2023 on Track to Become Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Service October 6, 2023 By Charlotte Van Campenhout This year is on track to become the hottest since at least 1940, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service...
Record Heat Unleashes Deadly Floods – From US to Libya October 5, 2023 By Brian K. Sullivan Extreme heat is usually associated with drought and wildfires. But across five continents this year, it’s also unleashed a different...
Low Water Levels Hamper Rhine River Shipping in Germany October 5, 2023 Low water levels after recent dry weather are preventing cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine river in...
September Broke Global Heat Record by ‘Gobsmackingly Bananas’ Margin: Scientist October 4, 2023 By Eric Roston The global average temperature for September broke records by such an absurd margin that climate experts are struggling to describe...
Youth vs Europe: ‘Unprecedented’ Climate Trial Unfolds at Human Rights Court September 29, 2023 By Catarina Demony Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves went head-to-head with 32 European governments on Wednesday...
A Hidden Climate Danger Threatens Coastal Communities With Toxic Chemicals September 29, 2023 By Todd Woody A little-known climate threat lurks under our feet: rising groundwater that could release toxic chemicals from more than 132,000 contaminated...
European Insurers Underwrite 30% of US Coal: Study September 28, 2023 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Some of Europe’s biggest insurers are underwriting close to a third of the coal production that takes place in the...
Antarctica’s Shrinking Sea Ice Hits Record Low, Alarming Scientists September 26, 2023 By Danielle Bochove At its largest expanse this year, sea ice covered less than 17 million square kilometers (6.6 million square miles) of...
Tech Startups in US, France, Germany Help in Fight Against Wildfires September 25, 2023 By Coco Liu This year has been a challenging one for Phil Schneider, who hasn’t seen wildfire behavior like this in his 47-year...
Climate Change Made Deadly Floods in Libya and Greece More Extreme September 21, 2023 By Laura Millan The low-pressure weather system that unleashed unprecedented amounts of rain across the eastern Mediterranean last week was made more likely...