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Federal agencies used keyword searches to terminate research grants related to DEI and climate change under the Trump administration, affecting billions in funding. University of California researchers are suing, alleging the actions violate First Amendment rights.
Research shows wildfire smoke now poses a greater prenatal health threat than human-caused air pollution, with disproportionate impacts on vulnerable communities in the West and Northwest.
Satellite imagery shows the impact of summer heatwaves on European landscapes, including wildfires, retreating glaciers, and dried-up rivers, attributed to climate change.
Puerto Rico is rationing water due to a historic drought and failing infrastructure, but rainwater harvesting could offer a cost-effective solution to mitigate the crisis.
A newsletter roundup covering how kids aged 10-18 feel about AI, scientists creating female clones of male mice via CRISPR, and the role of El Niño in this summer's extreme heat.
An explainer on the causes of this summer's extreme heat, the role of climate change, and how a strong El Niño could make 2027 even worse.
The Met Office's Climate Dashboard explains the importance of glaciers, their observed mass loss over recent decades, and the methods used to measure glacier mass balance, highlighting the scientific consensus on climate-driven glacier retreat.
A new study in Nature Climate Change analyzes extreme heat on an hourly basis, finding that the number of hot hours is increasing faster than hot days, with the strongest trends in the tropics and at night, and greater exposure for those born in 2023.
New research published in npj Climate Action finds that AI's productivity gains for the fossil fuel industry could significantly increase global energy-related emissions, potentially outweighing AI's benefits to clean energy and exceeding emissions from data centers.
This paper examines the climate benefits of retiring an operational combustion engine vehicle earlier than its planned lifespan, likely comparing the emissions trade-offs between continued use and accelerated replacement.
Amazon is investing in a new gas-burning power plant in Pecos County, Texas, to power its data center, with a permit allowing up to 33 million tons of CO2 emissions—more than the largest US coal plant. The report highlights the growing environmental impact of AI data centers.
Deadly wildfires around Spokane have forced mass evacuations and destroyed hundreds of homes, illustrating how climate change is intensifying wildfire seasons. Experts link the blazes to drought, low snowpack, and warmer temperatures, signaling a harsher new era of fires.
Paul Graham highlights the alarming smooth consistency of global temperature rise, comparing it to startup growth, referencing Zeke Hausfather's projections for record-breaking temperatures in 2026-2027 due to El Niño.
Article reports on record-breaking heat waves across Europe, the US, and Asia, driven by El Niño, unusually warm oceans, and climate change, with warnings from climate scientists.
Record low Danube water levels force Hungary's only nuclear power plant to shut down, risking critical energy supply during an ongoing heatwave, with Romania also affected.
A California aquifer may have passed an irreversible tipping point, raising concerns about permanent groundwater depletion.
France has recorded its first pyrocumulonimbus cloud as record-shattering wildfires create their own weather, an unprecedented event linked to climate change.
Article discusses new firefighting technologies, including a biodegradable fire suppressant (Ecofire), AI-driven early-warning systems (Predifire), wireless sensor networks (SenForFire), and an AI wildfire assessment model, all aimed at combating increasingly severe wildfires in France and Spain driven by climate change.
Firefighting drones capable of spraying water and retardants are being tested in California and Alaska, including autonomous swarms from Seneca, to provide rapid response to wildfires exacerbated by climate change.
New research from the University of Cambridge estimates that fan travel accounts for 80% of FIFA World Cup emissions, with the 2026 tournament expected to produce 4.23 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent. The study also analyzes Coldplay's tour and proposes a climate viability framework for mega-events.