The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that a “worldwide catastrophe” is threatening the Pacific Islands and that the world must respond to the unprecedented and devastating impacts of rising seas “before it is too late”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global SOS message titled “Save Our Seas” from the Pacific Island nation of Tonga… Read More »
You’ve probably heard phrases like “climate crisis,” “climate emergency,” or “climate justice” more often lately as people try to explain the urgent risks and consequences of climate change. The danger is real, but is using this language really convincing? A recent survey of 5,137 Americans, a nationally representative sample, found that Americans are more familiar… Read More »
US politics has become a bastion of extreme climate change denial, with a quarter of members of Congress denying the reality of climate change and the American public growing increasingly concerned about dangerous global warming. A total of 123 elected federal representatives, including 100 in the House of Representatives and 100 U.S. senators, deny the… Read More »
Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was used to high temperatures. His hometown of Dallas, which is currently struggling with relentless heat, experiences frequent heat waves. But the 21-year-old was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) temperatures he encountered when he visited Athens with friends in mid-June. “I actually had… Read More »
Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was used to high temperatures. Heat waves occur frequently in his hometown of Dallas, which is currently under the influence of extreme temperatures. But when the 21-year-old visited Athens with friends in mid-June, she was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) heat… Read More »
Susan Solomon was born and raised in Chicago and received her PhD in atmospheric chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He is known for his work in the 1980s that revealed how the Earth’s protective ozone layer was being depleted by man-made chemicals. Their work formed the basis of the 1989 Montreal protocol, an… Read More »
The planet has achieved a “shocking” new milestone by enduring 12 consecutive months of unprecedented temperatures, according to new data from the European Union’s climate monitoring service Copernicus. Copernicus data showed that every month from June 2023 to May 2024 was the world’s hottest month on record. Copernicus chief executive Carlo Buontempo warned that worse… Read More »
The planet has achieved a “shocking” new milestone by enduring 12 consecutive months of unprecedented temperatures, according to new data from the European Union’s climate monitoring service Copernicus. Copernicus data showed that every month from June 2023 to May 2024 was the world’s hottest month on record. Copernicus chief executive Carlo Buontempo warned that worse… Read More »
From May 15 to 17, 2024, American leaders, including California Governor Gavin Newsom and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy, will participate in a global conference on environmental issues. Wandering? Vatican. The summit, titled “From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience,” will focus not only on mitigating climate change but also on human adaptation. “We must begin to… Read More »
The deadly heatwave in Gaza in April, which worsened an already serious humanitarian crisis, has become hotter and more likely due to the human-caused climate crisis, according to an analysis published on Tuesday. Gaza was not alone. Analysis by the World Weather Attribution initiative (WWA) has revealed that several heat waves last month, which spread… Read More »