As War Roils Energy Markets, China Sees Its Emissions Drop
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for more than two years as renewables stunt demand for fossil fuels. But the country just...
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Fallout From the Flames
Inside Climate heads to the Pacific to discuss the impacts of deadly and damaging wildfires in Maui and Los Angeles.By Kiley Price, Keerti Gopal, Nina...
COP31 Bulletin Day 1: Australia says cover decision won't spring 'surprises'
COP31 has finally kicked off in the sunny seaside resort of Antalya – at least for those lucky enough to have made it through the...
Chesapeake Bay's Osprey Population Is Falling. Is Its Food Supply a Factor?
Scientists and industrial fishermen are locked in finger-pointing over the causes.By Aman Azhar, Johnny SturgeonFor 20 years, Roberta Kellam, a retired lawyer and longtime birder,...
Britain's Data Center Boom Meets Growing Resistance
As Britain follows the United States in its bid to build for the AI future, its government is grappling with mounting resistance from those who...
A monstrous El Niño has arrived. Here's what it means for where you live.
A monster is growing in the Pacific — not the kraken, but something far scarier and deadlier. El Niño is a natural phenomenon in which...
5 ways to prepare for El Nino's extreme weather this winter
You may have heard about El Niño — the natural, recurring phenomenon that releases heat from the ocean into the atmosphere, influencing temperature and precipitation...
What to expect as world leaders gather for COP31
World leaders convene in Antalya, Turkey, on Monday for the United Nations’ 31st Conference of the Parties, or COP31, after another year of deadly climate...
Remarks by the IPCC Chair Jim Skea during the opening of COP31 of the UNFCCC
9 November 2026, Antalya, Turkey Your Excellencies, distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends, ladies and gentlemen, As Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, I...
Q&A: What is the Belém-Antalya mechanism for a 'just transition'?
Print article Share Article Contents Expand menu Close How has a ‘just transition’ featured in UN climate talks? Where did the ‘just transition mechanism’ come...
Cop31 live: world leaders gather for crucial climate crisis talks
UN climate summit will focus on how to implement the targets needed to urgently cut greenhouse gas emissionsWhat is at stake at the UN climate...
'A new age of climate extremes': Earth accumulating heat at accelerating rate
Increased heat will supercharge extreme weather events, warns UN agency as Cop31 climate summit beginsHeat is accumulating in Earth’s systems at an accelerating rate, the...
Democrats to attend Cop31 climate talks boosted by midterms and eager to make up for Trump-era setbacks
US government will have no official presence at UN’s annual climate summit, this year’s Cop31 held in Antalya, TurkeyThe US will be absent from key...
Is Cop31 a huge scam? Let's ask the penguins of the future | First Dog on the Moon
It’s 2126 and class is getting under way beneath the Earth’s remaining ocean Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are...
How a French Oil Executive Is Working With the Trump Administration to 'Kill' Europe's Methane Plan
A TotalEnergies executive is working with U.S. officials to delay the implementation of new European Union methane rules, raising questions over the company’s pledges to...
Urban Building Foundations Alter Seawater Intrusion Dynamics in Coastal Aquifers
Abstract Coastal aquifers are threatened by seawater intrusion (SWI) from sea‐level rise (SLR) and storm surges. Vulnerability is highest in urban areas, where dense populations...
Monitoring Wind Turbine Vibrations for Structural and Subsurface Insights
Abstract Wind turbines generate continuous seismic signals that encode information about their structural integrity and surrounding environment. Utilizing 16 months of passive seismic data from...
Interstitial Aerosol Water Uptake Limits Fog Supersaturation
Abstract Fogs over polluted regions often exhibit extremely low supersaturation, yet the controlling mechanisms remain poorly constrained. Existing frameworks attribute supersaturation adjustment mainly to competition...
Hidden climate superpower: Why some ocean 'snow' carries six times more carbon
Scientists have discovered that the stickiness of underwater ‘marine snow’ plays a surprisingly important role in how much carbon reaches the deep ocean. Gooier particles...
STATEMENT: Reaching $1.3 Trillion Climate Finance Relies on Swift, Sweeping Actions
São Paolo, Brazil (November 8, 2026) — Today, Brazil’s COP30 Presidency released a report outlining measures to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually in climate finance for...
Nicola Jennings on Cop31 in Turkey – cartoon
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As the Colorado River shrinks, calls to drain Lake Powell grow
The 27-year-long drought in the Southwestern U.S. — the longest dry period in the last 1,200 years — is taking a serious toll on the...
Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says
High-stakes talks involving 190 countries begin on Monday as world grapples with El Niño supercharged by fossil fuelsThe Cop31 summit must produce progress, ‘a tangible...
Cop31: what is at stake at the UN climate summit and what can it achieve?
Delegates from more than 190 countries are gathering in Turkey for climate talks, but the US will be absentAs the planet faces unprecedented human-caused global...
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