Today: October 29, 2026
Today: October 29, 2026

climate change

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The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

The world's oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and smoke from the country's worst wildfires in more than a

Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|World

Nepal to get $20 million from climate fund after deadly August flood

Nepal will receive $20 million in aid from the United Nations' climate loss and damage fund after the devastating flood along its border with China’s Tibet region in

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

Europe's killer heat this summer claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths

More than 50,000 people in Europe died this summer from heat, a record high amount, a new study finds

Environment|Europe|Health|Science

‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities

‘Worst on record’: Brutal summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 in Europe’s cities

Environment|Science

Maui Coral Reef Holds Secrets Of The Past — And The Future

Scientists have studied a two-century-old coral core from Maui's Olowalu reef, revealing how land use has impacted reef health

Environment|Science|World

Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns

An assessment of the world's coral reef ecosystems has found that almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years mostly due to warming oceans and heat waves

Arts|Education|Environment|Science

At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell

Signs and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging material

Arts|Economy|Environment

From groceries to home loans, high oil prices permeate daily life 

The shock of oil prices at a five-month high of $110 a barrel and gas prices in Asia and Europe hitting their highest levels since

Environment|Science|World

El Nino 'wrecking ball' could cause record Pacific temperature rise, UN says

The El Nino weather pattern could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in the Pacific as it barrels around the globe like a "wrecking ball" causing floods and droughts,

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In Honduras, hard hit by drought, authorities hope to make it rain using contentious tactic

Global warming is making the El Niño weather pattern stronger, and that’s prolonging a devastating drought across a region of Central America known as the Dry Corridor

Environment|Science|World

For the first time, UN says breaching 1.5C warming limit is ‘imminent and unavoidable’

For the first time, UN says breaching 1.5C warming limit is ‘imminent and unavoidable’

Business|Economy|Environment

Trump welcomes Britain’s decision to approve new North Sea gas field

Trump welcomes Britain’s decision to approve new North Sea gas field

Economy|Environment|Science|World

UN sees higher global warming, even in best-case scenario

Global warming is now projected to exceed previous estimates, with even the most optimistic scenario seeing average temperatures rise to 1.7-1.8 degrees

Arts|Environment|Europe|Science|Travel

A 'Treasury of Ice' goes on show, revealing relics as Swiss glaciers rapidly melt

The Glacier Garden in Lucerne is showcasing artifacts from Switzerland's glaciers in an exhibit called "Treasury of Ice."

Arts|Environment|Health|Science|Technology|World

Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges

Extreme heat intensified by climate change is creating dangerous conditions for factory workers in Pakistan

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Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

Environment|Science

Global warming is accelerating, leading climate scientist Rockström says

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions is accelerating, pushing many of the Earth's most important ecosystems close to their tipping points, said

Science|Technology|World

EU unveils a new Arctic push as global warming and security threats reshape the region

The European Union has unveiled a plan to boost its presence in the Arctic

Environment|Science

Who should have a say in which species are saved? The California condor offers lessons for a global biodiversity treaty

When conservation affects local people, the question of who pays and who has a voice in decisions can make or break species recovery.

Uncategorized

Vivek Ramaswamy gets a political education in a grueling Ohio governor’s race

Vivek Ramaswamy gets a political education in a grueling Ohio governor’s race

Australia|Crime|Election

Who is Helen Haines, the Australian lawmaker targeted in vehicle attack?

Helen Haines, the Australian lawmaker left critically injured after being struck by a vehicle late on Monday, is an independent politician who had an

Education|Science|Technology

Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of science

Many American scientists are being recruited by foreign universities holding out offers of stable funding and academic freedom

Environment|Science|World

World faces nature reality check at UN biodiversity conference

World leaders, diplomats and nature experts gather in Armenia this week to assess lagging efforts to halt biodiversity loss, with countries off track on

Economy|Environment|Political

Carney’s pipeline push is unlikely to bring back Canada’s oil jobs boom

 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting a new pipeline can help revive the country’s oil industry, boost its production and

Economy|Education|Political|World

Clashes, fires and looting break out as protesters rally across France, joining students

Violent clashes, fires, and looting have marred demonstrations across France as hundreds of thousands protest rising living costs and poor school conditions

Arts|Election|Environment|Finance

Protester interrupts Maine Senate debate and confronts GOP Sen. Collins on data centers

During Maine's Senate debate Thursday night, a protester shouted at GOP Sen. Susan Collins about the impact of data centers, claiming they are “destroying” the climate. Collins immediately accused her Democratic opponent Troy Jackson of planting the protester, but Jackson said he did not know who the person was. The debate took a brief pause to remove the individual and then resumed.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

Business|Economy|Environment|Science|World

Brazil says Amazon deforestation fell to the lowest level since 1988

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988

Economy|Environment|Finance|Science

Fundraising to protect oceans, forests and other key nature sites falling short ahead of UN summit

Promises by nations to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to finance nature and increase protections for oceans around the globe are falling short ahead of a key U.N. biodiversity conference

Health|Science

Pennsylvania’s aging prisons weren’t built for today’s extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death

Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external medical facilities, researchers found.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

Exactly how much of an environmental menace is AI? Here’s what we know

Crime|Environment|US

Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say

Body found in barrel in Lake Mead identified as Arkansas man after DNA testing, Las Vegas authorities say

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Hurricane Trudy looms over Mexico's Pacific coast, severe rainfall expected

Hurricane Trudy moved parallel to Mexico's western coast on Thursday, threatening further rain and strong winds in a region already battered in recent weeks by storms

Uncategorized

Nepal’s devastating flood exposes the risks of resettling disaster survivors

Chheku Lama ran uphill, urging people to flee when floodwaters hit his village, Khalte, in Nepal's Rasuwa district

Environment|Science

US winter is likely to be wetter and warmer, forecasters say. If you want more snow, look south

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the U.S. winter will likely be wetter and warmer, but not necessarily snowier, due to El Niño

Environment|Science|Technology

A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

A super El Niño winter is coming and the first official forecast is in

Environment|Science

Brazil investigates Amazon wildfires that disrupt daily life and have fueled political attacks

Brazilian authorities are investigating whether a recent surge in Amazon wildfires was orchestrated

Environment|Health|Science

Why is the haze so bad in Southeast Asia this year?

Months of sustained wildfires in Indonesia have caused a spike in respiratory illnesses and blanketed several Southeast Asian countries in hazardous haze, with Singapore

Environment|Science|Technology

Scientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’

Scientists knew the Doomsday Glacier was melting. They didn’t realize how ‘aggressively’

Environment|Science

Study says global warming did more than El Niño to turbocharge Hurricane Polo

Both climate change and a strong El Niño combined to cause Hurricane Polo to explosively intensify from a tropical storm to a Category 5 monster in just 24 hours

Science|Technology

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Business|Political|Science|Technology|World

Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not that simple

U.S. President Donald Trump says “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in Greenland

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Singapore pollution spikes, East Timor shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze intensifies

Pollution readings in Singapore reached their highest level this year on Wednesday while East Timor shut its schools for three days in response to

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Barbados joins push for global panel to tackle inequality

Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical

Environment|Science|Technology

From climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights on

Mohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Environment|Science

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

Finance

UN development agency teams up with World Bank, others as funds grow scarce

The United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday announced new initiatives to help attract investors and jobs to developing countries, which are being

Arts|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration

Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent