Heat & Temperature
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CanadaCitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Study Projects Warming Trends, Rain and Drought for 540 North American Cities in 2080
Average winters in 2080 will be 9.5°C warmer in Montreal, 7.3°C warmer in Quebec City, 6.1°C warmer in Ottawa, and 5.6°C warmer in St. ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Heat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC Report
Average Warming Could Temporarily Exceed 1.5°C in Next Five Years
Four major meteorological agencies have now confirmed that 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record, with the UK Met Office calculating a 10% chance ... -
AustraliaCitiesClimate DenialDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureHydroSevere Storms & Flooding
Record Flood Hits Queensland, Australia While Tasmania Burns
Hundreds of people in northern Australia were forced to evacuate their homes and about 18,000 lost power after the coastal city of Townville, in ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesSevere Storms & FloodingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
U.S. Companies Acknowledge Mounting Climate Risks in CDP Disclosures
A recent report from the UK’s Carbon Disclosure Project shows that many of America’s largest corporations recognize climate change as a clear and present ... -
AfricaFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & War
‘Game-Changing’ UN Security Council System Would Track Conflicts Inflamed by Climate Change
The United Nations must establish a system to alert the world to regions where conflicts may be inflamed by climate change, several security council ... -
AfricaDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarSevere Storms & Flooding
Mali’s Armed Conflict, Climate Impacts Represent ‘Multiple Threats, Terribly Tangled’
Climate change-driven temperature increases, drought, flooding, and food shortages are piling in behind an accelerating, years-long armed conflict to make Mali, one of five ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCoalDrive to 1.5Forests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesIPCC ReportOil & GasShale & FrackingSoil & Natural SequestrationTar Sands/Oil Sands
2019 Set to Deliver Big Jump in Atmospheric CO2
Scientists are looking ahead to a “worrying” jump in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations this year, right on the heels of a report declaring 2018 ... -
Solar, Efficiency Offer Some Relief as Australian Grid Strains Under Epic Summer Heatwave
Australia’s electricity grid is creaking under the strain of an epic, two-week summer heatwave. Solar and demand management have helped minimize the impact after ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesPost-Carbon Transition
Climate Deaths by 2030 Could Exceed UN Agency’s Estimate of 250,000 Per Year
The World Health Organization may have been too “conservative” with its prediction that climate change will kill 250,000 people per year between 2030 and ... -
ChinaClimate Impacts & AdaptationDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureOceansSevere Storms & FloodingUnited States
Oceans Warming Faster Than IPCC Estimate, China-U.S. Study Concludes
The world’s oceans are up to 50% warmer than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated in its most recent report, and the rate ... -
CitiesClimate Impacts & AdaptationEuropeHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & Flooding
UK Resort Town Declares Climate Emergency, Seeks Funds for Net Zero Carbon Target
The town council in Scarborough, a resort community on England’s North Sea, has declared a climate emergency as a first step in taking action ...
