends glacier melt by roughly three weeks. They also showed that short, intense heatwaves can…

This photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026 shows a waste carbon dioxide recovery facility in the petrochemical industrial park of Jiujiang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jiujiang City, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Chen Zhuzuo) NANCHANG, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Once dismissed as nothing more than a culprit of global…