Heat & Temperature
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Climate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Impacts & AdaptationDrought, Famine & WildfiresFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Security & WarMiddle East
More Than 500 Israeli, Palestinian Students Rally in Jerusalem for Climate Action
The Israeli school strike branch had a very successful strike on Tuesday, which was three times bigger than the last one in March. -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate DenialCoalDrought, Famine & WildfiresElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFood SecurityHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureOceans
350 Declares ‘Time to Stand Together’ as Climate-Denying Liberal-National Coalition Wins Australia Election
Despite 29% of Australians identifying climate change as their top ballot box issue—up from just 9% in 2016—Scott Morrison’s climate-denying Liberal-National Coalition eked out ... -
BuildingsCanadaCitiesDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureOil & Gas
Montreal Mayor Promises New Climate Action But Critics Call for More
Montreal’s city administration is vowing to get tougher on fossil-fueled heating and fossil company divestment, but its climate plan has already led to the ... -
Air & MarineArctic & AntarcticaCanadaClimate DenialEuropeFirst PeoplesFood SecurityHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
U.S. Blocks Climate Language in Arctic Council Declaration
The biennial Arctic Council summit failed this week to release a joint statement for the first time since the organization formed in 1996, after ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMethaneUnited States
Rapid Warming Devastates Alaska Ecosystems, Destroys Ways of Life
Record-high sea surface temperatures, record-low Bering Sea ice, and the early disappearance of river ice in Alaska this winter are among the red flags ... -
AfricaEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIndiaInternational Agencies & Studies
Climate Change Boosts International Inequality, Cuts India’s GDP by 30%
Fifty years of rising global temperatures have significantly impoverished equatorial countries like India and Nigeria, producing economic losses on the scale of that North ... -
AustraliaBatteries/StorageClimate Impacts & AdaptationCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatoryOff-GridPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Coal Plants Failed, Renewables Shone as Epic January Heat Wave Hit Australian Grid
Australia’s mammoth coal plants failed while its wind and rooftop solar installations shone during a major January heat wave in Victoria state, according to ... -
Climate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & Studies
Independent Data Confirms Warming Trend, as Models Suggest Worse May Be Ahead
A recent review of satellite data is confirming that the Earth is already warming, possibly somewhat faster in the highest latitudes than previously believed, ... -
Drive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHeat & TemperatureInternational Agencies & StudiesPathways to 1.5Post-Carbon TransitionSevere Storms & Flooding
Central Bank Execs Stress Financial Sector’s Role in Addressing Climate Change
It’s time for central banks and the wider financial community to set clear, measurable goals for building a smooth transition to a low-carbon economy, ... -
CitiesDrought, Famine & WildfiresHealth & SafetyHeat & TemperatureHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseSevere Storms & FloodingSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
Planners Look for U.S. ‘Climate Havens’ to Receive Millions of Internal Migrants by 2100
Urban planners are looking to cities like Duluth, Minnesota, Buffalo, Cincinnati, and Portland, Oregon as future refuges for climate migrants displaced within the United ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaFirst PeoplesForests & DeforestationHeat & TemperatureIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMethaneOceans
Canada’s Arctic is Warmest in 10,000 Years as Region Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Change
Canada’s Arctic is the hottest it’s been in 10,000 years, and the Arctic as a whole is being transformed into an “unprecedented state”, according ... -
BuildingsCanadaClimate Impacts & AdaptationHeat & TemperatureLegal & RegulatorySevere Storms & FloodingSub-National Governments
Canada Rewrites Building Code to Avert $300 Billion in Climate-Driven Losses
Canada’s National Building Code is undergoing a major rewrite in a bid to avert C$300 billion in climate change-driven infrastructure failures over the next ...
