Collapse of Atlantic Currents May Already Be 'Locked In'
A vast system of Atlantic currents that delivers warmth to northern Europe is at risk of collapse, according to a growing body of research. The...
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Guest post: France's June heatwave caused more than 2,700 heat-related deaths
In June 2026, a record-breaking heatwave swept across Europe, with France among the first and hardest hit countries. In a new analysis, we estimate that...
Bali is Still Choking on Plastic
In one of the planet’s most exotic locales, landfill restrictions have led to rampant illegal dumping, open trash burning and a ‘gigantic haze’ over the...
The plan to make climate science harder to erase
When Rebecca Lindsey was fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last February, the first thing she did was stew. Then she worried about...
Unraveling the Fine‐Scale Tapestry of Solar Wind at 1AU
Abstract Solar wind is a complex network of distinct magnetic flux tubes, each contained and separated by a current sheet. In this study, more than...
Philosophers call for their journals to require conflict of interest disclosures
A new petition urges greater transparency amid growing ties to AI and other companies
Directional Dynamics of Fog: Irreversibility and Causal Coupling With Turbulence
Abstract Fog prediction remains challenging because the physical processes governing its life cycle evolve across time scales and do not follow reversible or stationary dynamics....
The Women Left Behind
This is a guest blog written by Ziada Kassimu, Executive Director at Green Conservers. Green Conservers (GC) is a youth-led movement working at the vital...
Fuel on the fire: why oil companies are profiting as the world gets dangerously hot
The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase productionAs the world...
June heatwave in UK led to 'mass sleep deprivation', poll suggests
Exclusive: Record temperatures fuelled by climate crisis left 86% of homes ‘too hot’ and many people feeling unwellWith parts of England once again in the...
The World Cup From 250 Miles Up
Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatoryThe World Cup From 250 Miles…EarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal...
A BiLSTM-driven framework for operational PM2.5 forecasting: integrating meteorological kinematics for urban air quality management
The accelerating impact of climate change on meteorological dynamics and air quality across India poses a pressing challenge for urban sustainability and public health resilience....
First EarthCARE CPR Observations of Dynamics–Microphysics Coupling in Marine Cold‐Air Outbreak Clouds
Abstract Marine cold‐air outbreak (MCAO) clouds begin as shallow cloud streets near the ice edge and evolve into broken open‐cell convection downstream. Their rapid transitions...
Trump Wants to Fast Track AI
There are plans for more than 70 gas-fired power plants across the U.S. to privately serve data centers.By Arcelia MartinIn brief remarks to reporters Monday...
Massive Calving Episode in Greenland May Foreshadow More Rapid Ice Sheet Loss
Researchers studying a lake drainage event in Greenland determined that large amounts of meltwater drainage can lead to massive glacier calving events and accelerate ice...
British 'First Fleet' brought smallpox to Australia—and may have killed millions
Two papers pin the deadly disease’s introduction on British colonists and suggest the continent held far more people than previously believed
Extreme high temperatures double young people's risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows
Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the centuryGet our breaking news email,...
GB News co-owner 'cashing in on climate chaos' after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say
Exclusive: Campaigners argue news channel’s attacks on climate action ‘work in financial interests’ of Sir Paul MarshallThe hedge fund run by the co-owner of GB...
Funding the fight against corporate polluters
For decades, toxic lead cables lay like giant sea monsters snaking across the bottom of Lake Tahoe. Installed as early telecommunications lines and owned by...
IPCC opens registration for experts to review First Order Draft of Working Group I contribution to the Seventh Assessment Report
GENEVA, 6 July – Registration is now open for experts to review the First Order Draft of the Working Group I contribution to the IPCC...
A supercharged El Niño is coming – are we ready?
Shaun Martin is vice president for adaptation and resilience at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in the United States. ‘Adapt or perish, now as ever,...
Wildfires rage across southern Europe, forcing thousands to flee homes
Tour de France spectator ban as country along with Spain, Portugal and Greece faces ‘powder keg’ after heatwaveEurope live – latest updatesWildfires raging across southern...
'Better safe than sorry': Greece installs floating barrier to ward off toxic fish
Climate crisis and warming waters have attracted long-toothed pufferfish to new parts of the MediterraneanFrom his deckchair, his arms thrown above his head, his feet...
Dam Removal Efforts Lead to a Stunning Comeback for Maine's Alewives
Along most of the Atlantic coast, alewives are struggling after decades of damming and overfishing. But in Maine, the fish is rebounding—and towns’ historic harvests...
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