Heat & Temperature
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Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & GeoengineeringClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMethaneOceansOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
Climate Home News Compiles ‘37 Things to Know’ About IPCC’s 1.5°C Report
The UN published a summary on the science of 1.5°C global warming on Monday. It’s a big deal. -
Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & GeoengineeringChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
1.5°C Is Doable, but Just a Dozen Years Left to Get on a Low-Carbon Pathway
Humanity has a dozen years to hold off the accelerated risks of extreme heat waves, wildfires, flooding, drought, sea level rise, and extensive poverty ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportPost-Carbon Transition
Reaction: IPCC Report Combines Urgency and Hope, but ‘Every 0.1° is a Choice Between Life or Death’
About 40 representatives of climate, energy, international development, and other groups affiliated with Climate Action Network-International were monitoring the negotiations in Incheon, South Korea. ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialCulture, Curiosities, & HumourHeat & TemperatureMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionSevere Storms & Flooding
Pace of #MeToo Movement Hold Out Hope for Rapid Attitude Shift on Climate
The rapid spread of public campaigns, most notably the #MeToo movement, creates hope that the climate crisis will produce a sudden shift in public ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportPost-Carbon TransitionSmall Island States
With Countries ‘Nowhere Near on Track’ to 1.5°C, IPCC Author Urges Massive Transformation
A massive transformation in the world’s energy production, transportation patterns, and food systems will be needed to limit average global warming to 1.5°C—and right ... -
Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrought, Famine & WildfiresHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
Polluter-Pay Principle Should Apply to Compensation for Victims of Climate Disasters
As Hurricane Florence battered the east coast of the United States of America and Super Typhoon Mangkhut hit Philippines and China, an important scientific ... -
AfricaAsiaDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaMiddle EastSevere Storms & FloodingSmall Island States
U.S. Cuts Refugee Spots as Climate Change Displaces Millions Per Year
With environmental disasters produced or made worse by climate change driving millions of people per year from their homes, amping up a global refugee ... -
3.0°C Jump in Great Lakes Temperatures Has ‘Optimistic’ Scientists Worried
A 3.0°C temperature increase in the Great Lakes is capturing the attention of researchers and drawing parallels with the summer heat wave that has ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5EuropeFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & FloodingSolarUnited States
London, New York Mayors Urge Cities Worldwide to Dump Their Fossil Investments
Pointing to a summer of record heat and extreme weather in which London was improbably hot and dry, while New York was unexpectedly rainy, ... -
BuildingsCitiesDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesResearch & DevelopmentSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Green Roofs Can Help Urban Poor Survive Heat Waves
Green roofs will play a key role in making summer heat waves less uncomfortable—and less lethal—for the urban poor, according to a new study ... -
New Wind and Solar Installations Could Green the Sahara
Installing big wind and solar farms in the Sahara Desert could make the famously (and increasingly) arid region much greener, according to a new ...
