Global Warming

Raymond Zhong New York Times · 4 May, 2026 09:47 PM 6 mins to read The winds above the Pacific are shifting, the ocean is releasing stored-up heat, and a cascade of global effects on rain, droughts and wildfires could be on its way, scientists say. Image / Niwa The…

A team of environmental and public health scientists is raising concerns about a largely overlooked group of microscopic organisms that may pose a growing danger worldwide: free living amoebae. In a recent perspective article published in Biocontaminant, researchers explain that these tiny life forms are becoming an emerging global health…

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The carbon removal industry is reframing its pitch to win support in the Trump era, by focusing on energy dominance over climate change.Why it matters: Billions of dollars have already flowed into a sector built to fight global warming, and its future may depend on how well it fits President…

Can we actually mitigate the effects of climate change? (Image credit: Sean Rayford / Stringer via Getty Images) It's now clear. Scientists predict that humanity will miss its target of keeping atmospheric warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, with the globe sailing into an even warmer future. And…

A villager in Hafeji village, in the Tana delta district, north of Mombasa, Kenya, comes down from the top of his thatched house as help arrives Thursday May 20, 2010.   -   Copyright © africanews Copyright 2010 AP. All rights reserved. United Nations The warming El Niño climate pattern is expected…

The warming El Nino weather phenomenon, which pushed global temperatures to record highs the last time around, is expected back in the middle of this year, the UN said Friday. The United Nations’ weather and climate agency said El Nino conditions were likely as early as the May to July…

Eight years ago, three little words took hold of the environmental movement: Green New Deal. Part popular slogan, part political philosophy, the phrase described a sweeping agenda to create jobs, advance social justice, and combat climate change through major public investment inspired by the New Deal of the 1930s. The…

As global warming accelerates, extreme heatwaves are causing widespread death of tropical reef corals. Most corals rely on tiny algae cells living within their tissues that photosynthesise and produce energy. Corals use this energy to build their skeletons that create the reef structure. In our warming world, evolution of heatwave…

Where I come from – Hawai’i – the reef isn’t just something you look at. It’s part of us. It feeds our families, protects our shores, and lives at the center of our culture. In our stories, coral is one of our oldest ancestors. It’s a reminder that everything in…