‘Ferocious strength’ of storm that caused Libya’s devastating floods was powered by climate change, scientists say. The cyclone that caused devastating floods in Libya is the latest extreme weather event to carry the hallmarks of climate change, scientists say. The Mediterranean storm dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast set off flooding that’s killed thousands of people. The death...
Germany’s Oldest Hops Thrived for Centuries. Then Came Climate Change. Hotter, drier seasons are threatening the traditions of German hops growers, who are fighting to preserve a way of life—and the flavor of your favorite brew. Generations of farmers in the sun-lashed green hills of Spalt have proudly tended to their hops plants, used for...
‘World’s money is flowing in the wrong direction’: Funding of fossil fuels eclipses climate finance. Funding for polluting industries far outstrips support for climate change mitigation, a new report shows. Top banks are funding two of the world’s most polluting industries far more aggressively than governments are funding solutions, a new report reveals. Banks including...
On a Tuesday in August, Luke Iseman drove two hours east of Oakland in drought-stricken California to a remote spot where he launched a handful of balloons filled with sulphur dioxide and helium high into the sky. From there, he used GPS to try to track the balloons as they rose into the stratosphere,the layer...
According to a recent study published in Nature, coastal marshlands and coral reef islands may not expand quickly enough to counteract the accelerating sea level rise due to climate change. Conducted by a global team of researchers, including one from Tulane University, the study emphasizes the critical importance of limiting global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit),...
Oil-rich nations are in a quandary – how to keep harvesting their natural riches under the earth, continue to generate vast amounts of revenue, and stay out in front of the coming tsunami of climate action? The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has found a solution: sponsor the annual COP28 conference, position itself as a leader in...
Recent reports have found that the world is on track to pass a critical temperature limit by as early as the 2030s. If this happens, climate disasters will be frequent and the Earth’s atmosphere and ecosystems will be altered. While this news is frightening, there are steps that can be taken to prevent this from happening such as government...
ExxonMobil, the fifth-leading producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the world from 1880 to 2010, has been planning since 2018 to raise its yearly carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 17% by 2025, according to internal documents reviewed by Bloomberg. The news comes in stark contrast to efforts to slow down the pace of...
Oil and gas firms tout speculative technologies such as solar geoengineering to deflect attention from their responsibility for global warming, and the need for a rapid, equitable transition to renewables. As the world grapples with an unprecedented confluence of devastating floods, wildfires, and droughts, the debate about how to address the escalating climate crisis is increasingly distorted by...
A catastrophic die-off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the Antarctic, with up to 10,000 young birds estimated to have been killed. The sea-ice underneath the chicks melted and broke apart before they could develop the waterproof feathers needed to swim in the ocean. The birds most likely drowned or froze to death....