How Extreme Weather Makes Everything Harder, Except Climate-Risk Analysis August 16, 2021 By Kate Mackenzie, Bloomberg Opinion It’s been a momentous week for our understanding of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Once-in-50-Year Heat Waves Now Happening Every Decade: U.N. Climate Report August 10, 2021 By Jake Spring Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because...
5 Key Takeaways From Latest United Nations Report on Climate Change August 9, 2021 By Eric Roston and Akshat Rathi Today, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change delivered its latest comprehensive report on the state of global climate...
U.N. ‘Code Red’ Report Warns of ‘Irreversible’ Impact on Climate August 9, 2021 By Nina Chestney and Andrea Januta The U.N. panel on climate change sounded a dire warning on Monday, saying the world is dangerously close to runaway...
South Africa Develops Public-Private Scheme to Provide Drought Insurance for Farmers July 14, 2021 By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG – Happy Letsitsa hasn’t paid off the money he borrowed to survive a 2019 drought that ravaged his maize...
Why the Worst Case for Climate Change Doesn’t Look Realistic: Viewpoint December 27, 2019 By Noah Smith, Bloomberg Opinion In recent years, much of the commentary about climate change has gone from sternly serious to wildly despairing. A new...
U.N. Science Panel Warns Climate Impacts on Oceans Include Rising Seas, Dry Rivers September 26, 2019 By Matthew Green Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning...
Average World Temperatures to Far Exceed Paris Climate Agreement Goals: Report December 13, 2018 By Nina Chestney Average world temperatures are on course to far exceed the main goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on limiting...
Greenhouse Gases Reach Level Last Seen 3-5 Million Years Ago: WMO Report November 27, 2018 By Rachel Morison Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record not seen since sea levels were 10 meters to 20 meters...
Urgent Action Needed to Avoid ‘Unthinkable’ Damage from Climate Change: UN October 8, 2018 By Nina Chestney and Jane Chung Society would have to enact “unprecedented” changes to how it consumes energy, travels and builds to meet a lower global...