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Global Temperatures Likely to Breach Record Levels Over Next 5 Years, WMO Says

There is a 91% chance that global average temperatures will exceed 1.5C above the 1850-1900 average for at least one of the next five years.

Climate Change

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Air conditioners in Kampong Glam, Singapore

UK Climate Adviser Calls for Rapid Expansion of Air Conditioning As Climate Crisis Intensifies

Climate Change

May 28th 20263 mins

People lie on the grass under trees during a sunny heatwave in Hong Kong.

‘Absolutely Astonishing’: Unusually Early, Deadly Heatwave Scorches Western Europe

Climate Change

May 27th 20264 mins

Hurricane Laura in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches the Upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts August 26, 2020.

El Niño to Spur Above-Average Hurricane Season in Eastern and Central Pacific, NOAA Says

Climate Change

May 26th 20262 mins

Office of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Trump’s EPA Appointees Received at Least $1.8bn from Chemical Industry Ahead of Rollback of Major Safeguards

Policy & Economics

May 22nd 20262 mins

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Heat in Hong Kong

Global Temperatures Likely to Breach Record Levels Over Next 5 Years, WMO Says

Climate Change

May 29th 20261 min

Air conditioners in Kampong Glam, Singapore

UK Climate Adviser Calls for Rapid Expansion of Air Conditioning As Climate Crisis Intensifies

Climate Change

May 28th 20263 mins

People lie on the grass under trees during a sunny heatwave in Hong Kong.

‘Absolutely Astonishing’: Unusually Early, Deadly Heatwave Scorches Western Europe

Climate Change

May 27th 20264 mins

Hurricane Laura in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches the Upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts August 26, 2020.

El Niño to Spur Above-Average Hurricane Season in Eastern and Central Pacific, NOAA Says

Climate Change

May 26th 20262 mins

Office of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Trump’s EPA Appointees Received at Least $1.8bn from Chemical Industry Ahead of Rollback of Major Safeguards

Policy & Economics

May 22nd 20262 mins

People watch the live stream of the ICJ advisory opinion delivery outside of the Peace Palace in The Hague on July 23, 2025.

‘Landmark Moment for Climate Justice’: UN General Assembly Backs Historic World Court Climate Ruling

Policy & Economics

May 21st 20265 mins

person filling a glass of water from the kitchen sink

Trump’s EPA Wants to End Limits on Carcinogenic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Policy & Economics

May 20th 20263 mins

extreme heat is causing droughts

April Temperatures Hit Joint Third-Highest on Record Globally As Chance of Very Strong El Niño Grows

Climate Change

May 18th 20263 mins

Men on a three-wheeler in India on a hot day.

Extreme Heat Now a ‘Regular Reality’ in India, Pakistan: Study

Climate Change

May 15th 20262 mins

2022 FIFA World Cup match between the South Korea and Portugal men's national football teams.

World Cup 2026: 1 in 4 Matches Could Take Place in Dangerous Heat Conditions, Analysis Finds

Climate Change

May 13th 20263 mins

power plant emissions; co2 emissions

New Zealand Mulls Law Prohibiting Civil Lawsuits Against Polluting Companies

Policy & Economics

May 12th 20262 mins

AMO rescue operations after a flood

Report Calling For Overhaul of US Disaster Response Agency Only Mentions ‘Climate’ Once

Policy & Economics

May 11th 20263 mins

A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius.

New Zealand Proposes Bill to Recognize Legal Rights of Pacific Whales

Conservation

May 4th 20263 mins

McDonald's advertising poster in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Amsterdam’s Ban on Meat and Fossil Fuel Advertising Comes Into Effect

Policy & Economics

May 1st 20264 mins

President Donald Trump delivers an address before a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025.

Trump Fires All 22 Independent Board Members of National Science Foundation

Policy & Economics

Apr 30th 20263 mins

Wildfire breaks out in Europe amid intense heatwave

Record Heat, Vanishing Ice: New Report Charts the Accelerating Climate Crisis Across Europe

Climate Change

Apr 29th 20265 mins

“Global Climate Action – High-level Event (Mandated)” at COP30.

Coalition of ‘High Ambition’ States Calls For Legal International Instrument on Fair Fossil Fuel Phase Out

Policy & Economics

Apr 28th 20263 mins

One in five soil-dependent species are threatened with extinction.

1 in 5 Soil-Dependent Species Is Threatened With Extinction, New Study Finds

Biodiversity

Apr 24th 20263 mins

Guerilla advertising campaign takes aim at Liberty Mutual’s fossil fuel business

Another Italian City Bans Fossil Fuel Ads, Joining Growing Global Movement

Policy & Economics

Apr 23rd 20263 mins

Widespread coral bleaching event is compromising reef's health

Near-Record Sea Temperatures in March Pave Wave for Return of El Niño and Abnormally Hot Year

Climate Change

Apr 10th 20263 mins

Toddler holding a yellow plastic toy.

Baby Formula, Paint, Breast Implants: Report Highlights ‘Overlooked’, ‘Emerging’ Sources of Microplastic Exposure

Pollution

Apr 10th 20264 mins

Emperor penguin chicks on Rothschild island.

Emperor Penguin and Antarctic Fur Seal Downgraded to ‘Endangered’ Due to Climate Change

Biodiversity

Apr 9th 20263 mins

Two O&M wind technicians secure themselves with security harnesses to the top of a wind turbine during annual inspection of the Roosevelt wind farm in eastern New Mexico. Photo taken in May 2016

Renewables Hit Nearly Half of Global Power Capacity in 2025

Energy

Apr 2nd 20263 mins

clean energy transition; south africa

Italy Votes to Delay Shutdown of Coal-Fired Plants By 13 Years As Energy Crunch Deepens Amid Iran War

Energy

Apr 1st 20263 mins

Offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Trump Administration Officials Waive Endangered Species Act Rules for Gulf Drilling

Policy & Economics

Apr 1st 20263 mins

Office of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Health, Environmental Groups Sue US EPA Over Rollback of Mercury Standards for Power Plants

Pollution

Mar 31st 20263 mins

Offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Trump Administration Seeks Endangered Species Act Exemption For Gulf Drilling, Citing National Security

Policy & Economics

Mar 30th 20263 mins

US EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaking with attendees at The People's Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan.

‘He Has Betrayed the Agency’: More than 160 Climate, Health Groups Call For Firing of EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

Policy & Economics

Mar 26th 20264 mins

A man lies down and wears a cooling patch on his forehead during a humid heatwave in Hong Kong.

Poor Countries Face 10 Times More Heat-Related Deaths than Wealthy Nations by 2050, Report Warns

Future

Mar 26th 20263 mins

biden administration offshore wind

US to Pay TotalEnergies $1bn in Taxpayer Money to Drop Wind Projects, Redirect Investments to Oil and Gas

Energy

Mar 25th 20263 mins

melting glacier; global warming; hottest decade on record.

UN Confirms Hottest Decade on Record, Says Earth Is ‘Being Pushed Beyond Its Limits’

Climate Change

Mar 24th 20263 mins

Commercial airplanes at the Hong Kong International Airport.

Iran War: Work From Home, Increase Car Sharing, Fly Less to Ease Energy Crisis, Says IEA

Energy

Mar 23rd 20263 mins

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