Heat & Temperature
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Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & Studies
Increased Emissions May Drive Atmospheric Warming Farther, Faster Than Scientists Thought
Increased greenhouse gas emissions may drive up atmospheric temperatures by as much as 35% more than climate scientists previously believed, according to more than ... -
CanadaDrive to 1.5Finance & InvestmentFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Soil & Natural SequestrationUnited StatesWater
IPCC Land Use Report Draws New Attention to Soil Carbon, Regenerative Agriculture
In the wake of the IPCC land use report earlier this month, with its urgent focus on food supplies, soil conservation, and natural methods ... -
BuildingsDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureOil & GasSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Power Prices Hit $9,000/MWh as Texas Grid Declares First Supply Emergency Since 2014
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued its first emergency alert since January 2014, after record demand driven by a summer heat wave ... -
CanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureUnited States
Pediatricians, Public Health Link Children’s Health Hazards to Climate Crisis
The Canadian Paediatric Society and the Ontario Public Health Association are both out with new warnings about the impacts of climate change on children’s ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBioenergyBrazilCanadaCCS & Negative EmissionsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFirst PeoplesFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportSoil & Natural Sequestration
IPCC Land Report Paints Stark Picture for Food Supplies, Charts Course for Immediate Action
Global food supplies, species and ecosystem diversity, and the health and safety of populations are all in peril without immediate, wide-ranging shifts in land ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level Rise
Massive Arctic Heat Wave Produces Record Ice Melt in Greenland, Wildfires in Siberia
Caught up in the harrowing fallout from the planet’s hottest July—and June—on record, Greenland shed a mind-boggling 10 billion tonnes of ice in a ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
July Likely to Be Hottest Month Since Record-Keeping Began in 1880
With another week still go to in the month, dozens of climate experts are already predicting that heat waves covering North America, Europe, and ... -
Health & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesTravel, Leisure & RecreationUnited States
Record Heat, Humidity Create New Risks for Elite Athletes
Athletes around the world whose sports demand extreme exertion at whatever temperatures nature has on hand are increasingly guarding against the dangerous physiological stresses ... -
AsiaCitiesDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public Opinion
2.0°C Would Bring ‘Profound Climate Shifts’ to Every City in the World
Virtually 100% of all global cities will experience profound shifts in climate by 2050 if average global warming reaches 2.0°C, with 77% on track ... -
Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationMexico, Caribbean & Latin America
Climate-Driven Drought, Deforestation Create Devastating Challenges for Honduran Farmers
Though long accustomed to poverty, violence, and political corruption, many Honduran farmers are experiencing an ongoing drought compounded by deforestation as a whole new ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseOceansSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Record Arctic Heat Produces Wildfires, Health Alerts in Alaska and Beyond
A record heat wave across Alaska and much of the Arctic is thawing tundra and sucking moisture out of circumpolar forests and peat bogs, ...
