The Latest Breaking News from Climate Change

Study finds human-caused climate change made four-day rainfall across central Mississippi valley 40% more likely

A new study out in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment finds that wildfires fueled by climate change are linked to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic burden

An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday:

Exposure to extreme climate events will increase two to seven times more for those born in 2020 compared with those in 1960, a new study warns.

In the sun-scorched lands of Somalia, farmers and livestock keepers have grown accustomed to the extremes of climate. In 2022, for example, the country suffered the longest drought in 40 years. This affected nearly half the national population of 18 million people. The following year, heavy and widespread flooding devastated…

Every day, we all listen to endless talks about climate change and how it is impacting our Earth for the worse.

Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes

Across the world, the transition to a green economy is under threat. Growing antipathy towards the costs of tackling climate change, stoked especially by right-wing populists, undermines ambitions to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

Fungal infections will be a factor in millions of deaths worldwide each year

Climate change is lengthening fire seasons across much of the world. This means the potential for wildfires at any time of the year, in both hemispheres, is increasing.

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives being ruined, and lack of effective strategy infringes their human rights