Heat & Temperature
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AfricaArctic & AntarcticaAustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOceansSevere Storms & Flooding
WMO Sees ‘Enormous Challenge’ to Hit Paris Targets as 1.5°C Warming Looms
There’s a one in five chance that average global warming will hit 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in at least one of the next five ... -
Extreme Summer Weather Sweeps Southern U.S. States
Climate change is delivering a miserable—and dangerous—early summer to residents across the southern United States, including “staggering” heat in Miami and a trio of ... -
South Pole Warms Three Times Faster than Global Average
The South Pole may be the coldest place on Earth, but it has been warming at three times to global rate over the last ... -
Heat, Pollution Put Black Mothers at Greater Risk of Poor Birth Outcomes
A sweeping review of birth outcomes in the U.S. since the early 2000s has found that exposure to extreme heat and air pollution during ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5EuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureMethaneOil & Gas
38°C Heat in Siberian Town Sets New Record Above Arctic Circle
The northeastern Siberian town of Verkhoyansk is believed to have set an all-time high temperature record above the Arctic Circle Saturday when thermometers soared ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureIPCC ReportSoil & Natural Sequestration
Standard Climate Models May Understate GHGs from Permafrost Melt by 14%
Standard climate models may be underestimating greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost by missing one of the key pathways for carbon dioxide entering the ... -
Dogs Will Need Protection from Extreme Heat, Just Like Humans, Study Shows
Very large dogs, dogs older than 12 years, and breeds with flat faces and wide skulls will be most susceptible to heat-related illness, and ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC Report
Climate Models for Upcoming UN Report Show ‘Incredibly Alarming’ Risk of Runaway Warming
The climate community and the general public are in for some “incredibly alarming” worst-case scenarios as modelling for the United Nations’ next major climate ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEuropeFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & Temperature
Extreme Arctic Temperatures, Siberian Wildfires Driving Up CO2 Emissions
Last week’s 30°C temperatures in the Arctic Circle have observers fearing a repeat of 2019’s devastating summer of apocalyptic wildfires. -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatEuropeHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryOil & Gas
Rogue Russian Mining Company Blames Permafrost Thaw for Biggest-Ever Arctic Oil Spill
Vladimir Putin’s rage over the world’s biggest-ever Arctic oil spill may end up triggering long-overdue environmental reforms, with speculation mounting that a stalled 2018 ... -
CitiesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy Access & EquityFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationUnited States
Minneapolis Climate Plan Fails to Serve Black, Low-Income Neighbourhoods
What was greeted seven years ago as a groundbreaking local climate action plan in Minneapolis is now being flagged as a source of racial ... -
No More Skating the Canal: Ottawa Study Predicts Less Winter, More Extreme Weather
More heat waves, floods, freezing rain, and tornadoes are coming to Canada’s capital if global emissions don’t decline precipitously over the next decade, according ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesOceans
Ocean Warming Means ‘Escalating Threats’ to Marine Life through 2100
The climate in the world’s deep oceans could be changing seven times faster by mid-century, even if humanity manages a dramatic reduction in greenhouse ... -
Montreal’s High Temperature in May was the ‘Definition of Extreme’
Montreal earned coverage in the Washington Post last week after experiencing its second-hottest day on record, with the mercury soaring to 36.6°C—far above normal ... -
AfricaAsiaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Forests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureSouth & Central America
Massive Trans-Global Carbon Storage Study a ‘Wake Up Call’ to Halt Deforestation
The world’s tropical rainforests will be able to absorb “high levels” of CO2 even as the planet warms, provided that global temperatures do not ...
