A major ocean conference has ended in Mombasa, Kenya, with just a handful of countries committing to high-level political declarations on banning deep-sea mining, protecting...
Climate finance is only as good as the accountability systems that govern it. Yet across the world, those systems routinely fail the communities most exposed...
Temperature of 35.7C recorded in Surrey, beating previous record of 35.6C, while France records hottest day nationallyEurope heatwave live – latest updatesThe UK has broken...
Christopher Wright is the principal analyst at CarbonBridge, a decarbonisation consulting firm. Less than two months ago, Colombia hosted the world’s first international conference on...
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Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02678-xSoil carbon is a critical component of the terrestrial carbon sink and is impacted by the total...
Much like human languages, the vocalizations of sperm whales evolve over time, as disparate groups of whales develop distinct dialects. A new study shows how...
Colombia and the Netherlands, which co-hosted the first conference the first conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels earlier this year, say they have held...
Extreme weather is affecting people in areas from schools and care homes to construction sites – with workers urging leaders to take problem seriouslyEurope heatwave...
An Inside Climate News analysis of congressional press releases shows that Democrats have scaled back mentions of climate change and recently shifted the focus to...
With deadlines looming, public-sector projects at schools and an airport could be among the last in the city to receive Biden-era tax credits for renewable...
As the impacts of climate change continue to escalate, a growing number of climate scientists and policymakers cite Indigenous lands as a model for their...
Abstract Observations of Jupiter’s atmosphere led to the hypothesis that each of Jupiter’s jets is accompanied by vertically stacked overturning circulations, with their nodes at...
Abstract Mercury’s proximity to the Sun results in the lowest average Alfvénic Mach number in the upstream solar wind compared to any other planet. Under...
Abstract The stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) remains a major uncertainty in sea‐level projections, and geologic records provide important constraints on its...
Abstract Primary and secondary microseisms are generated by ocean wave interactions, with the latter occasionally split into short‐ and long‐period bands in some regions. The...
Following a devastating heatwave in 2003 that killed 15,000, France has adopted four alert levels to help people cope with extreme temperaturesHelen Massy-Beresford is a...
Abstract Accurate prediction of extreme rainfall and dry events remains a major challenge in West Africa due to the complex and non‐linear dynamics of the...
Abstract Earth’s climate stability, characterized by the global radiative feedback parameter (λ) $(lambda )$, varies decadally due to changing surface temperature patterns. Recent variations in...
Temperatures expected to hit 40C in parts of the UK, as extreme heatwave spreads slowly eastwards, sparking warnings in Italy and the NetherlandsFrance records hottest...
In today’s newsletter: As heatwaves intensify, Britain’s ecosystems are being pushed beyond their evolutionary limitsOur green and pleasant land is sizzling. This week, millions of...
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