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Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study findsRising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.
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Climate change is real. It's happening. And it's time to make it personal.Opinion We found the psychological impetus people need to take action on climate change — realizing it will affect them and their way of life personally.
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World's first global carbon tax was about to be introduced. Trump dealt a 'devastating blow' to the deal.After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.
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Global warming is forcing Earth's systems toward 'doom loop' tipping points. Can we avoid them?Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no return."
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It's official: The world will speed past 1.5 C climate threshold in the next decade, UN saysThe UNEP's 2025 Emissions Gap report has found that global average temperatures will exceed 1.5 C (2.7 F) before 2035 — and this just days before the COP30 climate summit kicks off in Brazil.
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Sink or swim? What will human migration look like as climate change impacts take holdIn this excerpt from "Sink or Swim," author Susannah Fisher explores the future of human migration, and what that will look like based on the difficult choices we make in the coming years.
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22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to actEarth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.
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Meat eaten by city-dwelling Americans produces more CO2 than the entire UK — but there are easy ways to slash itHalving how much edible food is thrown away, swapping beef for pork or chicken and having one meatless day a week could slash the carbon "hoofprint" of U.S. cities by up to 51%, a new study finds.
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CO2 levels reach record new high, locking in more global warmingGreenhouse gas concentrations increased by a record amount in 2024 as more carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide became locked in Earth's atmosphere, a World Meteorological Organization report finds.
