Global Warming

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. The UN just handed out an urgent climate to-do list. Here’s what it says. Time is running short to limit global warming to 1.5°C (2.7 °F) above preindustrial…

Many Irish citizens do not understand the climate consequences of their actions, as demonstrated by the “alarming” number of new SUVs on the road, the country’s leading climatologist said. rofessor Peter Thorne of Maynooth University said individual responsibility was now a crucial part of climate action. Governments must enable people…

Choices made on reducing emissions this decade “will reverberate for thousands of years”, as the UN described a new report on climate change as a “survival guide for humanity”. SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE Your home  for the latest news, features, opinions and analysis on the issues of Sustainability and Climate from…

Scientists say funding needs to increase ‘many-fold’ in order to reach climate goals and protect communities disproportionately affected by global warming Vulnerable communities disproportionately affected by global warming are being given ‘insufficient’ funds to help adapt to extreme climate impacts, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…

Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in four decades EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP/Getty Images The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a global group of climate scientists, has released its latest report today. It yet again warns that without immediate and massive emissions reductions, limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be beyond…

Updated 1 week ago · Published on 20 Mar 2023 2:20PM · Science in the last decade has elevated the danger posed by so-called tipping points in Earth’s climate system that could see tropical forests in the Amazon morph into savannah, and ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica shed…

The Texas State Board of Education altered its internal guidance to schools last month to emphasize the “positive” aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks. The changes are raising concerns among scientists, education experts and other board members that the panel is establishing policies that could lead to the statewide…

From: People & PowerHow a battle over mineral resources in Argentina could determine the fight against global warming. Argentina is home to huge reserves of lithium, a light metal used in electric batteries that is likely to be vital for reducing our reliance on planet-warming fossil fuels. But those reserves…

SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer March 14, 2023 This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of5FILE - In this image released by the New Zealand Defense Force, Feb. 15, 2023, people stand on a rooftop of a home waiting to be helped to safety by helicopter in…

Updated March 14, 2023 at 4:11 PM Published March 14, 2023 at 7:59 AM PARIS - The intensity of extreme water cycle events – especially drought and precipitation or flooding – correlates strongly with a continuing rise in global temperatures, according to a study published on Monday. Applying a novel…