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A shocking new analysis from Oxfam has revealed the staggering environmental inequality between the world’s wealthiest individuals and everyone else. According to the study, the richest 1% of people globally have already consumed their fair share of carbon emissions for…
The world’s oceans have once again broken heat records in 2025, absorbing unprecedented amounts of thermal energy and intensifying the extreme weather patterns affecting communities around the globe, according to new scientific data. This alarming trend underscores a critical reality…
A dedicated group of marine researchers, dubbed “bubble chasers” and “flare hunters,” are scouring the world’s oceans for methane gas seeping from the seafloor—a phenomenon that could significantly impact global climate change. These scientific specialists travel from the Arctic to…
The Arctic is experiencing a dramatic transformation that extends far beyond struggling reindeer and unusual weather patterns. As global temperatures rise, the region’s melting ice is creating unprecedented geopolitical tensions and opening new strategic possibilities that help explain recent political…
The world’s oceans continued their relentless warming trend in 2025, marking the ninth consecutive year of increasing global ocean heat content, according to a major international study published Friday in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The staggering scale of this energy…
The Trump administration announced Wednesday its intention to withdraw the United States from more than 60 international organizations and treaties, marking an unprecedented retreat from global cooperation on climate change and environmental issues. The sweeping decision includes withdrawal from foundational…
Australia's Victoria state faces unprecedented bushfire threats with every region under extreme warnings, as Greenland's newly discovered rare earth deposits promise to transform renewable energy supply chains. Meanwhile, UK adjusts controversial farm inheritance tax following agricultural sector pushback.
As Australia endures another punishing heatwave, climate scientist Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is confronting a deeply personal reality: how to explain our changing climate to the next generation. The recent temperature forecasts have brought back vivid memories of the devastating Black Summer…
Daniele Visioni, a climate scientist and assistant professor at Cornell University, sometimes worries about being labeled “an enemy of the state” for his environmental research. The Italian-born scholar, who will serve as an author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
The Trump administration’s announcement Wednesday that it would withdraw from a major international climate agreement has reignited a complex constitutional debate about presidential power to exit treaties without Congressional approval. The withdrawal drew sharp criticism from global leaders and climate…
