Bonn is where the recipe gets made
You’ve probably heard of COP, the big UN climate summit that makes the news every year. But every June, there’s a smaller, quieter meeting that...
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New U.N. Resolution Urges Member States to Act for Glacier Preservation
The resolution, spearheaded by Tajikistan (along with Peru and Bhutan), marks a historic first for Central Asia. It emphasizes the importance of Indigenous populations affected...
Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling
UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis....
Cropped 1 July 2026: Heatwave scorches Europe | UK 2050 farm plan | What's next for the High Seas Treaty
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online...
US Local Governments Are Redefining the Clean Energy Blueprint
Recent federal policy decisions combined with rising energy demand are contributing to an immediate set of challenges for Americans: volatile electricity prices and growing concerns...
New Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: 'Nobody wants to leave home'
After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave...
A Home Battery Revolution Is Reshaping the Power Grid
As residential batteries have become more energy dense, cheaper, and smaller, more households are storing their excess solar power. Now, utilities and energy companies in...
More Living Shorelines Could Come to States Bordering Chesapeake Bay If the Region's Senators Get Their Way
As Virginia, Maryland and Delaware face more floods, their elected officials want to use federal dollars to deploy natural mitigation techniques.By Avril SilvaNorfolk, Virginia, has...
One year after the Texas floods, home feels further away than ever
When rain falls on the RVs that line Big Sandy Creek, it sounds like gunfire. The harder it pours, the louder it gets. But what...
Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry's next growth strategy
For the past two years, more than a dozen major banks have been not only reneging on their climate commitments, they’ve been actively making the...
Provision buried in controversial U.S. rule change would help people legally challenge 'woke' federal research
White House asserts expanded authority to prosecute any wasteful spending ‘in the national interest’
Can giant batteries unlock Africa's green industrial future?
When Tropical Storm Ana made landfall in Malawi in 2022, it hit the landlocked country’s electricity system hard, destroying a third of its hydropower capacity...
Minute Man National Historical Park
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Rubin observatory begins a 10-year movie of the changing universe
World’s biggest digital camera will repeatedly scan the sky, spotting cosmic explosions while building up a deep map of billions of galaxies
Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June
European scientists warn of consequences for weather patterns, the global climate and marine lifeTemperatures on the ocean surface have hit a record high, raising fears...
Chemical Accidents Rise, Analysis Shows, as Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Safety Rules
Hazardous chemical releases from industrial accidents that injured or killed people increased by more than 50 percent in recent years.By Liza GrossPhysicist Ronald Koopman appeared...
Non-linear forcing increases uncertainty in detecting a destabilization of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a critical role in regulating global climate patterns with its potential destabilization and collapse posing significant risks. In...
Hybrid CNN-LSTM-random forest framework with SMOTE for typhoon intensity classification
In this study, a hybrid deep learning and ensemble-based approach is introduced to predict typhoon intensity accurately by utilizing historical meteorological track data. The model...
Engineering against the climate crisis: assessing the awareness and engagement of South African engineering professionals in climate mitigation and adaptation
IntroductionEngineering professionals are central to climate action because their decisions shape infrastructure, energy, water, transport, industrial, and built-environment systems that influence greenhouse gas emissions and...
Large Fires Scorch Drought-Stricken Western U.S.
A warm, dry winter set the stage for an early and aggressive start to fire season. More fires are on the horizon. By Kiley PriceAfter...
Tropical Pacific as a Pacemaker of Recent Decadal Anticyclonic Intensification Over the Barents–Kara Sea
Abstract Under anthropogenic warming, a strengthened wintertime anticyclonic anomaly over the Barents–Kara Sea (BKS) has emerged as a hallmark of recent Arctic climate change. While...
Residual emissions may perpetuate community-scale inequalities in US air pollution
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02675-0The scale of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) could determine the extent of co-emitted air pollutants in net-zero...
Warming dominates over circulation slowdown in reducing marine carbon storage under high-mitigation scenarios
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02687-wThe ocean absorbs a vast amount of carbon dioxide, mitigating climate change. The projected decrease in this...
Uncovering the unequal geography of climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02674-1Understanding the socioeconomic impact of climate change at fine scale is essential for promoting real-world actions. Here...
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