Today: October 14, 2026
Today: October 14, 2026

climate change

Science|Technology

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Greenland contradicts Trump’s claim that ‘massive’ oil and gas drilling is about to begin there

Asia|Environment|Science|World

Singapore pollution spikes, East Timor shuts schools as Indonesia wildfire haze intensifies

Pollution readings in Singapore reached their highest level this year on Wednesday while East Timor shut its schools for three days in response to

Business|Political|Science|Technology|World

Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not that simple

U_S_ President Donald Trump said “massive” oil, gas and mineral exploration is set to begin in “our new and beautiful Greenland.”

Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Barbados joins push for global panel to tackle inequality

Barbados is joining a group of countries calling for the establishment of an international panel to address inequality, at a time when heightened geopolitical

Environment|Science|Technology

From climate-driven disasters to Rohingya refugee camps, solar kits help keep the lights on

Mohammed Saber and his family rely on a solar kit for electricity at the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack they call home at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Environment|Science

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

A big cooldown will drop temperatures to their lowest levels in months

Finance

UN development agency teams up with World Bank, others as funds grow scarce

The United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday announced new initiatives to help attract investors and jobs to developing countries, which are being

Arts|Environment|Opinion|Science|Technology

Across the US, people don’t want data centers coming to their communities

Opposition to data centers is widespread across the US, uniting people despite other differences on political and environmental issues.

Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Environmentalists picket African Energy Week, urging an end to new oil and gas exploration

Climate activists in South Africa have picketed outside the African Energy Week conference, demanding an end to new oil and gas exploration across the continent

Environment|Science

Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

El Niño and other factors have combined to turbocharge the central and eastern Pacific hurricane region to record activity

Environment|Science

300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common

A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results show the region’s vulnerabilities as temperatures rise.

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter?

Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.

Uncategorized

ASEAN to discuss tackling transboundary haze ahead of November summit

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will during a meeting next month seek to tackle the transboundary haze blanketing parts of the region, ASEAN chair the

Arts

How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president

How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president

Health|Science|Technology

AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

Business|Economy

The United Auto Workers tries to reassert political power in Michigan as it faces internal divisions

The United Auto Workers is working to regain political influence in closely contested Michigan

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

The Latest: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage

Economy|Environment|Europe|Science

In parched Hungary, volunteers build their own dams to hold onto vanishing water

In a bone-dry valley in Hungary, forest workers and volunteers piled up terraces of logs and deadwood, hoping to catch any

Environment|Science|Technology

El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias

A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning

Economy|Environment|Science|Sports|Travel|World

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

Environment|Science

Inside the deadlock at the world's top climate science body

The decision was expected to take minutes.

Arts|Environment

New Brazil Congress poses risk to environmental legislation, campaign group says

Brazil's next Congress is likely to pose a greater obstacle to legislation to protect the environment after elections this month, according to a

Education|Europe

Massive demonstrations. Injured teenagers. French students say they’re just getting started.

Massive demonstrations. Injured teenagers. French students say they’re just getting started.

Environment|Science

Keeping global temperature gain in check is a matter of survival, COP31 president says

Restricting global warming is a matter of survival and too many countries are shirking their responsibility to cut emissions, the official presiding over