Heat & Temperature
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Climate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Key Atlantic Ocean Current Slows 15% Since Mid-20th Century
A key Atlantic Ocean current that carries warmth into the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere has slowed down by 15% since the mid-20th ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCanadaCitiesClimate DenialClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSub-National Governments
New Climate Atlas of Canada Shows ‘Climate Change is Real, Full Stop’
Interactive mapping and compelling storytelling are dual elements of a new Climate Change Atlas of Canada launched last week by the University of Winnipeg. -
Climate Changing Too Fast for Many Species to Adapt
Every living thing on earth has evolved within a particular ecosystem, and in the case of many species, survival depends on precise synchronicity with ... -
AfricaAsiaBrazilClimate Impacts & AdaptationCOP 21/COP 22/COP 23Drought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & EquityIndiaInternational Security, Migration & WarMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSouth & Central AmericaWater/Habitat Impacts
2.0°C ‘Guardrail’ Won’t Hold Off Severe Climate Impacts
A target of 2.0°C average global warming is no longer the “guardrail” that will hold off many the worst effects of climate change, according ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCOP 21/COP 22/COP 23Heat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansWater/Habitat Impacts
1.5°C Target Holds Far Better Future Than 2.0° for Arctic Ice
The difference between the Paris agreement’s 2.0°C top-line target for average global warming and its more ambitious 1.5°C goal could have a massive impact ... -
CitiesDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & EquityUnited States
Water Shortages, Sprawl Make Phoenix an ‘Urban Bull’s Eye’ for Global Warming
An acute shortage of water, combined with unrestrained sprawl and a stubborn refusal to consider water restrictions, has earned Phoenix, Arizona, now the fifth-largest ... -
Researchers Find Strong Correlation Between Warming Arctic, Wild Winter Weather
Recent and devastating cold snaps in Florida, along with monster “thunder-snow” storms in the northeastern United States, may well be directly linked to shockingly ... -
CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & Flooding
Ottawa Could Face 2.3°C Warming This Decade, International Study Concludes
Ottawa is one of 13 cities around the world that could see warming above 2.0°C in the next decade, according to an analysis released ... -
CitiesCulture, Curiosities, & HumourFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureJobsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Colorado Ski Operators Lose Billions to Warmer, Drier Winters
Climate change could devastate the economies of ski towns in the Rockies and anywhere else where “snow is currency,” according to a new report ... -
‘Enormous Storm’ Pushes North Pole Temperatures 30°C Higher Than Normal
Temperatures at the North Pole are believed to have hit 2.0°C last weekend—more than 30° higher than normal for this time of year—according to ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeHeat & TemperatureSevere Storms & Flooding
Study Points to More Severe Climate Impacts for European Cities
Assailed by flooding, high temperatures, and drought, European cities will suffer far more serious climate change impacts than researchers previously believed, says a new ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCoalCOP 21/COP 22/COP 23General RenewablesHeat & TemperatureLow-Carbon TransitionOil & Gas
8.5°C Disaster Scenario Misses Decarbonization Trend, UBC Researchers Conclude
Apocalyptic scenarios of 8.5°C average global warming by 2100 are overstated because they fail account for the historical trend of adopting energy forms with ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCCS & GeoengineeringClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & EquityIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security, Migration & WarOceansSmall Island States
Early Draft of UN Report Sees Radical Action, Dramatic Trade-Offs on Road to 1.5°C Future
Humanity will need “radical action”, dramatic trade-offs, and a certain amount of luck to keep average global warming at 1.5°C over the long term—and ... -
Climate DenialClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Trump Infrastructure Plan Will Produce ‘A Whole Lot of Waste’ Unless Climate Risks Are Addressed
The Trump administration’s apparent determination to loosen environmental regulations for its long-awaited, US$1.5-trillion national infrastructure plan, due to be released later today, may actually ...
