Is the Amazon reaching a tipping point? 79-year-old Gertrudes Freire and her family settled in the Amazon rainforest 50 years ago…where they were met with an abundance of land and rain. Reuters, October 21, 2021 [...]

The climate policies tucked into Congress’ budget package are signals to investors The climate measures in the budget reconciliation package now before the U.S. Congress could unlock an investment boom in clean energy, zero-carbon transportation and efficient manufacturing that would [...]

Greenpeace chief warns of 'greenwashing' at UN climate talks The head of environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday warned against efforts by countries and corporations at the forthcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow to “greenwash” their ongoing pollution of the planet. [...]

Energy systems are still transforming far too slowly to rein in global warming, report finds A major new report provides a stark warning ahead of the UN climate summit: Yes, clean-tech deployment is really surging, but energy systems are still [...]

Droughts, flooding, and water scarcity on the rise as the world warms A water crisis is looming because of climate change, a new report warns. Floods and droughts are increasingly on the rise, and the number of global citizens facing [...]

Madagascar prays for rain as U.N. warns of 'climate change famine' Some days, all Tsimamorekm Aly eats is sugary water. He's happy if there's a handful of rice. But with six young kids and a wife to support, he often [...]

A future of extreme drought and brutal storms predicted by new climate modelling Two new climate modelling studies map how the world might experience climate change under warming scenarios of increasing severity and over longer terms. Predicting widespread instances of [...]

Climate change blamed for killing 14% of the world's coral reefs in just 10 years Over the course of a single decade, climate change helped kill 14 percent of the world's coral reefs, a new study has found. David Knowles, [...]

The next 30 years of extreme weather may make today's disasters look benign This year's extreme weather is a preview of even more turbulent times that will bedevil us for at least the span of a 30-year mortgage. Andrew Freedman, [...]

The jet stream has started an unprecedented shift north, which could wreak havoc on weather in the US and Europe The polar jet stream is a band of wind that separates cold Arctic air from warmer air to the south. [...]