Global Warming

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in a 6-1 ruling, rejected the state’s argument that…

Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree on a plan to deal with global droughts, made longer and more severe by a warming climate...Read More

Extreme rainfall and flooding across Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad this year led to thousands of deaths and millions of displacements, mirroring what occurred in the region in 2022. Research by World Weather Attribution shows that such extreme floods, linked to anthropogenic climate change, are likely to become more…

Environment La Niña conditions are expected to lead to a slightly cooler average global surface temperature in 2025, though it does not mean the planet as a whole has stopped warming By Michael Le Page Facebook / Meta Twitter / X icon Linkedin Reddit Email A severe storm brought on…

The frigid Arctic tundra has soaked up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for millennia, an essential balancer for our planet’s climate. Now, it appears to be emitting more heat-trapping gasses than it absorbs as global temperatures rise. The switch threatens to amplify warming even further and shows that climate change…

308,778 plays| Peter Schwartzstein | TED Fellows Films • July 2024 Climate change doesn't just melt ice caps, it also fuels conflict, corruption and division worldwide, explains TED Fellow and journalist Peter Schwartzstein. From droughts in Syria to rising seas in Bangladesh, he explores how climate stress escalates existing social…

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A series of pathways have been set out to help the UK’s food and drink industry reduce its 129.5m tonne carbon footprint, with a focus on meat and dairy reduction as a key tool, the UK's Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) recommends in its latest report. Attend: Join the plant-based…

Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice were used to estimate past temperatures aldiami/Andreas Alexander/Alamy Humans have already caused approximately 1.5°C of warming since the start of the industrial revolution, according to new estimates based on temperature data gleaned from bubbles of air trapped in ice. Measurements of human-caused global warming generally…

At the start of COP29, new reports warn that 2024 is set to be the hottest year on record as global warming temporarily tops 1.5C and climate disasters surge It’s COP season again and as governments, businesses and green groups gather in Azerbaijan’s historic capital, Baku, for this year’s COP29…