Traffic accidents and hospital admissions are soaring as wintry conditions refuse to let up. With more icy weather on the horizon, when can those in Germany expect the ice to thaw?
Although the war in Gaza has clearly cooled diplomatic ties and sparked disputes between China and Israel, science and technology cooperation at a civil level between the two countries has continued. “I have a feeling that we have a lot of common ground and plenty of opportunities for cooperation in sectors such as energy and agriculture,” said Yaroslav Efimov, head of science and technology at PLANETech, an Israeli non-profit innovation community specialising in climate change-related...
As climate change alters ice cover, researchers are asking for data from locals who are already "in tune with the ice."
In the beachside state of Goa, officials and oil executives envisioned new energy pacts and multilateral relationships as a counterbalance to Trump’s America.
China suspended trading of five commodity funds on Friday to curb investment mania in gold, silver and oil and reduce underlying risks amid geopolitical tensions. The only public fund investing in silver futures in mainland China, UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund, a listed open-ended fund (LOF), will be suspended for the whole day on Friday, the second such halt since January 22. The trading halt also spread to oil LOFs, four of which were halted for an hour up to 10.30am on Friday. Before the...
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06207A, Paper Dengxu Wu, Ziqi Zhang, Lutong Wang, Lei Zhu, Hong Li, Liquan Chen, Fan Wu All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) face critical challenges in practical implementation due to excessive stack pressure requirements and interfacial degradation. To solve the solid-solid interfacial contact problem, we propose a dual... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[RFI] A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according to climate scientists.
White House cites Cuba’s ties to hostile powers as order ratchets up Trump’s pressure to topple its government Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday laying the groundwork to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, the White House said. The order, which ratchets up Trump’s pressure to topple the Communist government, declares a national emergency and establishes a process for the US secretaries of state and commerce to assess tariffs against countries that sell or otherwise provide oil to the island nation. The White House has yet to specify tariff rates for violating its new policy of blocking Cuba from buying oil. Continue reading...
President Trump signed an executive order allowing new tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba, intensifying US pressure on the Cuban government. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated her country has temporarily halted oil shipments to Cuba, asserting it was a sovereign decision independent of US influence.
Amid rusting oil pumps and rigs, once affluent Venezuelan oil towns place their hope in US investment.
Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a new law opening its oil sector to private companies. This reverses a policy of state control lasting over 20 years. The law allows private firms to manage oil production and sales. It also permits international arbitration for disputes. Extraction taxes will be adjusted.
They charge quickly and don't catch fire, so where are they? Find out why you still can't get an electric car with a solid-state battery.
Venezuela’s legislature on Thursday adopted a bill that throws its oil industry open to private investors, in line with US demands following the toppling of leader Nicolas Maduro. Lawmakers in the South American country adopted reforms to a hydrocarbons bill that roll back decades of tight state control over foreign investment in the sector. To lure private capital into an industry reeling from years of US sanctions, the bill also makes the royalties regime more flexible. Acting President Delcy...
Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time enabled one of its capsules to blaze through Earth’s atmosphere on Thursday, marking a significant milestone for the agency and America’s space industry. The material, known as C-PICA (Conformal Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator), provides a […]
Description This artist’s concept depicts a cutaway view showing Europa’s ice shell. It contains a shallow layer of small imperfections (cracks, pores, and voids) that extend down from the surface hundreds of feet. The icy moon of Jupiter is thought to harbor an ocean below its frozen exterior. Data used to generate a new result […]
Across Instagram and Facebook, AI-generated videos show people of color putting ICE agents in their place. Are they cathartic or just adding to a stew of misinformation?
A coalition of environmental, labour and other groups says the Manitoba government has to spend more money on climate protection in the spring budget.
Alfonso 'Fonzie' Andrade Jr. (pictured), 26, was detained by ICE agents in July when he showed up for an appointment with his probation officer.
Open access notables Are Hibernators Toast? Global Climate Change and Prolonged Seasonal Hibernation , Dausmann & Cooper, Global Change Biology This review examines the multifaceted implications of global climate change on mammalian hibernators, emphasizing physiological, ecological and phenological impacts. While high-latitude habitats are experiencing faster overall warming, tropical and southern hemisphere regions face more unpredictable and variable climate alterations. Increasing temperature can directly affect hibernators by elevating hibernacula temperatures, shortening torpor bouts, increasing arousal frequency, and depleting energy reserves crucial for survival and reproductive success. Conversely, cold anomalies due to climate change may cause disruptive...
Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett ‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed Since medieval monks started draining and managing the Somerset Levels, humans have struggled to live and work alongside water. “At the moment it feels like a losing battle,” said Mike Stanton, the chair of the Somerset Rivers Authority. “Intense rainfall is hitting us more often because of climate change. It may be that in the next 50 years, perhaps in the next 20, some homes around here will have to be abandoned.” Continue reading...
Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to be thriving
Committee Democrats expressed concerns the bill could harm the environment and public access to state parks.
In the winter of despair, it was a day of the vile and a night of the obscene It was the worst of times and then even worse; it was the age of lies and then more lies; it was an epoch of preening and cowardice. In the winter of despair, it was a day of the vile and a night of the obscene. It was a tale of two films, one featuring the stark killing of a protester on a cold Minneapolis street and the other starring Melania Trump striking poses in a “documentary” shown at a private screening at the White House. Throughout the day of Saturday 24 January videos of the killing by ICE agents of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Veterans Administration hospital, on a street in Minneapolis were broadcast endlessly on TV news channels and seen by tens of millions online. The videos clearly showed Pretti...
Curbing emissions can’t be about stopping the development of energy infrastructure.
The schism between Democratic environmental ideals and California voters' anxiety about affordability, notably gas prices, were on full display during an environmental policy forum among some of the state's top Democratic candidates for governor on Wednesday.
[Afreximbank] Cairo, Egypt - 28 January 2026 - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), working with other mandated lead arrangers, has successfully closed a US$1.75 billion syndicated receivables purchase facility for Sonangol, Angola's national oil company.
The Trump administration awarded $500 million in contracts for Venezuelan oil sales to two firms with a history of bribery and corruption.
From Japan to China and the US to Scandinavia, heating with air conditioning has long been standard practice. But now warming homes with AC is catching on in other parts of the world.
The recent spending law passed by Congress could affect plans for renewables, nuclear and energy efficiency.
A Department of Energy emergency order prioritizes grid reliability over air pollution rules, potentially exposing communities to dangerous emissions.
The secretary of State told senators the federal government will not sink taxpayer dollars into Venezuelan oil infrastructure.
[Daily Trust] Climate change and growing competition over dwindling natural resources are major drivers of violent conflicts across Nigeria, stakeholders have said, warning that failure to respond early could allow disputes to escalate into widespread violence and criminality.This formed the focus of discussions at a state-level capacity-building workshop on the National Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System (NCEWERS) held in Kaduna State, which brought together security agencies, government response
The International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation in 2025 was a timely reminder that the stability of Mongolia’s economy rests on fragile mountain systems that are melting faster than ever recorded. The loss reverberates across the country’s energy and agricultural systems, two development pillars that draw from the same finite resource: water. Warming and glacial retreat […]
The environmental watchdog has issued a clean-up notice to the operator of a coal mine near Lithgow over pollution in a river which flows into Warragamba Dam.
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will use hot water to bore through the ice and deploy instruments at one of the most critical parts of the glacier.
A team of researchers from the UK and Korea has reached the most inaccessible and least-understood part of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica where they will drill through the glacier to directly observe how warm ocean water is … The post Scientists’ drilling mission on remote and inaccessible glacier appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
[New Era] Namibia is experiencing a severe water crisis, with its central regions facing dire shortages driven by climate change and infrastructure constraints.
Tennessee officials report eight deaths as forecasters say another potentially major winter storm could hit east coast Dozens of weather-related fatalities have been confirmed since the start of the powerful winter storm that swept across much of the US in recent days, with current estimates being as high as 60 so far. Tennessee officials have reported eight deaths as forecasters are now monitoring another potentially significant winter storm that could hit parts of the east coast this weekend. Continue reading...
THE HAGUE - The Netherlands “insufficiently” protects its tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused China of profiting from Venezuela’s long-running economic collapse by securing discounted oil, telling senators that removing Nicolas Maduro was necessary to end energy arrangements that he said “favoured Beijing at the expense of the Venezuelan people”. During a hearing of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Rubio portrayed China as a central beneficiary of the Maduro government, arguing that Beijing had taken advantage of sanctions...
Tom Morello, Rise Against, Al Di Meola, Ike Reilly, and more guests will perform on Jan. 30 with proceeds benefiting the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed by ICE agents
New footage appears to show Alex Pretti spitting at ICE agents and smashing the taillights of their black SUV during a chaotic confrontation.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, faces claims she lived 'a life of luxury' in the UK at properties paid for and refurbished by energy industry figures seeking government contracts in Nigeria.
Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisis The Dutch government discriminated against people in one of its most vulnerable territories by not helping them adapt to climate change, a court has found. The judgment , announced on Wednesday in The Hague, chastises the Netherlands for treating people on the island of Bonaire, in the Caribbean, differently to inhabitants of the European part of the country and for not doing its fair share to cut national emissions. Continue reading...
This is a re-post from the WMO Climate variability and long-term climate change are increasingly shaping the performance and reliability of renewable energy systems worldwide, according to the WMO–IRENA Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Demand Review: 2024 Year in Review, released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Published in partnership with: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Key messages WMO–IRENA 2024 Year in Review highlights growing impacts of climate extremes on clean power systems Climate variability is already shaping renewable energy supply and electricity demand worldwide Extreme heat is...
Science in the Arctic — and Greenland — is on the frontline of pressing challenges facing humanity, like climate change and genetics. Some researchers worry international collaboration is at risk.
A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the devastating effects of climate change – a sweeping victory for the islanders. The Hague District Court, in a stunning rebuke of Dutch authorities, also ruled that the government discriminated against the island’s 20,000 inhabitants by not taking “timely and appropriate measures” to protect them from climate change before it is too late. “The island already...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 3, 16 February 2026.
A new climate-smart horticulture centre at Eskom’s Grootvlei power station, backed by the Netherlands, is testing how South Africa’s energy transition can deliver jobs, food security and skills
Superpower Institute report fleshes out 2024 call from Labor heavyweight Ross Garnaut to re-embrace carbon pricing 12 years after Tony Abbott axed it Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government could make deep emissions cuts and restructure an ailing federal budget by taxing polluting companies more than $35bn a year for the damage they cause to the planet, according to a report backed by senior economists and ex-public servants. The analysis by the Superpower Institute – overseen by the longtime Labor adviser Ross Garnaut and former consumer watchdog chair Rod Sims, and supported by ex-Treasury head Ken Henry – makes a case for the introduction of a “polluter pays levy” on companies that extract or import fossil fuels consumed in Australia...
A court has ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the devastating effects of climate change — a sweeping victory for the islanders.
The U.S. could start building a true Arctic fortress in Alaska tomorrow.
President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times ' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy.
Oil helped keep homes warm during this week’s cold snap.
New research shows that city and state climate policies often leave renters behind.
The agency’s plan would narrow water quality reviews and eliminate one of the few ways that tribes can their enforce treaty rights. The post An EPA proposal would make it harder for tribes to protect their water appeared first on High Country News.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06010A, Paper Zhenwei Li, Zhiyu Zou, Hengyuan Hu, Jie Chen, Mengchuang Liu, Ping Liu, Wenhua Zhang, Chang Lu, Zhaoxin Meng, Yongqiang Ji, Jie Yu, Meisheng Han, Yuliang Cao Understanding and regulating the interfacial Na+-storage kinetics of MoS2 anodes remains a key challenge for sodium-ion batteries. Here, Co-doped MoS2 is employed as a model to elucidate, from the perspective... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The president’s assaults on wind and solar projects could become a playbook for disrupting fossil fuel plans in the future.
The company owns two power plants outside regulated utility frameworks, allowing the electricity to be sold to the highest bidder.
How long does it take for a Frosty Fruit to melt in a heatwave? Guardian Australia sacrificed three ice blocks in Melbourne, Sydney and Ouyen, where the temperature hit 48C on Tuesday. It was the fifth day in a row that temperatures have exceeded 40C, with four more forecast to follow Explainer: What happens to the human body in 49C heat? Australians are finding out Continue reading...
A growing number of states are eyeing restrictions on weather and climate modification as startups move into the field.
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Thailand must urgently upgrade its flood and water management systems as climate change intensifies extreme weather, experts warned at the Water Resilience Forum 2026 on Monday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05840F, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Hadi Rostamzadeh, Hamid Montazeri Self-heating interaction with ion migration induces scan-rate-dependent temperature and thermal hysteresis due to comparable thermal, electrical, and ionic timescales, reshaping transient performance and stability in perovskite solar cells. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
He will on Wednesday become the first prime minister in eight years to visit Beijingin an attempt to bring relations between the two countries out of the 'ice age'.
Our various graphics and model-observation comparisons have been updated with 2025 data. There are a few version updates that make some difference (particularly in sea ice extent), but the basic story is similar to last year. Feel free to comment and/or suggest changes for the future, including potential new comparisons. The post 2025 Updates first appeared on RealClimate.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05832E, Paper Huihui Hu, Yanhong Feng, Zhiwei Wang, Longchao Zhuo, cejun hu, Imran Shakir, Dingsheng Wang, Xijun Liu Layered manganese oxides (δ-MnO2) are regarded as promising cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), owing to their abundant resources, multiple electron transfer, and environmental benignity. However, their poor intrinsic conductivity... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Jimmy Kimmel became emotional on his show, weeping twice while discussing the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis. He described the events as atrocities committed by "goons" and urged for courage from the right. Kimmel expressed personal distress, noting family in the city and the fear gripping residents.
Nova Scotia is set to reach its target of relying on 80 per cent renewable energy by 2030, mainly through new onshore wind farms.
Bessent’s argument collapses the moment it is viewed through the prism of logic, because it mistakes activity for responsibility and motion for meaning. When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, India was importing barely 1–2% of its crude oil from Russia. It was not a factor in the global energy equation at all.
President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected claims that the halting of oil shipments to Cuba was prompted by pressure from Washington, framing the decision as a sovereign policy choice shaped by state oil company Pemex's contractual considerations.
The “Doomsday Clock” representing how near humanity is to catastrophe moved closer than ever to midnight on Tuesday as concerns grow on nuclear weapons, climate change and disinformation. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which set up the metaphorical clock at the start of the Cold War, moved its time to 85 seconds to midnight – four seconds closer than a year ago. The announcement comes a year into US President Donald Trump’s second term in which he has shattered global norms including by...
Claudia Sheinbaum denied move was response to pressure from the US, after Trump said ‘zero’ oil would go to Cuba Mexico has cancelled a shipment of oil to Cuba , the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, appeared to confirm on Tuesday, but she insisted the decision was “sovereign” and not the response to pressure from the US. Fuel shortages are causing increasingly severe blackouts in Cuba, and Mexico has been the island’s biggest oil supplier since the US blocked shipments from Venezuela last month. Continue reading...
The mistake made it sound like Toronto was wiped off the map.
The assessment reflected growing risks related to nuclear weapons, climate change, AI, autocracy, biological technologies and other human-made threats.
The U.S. is set to lift some sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry as the Trump administration continues to take steps to control the country's sector following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.
[Daily Maverick] This is part 1 of a three-part series that traces the origins of the Anthropocene - the current geological epoch that speaks bluntly to humanity's impact on the environment - and the unfolding 'Sixth Extinction', adding to the wave of global megafaunal extinctions that began in what is popularly known as the 'Ice Age'.
The United States is the only country to pull out of the global agreement among nations to fight climate change. European diplomats say the U.S. reputation is suffering.
The United States on Tuesday formally withdrew from the Paris climate accord, the key international framework for combating global warming, in line with President Donald Trump's declaration a year ago.
[Ayin Network] With the widespread deterioration of Sudan's electricity grid following the outbreak of war, the energy crisis transformed into an economic dilemma affecting production, water, agriculture, and daily livelihoods. Amid this void, solar energy rose from a limited, secondary option to a practical solution relied upon by families, as well as the agricultural, industrial, and service sectors.
More than 30 have died across a dozen states as deep snow and ice halted traffic, canceled flights and closed schools Many in the US faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a deadly, colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the north-east and kept parts of the south coated in ice. More than 30 deaths were registered in more than a dozen states afflicted with severe cold, according to reports. There were still about 550,000 power outages in the nation on Tuesday morning, according to poweroutage.us . Most of the outages were in the south, where weekend blasts of freezing rain caused tree limbs and power lines to snap, inflicting crippling outages on northern Mississippi and parts of Tennessee. Officials warned that it could take days for power...
At least 35 deaths have been reported in states afflicted with severe cold across the U.S., according to local officials.
The emergency orders are meant to bolster the grid during extreme winter weather.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that oil shipments to Cuba have been suspended, reflecting a decision made by Petróleos Mexicanos.
Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heatwave. The rural towns of Hopetoun and Walpeup in Victoria state registered preliminary highs of 48.9 degrees, which if confirmed overnight would top records set on the day in 2009 when 173 people were killed in the state’s devastating Black Saturday bushfires. No casualties were reported from Tuesday’s heatwave, but Victoria...
Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the ‘real economy’ shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy The United States has officially exited the Paris climate agreement for the second time, cementing Donald Trump ’s renewed break with the primary global venue to address global heating. The move leaves the US as the only country to have withdrawn from the pact, placing it alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries not party to the agreement. While it will not halt global climate efforts, experts say it could significantly complicate them. Continue reading...
Beyond clean power, offshore wind is fixing the ocean. Learn why aquatic wind turbines are doing a lot more than generating energy.
Weather warnings, including ‘danger to life’ flood threat in Devon, are in place across much of the UK with major travel disruption expected Tell us: how have you been affected by Storm Chandra? Some of the rainfall totals in the south-west of England for the last 24 hours has almost totalled the average for the entire month, BBC News reports. Here is a list of some notable rainfalls: 100mm (3.9in) White Barrow (South Dartmoor) 75mm (3in) Marden Down (Dartmoor) 73mm (2.8in) Ottery St Mary’s 60mm (2.4in) Ashcombe (Teignbridge) 51mm (2in) Wendron (South-west Cornwall) Continue reading...
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the export of a new shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this January to Shell, from the Idku LNG Terminal. The shipment, totaling approximately 150,000 cubic meters, was transported aboard the tanker “Methane Bekki Anne” to a Turkish port. This export is part of Egypt’s plan to … The post Egypt to export 3.2 billion cubic feet of gas to European markets appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The seriously harmful levels of ultrafine dust reached three digits in Greater Bangkok while most of Thailand was blanketed with unsafe degrees of smog on Tuesday morning.
A massive winter storm that inundated large swaths of the United States over the weekend has now resulted in more than 30 deaths across the country.
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar celebrated the stopping of an oil shipment to Cuba as the Trump administration continues to push for regime change in Havana.
Major emitter the US has officially left the Paris Agreement and global emissions keep rising a decade on from the deal. Yet renewables' growth shows climate action can work. Here's what's been done and what's missing.
The company has sought to shift its offerings toward data centers and liquefied natural gas to offset declines in its oil field services and equipment business.
The energy interruption from the new Canada to New England line raises questions about the region’s electricity mix.
The case asks Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute to pay up for climate impacts.
Climate change has shifted from being a subject of policy discussion to becoming central to the global economic system in recent years.
The teal MP has made a major call, as her electorate and state is hit by a major heatwave, with fears it could turn deadly.
Canada is a party to an agreement to work with U.S. and Finnish counterparts to produce icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard. Those ships will give the U.S. greater ability to operate in the Arctic. Will they also be used to threaten Canada's sovereignty in the North?
The 35-hour storm began hitting South-West England from yesterday afternoon, before spreading to the rest of the UK.
Extreme fire weather expected to fuel blazes and pose threat to communities near Great Ocean Road. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria to open nation’s first offshore wind auction this year Australia’s first offshore wind auction is set to kick off this year, with the Victorian Government announcing it would invite tenders for 2 gigawatts of capacity in August. We want to give industry the certainty it needs to invest and help us keep building the renewable energy Victoria needs to push down energy bills. Continue reading...
Winter Storm Fern has claimed the lives of over two dozen people as forecasters warn of another deadly storm heading for the US.
Thousands of flights also canceled as states from Texas to Maine grapple with heavy snow, ice and cold temperatures Tell us: have you been affected by the US storm? The powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the US over the weekend has been linked to at least 18 deaths. The deaths have been reported from Texas to New England as many parts of the country grappled with heavy snow , ice and dangerous cold. Continue reading...
Learn more about the new research that backs up the theory that the bluestones of Stonehenge were carried or dragged by Neolithic people.
Winter storm forces shutdowns, flaring and production losses across the state.
Major travel hubs across the country are still reeling from the heavy snow and crippling ice that was unleashed over the weekend.
Ever wondered why you won't find kangaroos outside Australia? It all started with massive climate change millions of years ago.
Today's signing of the Hamburg Declaration has been welcomed by business leaders but they warn that energy security "must not stop" at renewables
Americans in Paris are organising a demo in solidarity with the American people, and against the ICE agency.
Nine European nations including France, Germany, Denmark, Norway and the UK vowed on Monday to build up North Sea offshore wind power with the aim of boosting climate-friendly energy while reducing dependence on foreign powers.
HELP(2) will raise funds for War Child UK, which helps children affected by global conflict
Deep beneath the South Pole, two seismometers will monitor the planet’s interior and the movement of Antarctic ice
The European Space Agency’s innovative Biomass satellite is now fully commissioned, opening free access to a powerful new stream of data that promise a step change in our understanding of forest dynamics and their role in regulating the global carbon cycle.
[Namibian] Namibia stands to benefit from growing global demand for uranium, as countries look to nuclear power to meet clean-energy goals.
More than 100 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe Devastating floods have killed more than 100 people in southern Africa since the beginning of the year and displaced hundreds of thousands, as authorities and aid workers warn of hunger, cholera and attacks by crocodiles that have spread with the waters. More than 70 people have died in Zimbabwe and 30 in South Africa, where hundreds of people were evacuated from Kruger national park earlier this month after a deluge of rain . Continue reading...
[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has deployed its Emergency Response Team (ERT) to support the Governments of Mozambique and South Africa, following recent floods and extreme weather conditions that have resulted in loss of lives, destruction of infrastructure and disruptions of essential services.
Solar geoengineering could halve the economic cost of climate change, but stopping it would cause temperatures to rebound sharply, leading to greater damage than unabated global warming
European leaders meet in Germany on Monday to discuss North Sea energy and security cooperation, but fears over US designs on the Arctic island of Greenland may overshadow the talks.
[Namibian] Namibia is anchoring its nuclear energy ambitions on international partnerships and established global benchmarks as it considers nuclear power generation to strengthen energy security and add value to its uranium resources.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- On January 26 every year, the world observes the International Day of Clean Energy, established by the United Nations General Assembly to drive clean energy solutions that care for the planet and improve lives.
A severe winter storm that brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. was intensified by the polar vortex and warm ocean.
Bitter cold in the coming days could affect Appalachian natural gas producers as a broad swath of the U.S. shivers in the blast of Arctic air.
It became the 11th state to file a lawsuit against the petroleum industry, despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the case.
“Apps don’t understand the details of why snow, sleet or freezing rain happens," a meteorology professor said.
He's freezing the day.
Like the fearful Sicilian aristocracy in the 1958 epic novel, Europe clings to the status quo. But managed decline is not the only option Just past the quarter-mark of the century, Europe appears to be at a turning point. For decades its share of global GDP has been shrinking and its geopolitical influence eroding. At a certain point, relative decline can turn into absolute decline. That moment may be approaching. The US, Russia and China are openly engaged in a “ scramble for Europe ”. Moscow seeks to reassert hegemony in the east. Beijing wants Europe’s industry; Washington demands obedience – and Greenland. Germans have grown anxious about the future. A disoriented France can’t fix its budget. Desperate for growth, Brussels dismantles climate legislation it passed only a few years ago...
Health warnings have been issued for Bangkok as PM2.5 levels are forecast to rise this week, prompting potential work-from-home arrangements to limit exposure, says Governor Chadchart Sittipunt.
[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria, agriculture contributes about 40% to national gross domestic product and supports the livelihoods of about 60% of the population. Finding ways to farm through climate change is vital for national development and poverty reduction.
Temperatures in Ouyen and Mildura in north-west Victoria forecast to reach 49C on Tuesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast South Australia faced another day of searing heat on Monday, as Victorians prepared for conditions forecast to be the hottest in history. Tuesday could see heat records broken throughout eastern South Australia and Victoria, with maximums expected to be near 50C across inland areas, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...
Kerala's Kollakkayil Devaki Amma, along with other 'unsung heroes' like Gambir Singh Yonzone and Hally War, has been recognized with Padma awards for their significant environmental conservation efforts. Amma transformed sandy land into a green sanctuary, while others established national parks and revitalized living root bridges, showcasing dedication to nature.
A cruise ship carrying around 200 passengers was rescued from the Antarctic ice over the weekend in an incredible mission by the coast guard.
The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday in much of the country, followed by very low temperatures, the National Weather Service said.
Reporters from across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state — the impact and how officials are responding.
More than 220 million Americans across 34 states are covered by winter weather warnings - almost two-thirds of the population - as Storm Fern moves from the South towards New England.
Temperatures will continue to drop this evening, however.
Snow, sleet, freezing rain and perilously cold temperatures forecast to sweep eastern two-thirds of nation More than 700,000 households and businesses in the US are without power and over 10,000 flights are expected to be cancelled ahead of a monster winter storm that threatens to paralyse eastern states with heavy snowfall. Forecasters said snow, sleet, freezing rain and dangerously frigid temperatures would sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation on Sunday and into next week. Those warnings came after three people were found dead Saturday afternoon on New York City streets “from weather-related circumstances” amid the brutally cold temperatures, as the local NBC affiliate reported . Continue reading...
[UN News] "Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you," the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production.
Altman’s campaigning for his company coincides with its use of enormous present resources to serve an imagined future Sam Altman has claimed over the years that the advancement of AI could solve climate change, cure cancer, create a benevolent superintelligence beyond human comprehension, provide a tutor for every student, take over nearly half of the tasks in the economy and create what he calls “universal extreme wealth”. In order to bring about his utopian future, Altman is demanding enormous resources from the present. As CEO of OpenAI, the world’s most valuable privately owned company, he has in recent months announced plans for $1tn of investment into datacenters and struck multibillion-dollar deals with several chipmakers. If completed, the datacenters are expected to use more power...
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his flashlight into the dark water. “It’s really coming through now.” It was shortly after 10 pm on a […]
“Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production.
The area most U.S. Arctic strategists think needs the most immediate development is not Greenland but the Bering Sea, almost 3,000 miles away.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, January 18, 2026 thru Sat, January 24, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (7 articles) Ocean Damage Nearly Doubles the Cost of Climate Change "Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance, according to a study from Scripps Oceanography." Inside Climate News, Johnny Sturgeon, Jan 15, 2026. ‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn environmental crisis is decades ahead of forecasts "Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists" The Independent, Maria Butt, Jan 17, 2026. 2026 will likely be among...
Snow fell over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday (January 23) in a frosty prelude to a monster winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much of the United States over the weekend from the Rockies to the Eastern Seaboard. Residents across the U.S. prepared for the storm, buying generators, firewood, and groceries, while outreach workers raced time to offer...
Since the container deposit scheme’s inception in November 2023, can and bottle recycling rates have more than doubled in Victoria.
Hong Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has joined a wave of global aviation shutdowns, cancelling at least four US-bound flights on Sunday as a monster winter storm grounded more than 9,500 flights across America, with about 1,800 pre-emptively cancelled for Monday. Cathay on Sunday stopped short of revealing the exact number of flights affected, saying only that it was “making a number of cancellations” to services between Hong Kong and the US from Saturday to Monday, including those...
A high-impact and potentially historic winter storm is underway, delivering heavy snow, crippling ice, and days of life-threatening travel conditions to more than 245 million people from Arizona to Maine through the weekend.
When Fabiola, a single mother and naturalised US citizen from Latin America, first learned of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, she said she was heartbroken and terrified. Then she joined the thousands of other Minnesotans who have volunteered to track ICE agents since Good was killed, despite her fears for herself and her son Asher, who is seven. “I do feel scared, but at the same time, I know I have to take care of my people too,” she...
Minneapolis witnesses another shooting involving federal law enforcement. The incident occurred at East 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue. Video shows federal agents struggling with a man before a shot was fired. Governor Tim Walz reacted sharply to the incident. This comes after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agents earlier this month.
Yellow warnings for heavy rain remain in place across parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and south-west England and Wales Downpours and high winds are likely to continue after Storm Ingrid wreaked havoc in the south-west and washed away part of a historic pier in Devon, the Met Office said on Saturday. It has been a wet weekend for many, with yellow weather warnings for heavy rain in place across parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and south-west England and Wales. Continue reading...
The NWS says an Arctic air mass could bring a prolonged freeze to Houston this weekend.
Cuba has turned to Africa for fuel supplies after the loss of regular oil shipments from Venezuela and dwindling deliveries from Russia and Mexico, according to satellite-tracking data cited by Colombian outlet Semana.
Winter storm system brings emergency declarations and nearly 11,000 flight cancellations throughout swath of country The severe cold weather has created unsafe driving conditions on many roads throughout the midwest and southern US today. Sheets of ice are currently coating several streets and highways, causing increasing risk to drivers. Even after the ice has been cleared away, it often quickly comes back due to precipitation and freezing temperatures. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads. Sergeant Ellis from the Tennessee Highway Patrol posted a video to social media demonstrating the dangerous conditions. Continue reading...
Texas Senator Ted Cruz responded after an image of him boarding a plane went viral ahead of this weekend's winter storm. Texans poked fun at his frequent absence during severe weather.
Winter weather is engulfing large area of country as 16 states plus DC have declared states of emergency A powerful winter storm that has more than 150 million Americans in its crosshairs had started sweeping across much of the US on Saturday – packing heavy snow and sleet as well as freezing rain, and the risk of widespread power outages. Snowfall was already being reported on Saturday morning across parts of the plains, the south and the midwest, including in areas of Oklahoma , Iowa , Tennessee , Kansas , Texas , and Missouri . Continue reading...
Groups say EPA did not adequately consider adverse health effects to children when it approved the pesticide Public health groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its approval of a Pfas “forever chemical” insecticide that industry research found likely reduces testicle size, lowers sperm count and harms the liver in rats. The pesticide, isocycloseram, is used on food crops and could especially threaten children and developing fetuses, but the EPA did not factor those risks into its safety assessment, said Nathan Donley, environmental health science director with the Center for Biological Diversity, a plaintiff in the suit. Continue reading...
Snow fell over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday in a frosty prelude to a monster winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much of the United States over the weekend from the Rockies to the Eastern Seaboard. Forecasts called for heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, to sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation, threatening to upend travel and spawn widespread power outages. At least 14 states and the...
Jan. 24, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
President Trump is intensifying his focus on Greenland, with the White House releasing an AI-generated image of him with a penguin to highlight the strategic importance of the Arctic island. Trump has cited security concerns regarding Russia and China, sparking backlash from allies. He also criticized Canada's opposition to a missile defense project, warning of Chinese influence.
The U.S. National Weather Service forecast warns of widespread heavy snow and a band of catastrophic ice stretching from east Texas to North Carolina.
Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits.
A sweltering heatwave has several states on high alert for bushfires as another braces for a tropical cyclone to make landfall.
NEW YORK - A massive winter storm was set to drop a hazardous mix of freezing rain and heavy snow on some 160 million Americans starting Friday, threatening "catastrophic" icy conditions.
[The Point] Africa has substantial new and renewable energy resources, most of which are under-exploited. Only about 7% of Africa's enormous hydro potential has been harnessed. Existing estimates of hydro potential do not include small, mini and micro hydro opportunities, which are also significant. Geothermal energy potential stands at 9000MW, but only about 60MW has been exploited in Kenya.
Feel like you're at the North Pole at the moment? There's good reason for that.
The Trump administration is considering a total blockade on oil imports to Cuba to drive regime change in the country, according to a new report.
Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for most of Canada over a 'high or moderate impact level' cold blast that is set to last throughout the weekend.
A new analysis of mineral grains has refuted the "glacial transport theory" that suggests Stonehenge's bluestones and Altar Stone were delivered to Salisbury Plain by glaciers.
Liam Ramos was seen in images that circulated social media this week wearing a bunny-shaped beanie with tears streaming down his face as ICE agents descended on his home.
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile—and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
An “epigenetic” adaptation could prevent large numbers of loggerhead turtles from hatching as female due to climate change – a threat that was feared to lead to population collapse
“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.
More than 230 million Americans are bracing for severe winter weather that forecasters fear will bring heavy snow and catastrophic ice conditions.
The department has issued a public health warning after reports that transformer oil is being used for medicinal purposes in some communities
Residents are furious that the state has approved a power plant that would generate more than a million pounds of climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions daily.
Renee Nicole Good’s killing is the latest example of the president’s outrageous – and blatant – assaults on the truth With Donald Trump back in office for a year, it seems increasingly clear what his motto should be: “Who you gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?” Whether about grocery prices, January 6, Ukraine or actions by ICE agents, Trump keeps making astonishingly false statements that contradict what we can see with our own eyes. In recent weeks, Trump has once again sought to bamboozle us into not believing what we saw – the most egregious recent example involved the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Within hours of her death, Trump smeared Good on Truth Social, saying that the 37-year-old mother of three belonged to “a Radical Left Movement of Violence and...
The extreme cold continues to grip southern Manitoba and Winnipeg for another day. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an orange coded cold warning for much of Manitoba, including Winnipeg. A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected, with wind chill values dropping into the minus 40 to minus 45 degree range....
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07550E, Paper Zhe Zhang, Wenli Qi, Shiwan Zhang, Jiacheng Zhu, Linlin Wang, Yue Bai, Jiale Chen, Yifan Chen, Guangqiang Hou, Xiaogang Niu, Xuefeng Wang, Ji-Tao Chen, Xiao Ji, Yujie Zhu To advance the practical application of potassium-ion batteries (PIBs), the lack of robust electrolytes must be addressed, as the prevailing fluorinated solvents present a cost-prohibitive and environmentally unsustainable solution. Here,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Children’s developing lungs make them vulnerable to air pollution. The post Wildfire smoke is a growing threat to kids appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky gets 6 feet of snow in places, burying cars and cutting off roads and buildings A record-breaking snowfall event unfolded in far eastern Russia last week when the town of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, located on the Kamchatka peninsula’s east coast, received more than 6 feet (1.8 metres) of lying snow in places. Strong winds accompanying the snowfall caused extreme drifting of more than 10 feet against buildings and cars. Two key ingredients combined to cause such an extreme snowfall event. Strong Pacific low pressures dragged moist air from the tropics northwards, which clashed with cold Arctic air already over the region. Continue reading...
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has ordered the immediate closure of all sachet and mineral water production facilities operating without valid permits, citing serious violations of national environmental and public health standards. The directive affects major producers, including Ducor, Lara, Jolly Jolly, Wologizi, and several others across Monrovia and other counties.
China has no plans or ability to conquer Greenland, analysts say. But it does have wide-ranging ambitions to expand its presence across the Arctic region.
Climate change is opening up previously inaccessible land and sea, boosting global interest in Greenland.
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The complaint sets the stage for a larger legal battle over President Donald Trump's efforts to revive the coal industry.
Advocates charge that California pollution regulators ignored their plea to end a program that they say discourages emissions reductions.
Arctic air will blanket much of the U.S. this weekend, raising questions about market manipulation and grid reliability.
Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.
A major winter storm is expected to impact more than 200 million people in United States this weekend. Freezing rain and ice is a particular concern.
Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007.
China will closely monitor developments in Greenland as it seeks to become an important player in Arctic affairs. Still, Beijing is unlikely to respond with any major action in the near future to counter US President Donald Trump’s bid to annex the island, analysts said. “The Arctic is certainly a central matter for policy for China, and they know it’s going to be important in the future, especially with climate change,” said Eurasia Group’s China practice head, David Meale. In his escalated...
Katy Perry, renowned pop sensation, is under fire for her recent venture into space tourism, with critics pointing to contradictions in her environmental commitment. Although her sub-orbital adventure was hailed as a groundbreaking achievement for women, it also raised eyebrows due to the substantial carbon footprint associated with such flights.
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about George Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
Destiny Jackson, 26, claimed that she and her family were travelling home from her middle schooler's basketball game when they were allegedly tear-gassed at random by ICE agents.
The United States’ abrupt withdrawal earlier this month from dozens of international institutions, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, was more than another episode of diplomatic retrenchment. It was a reminder that the post-war architecture of global governance, particularly in environmental affairs, is under strain. Against this backdrop, China’s decision to nominate Xiamen as the host city for the secretariat of the new High Seas Treaty should not be read as a quest for...
An incoming Arctic blast will send temperatures plunging and trigger a massive and long-lasting winter storm. But will it trees explode?
Up to 1.6inches (40mm) of rain and 60mph gusts of wind are expected on Friday, with a yellow weather warning in place for wind and rain between 2am on Friday until 9am on Saturday.
Storm expected to hit from south Rockies and plains into mid-south on Friday before spreading east A powerful winter storm is set to sweep across much of the US this weekend, bringing potentially record-breaking cold, heavy snow and ice that forecasters warn could cause hazardous conditions, potential power outages and travel disruptions. The storm is expected to bring “widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain” from the south Rockies and plains into the mid-south beginning on Friday, before spreading east to the mid-Atlantic and New England areas this weekend, according to the US National Weather Service on Thursday. The impact in New England will potentially linger into Monday. Continue reading...
A warming Arctic set the stage for a massive winter storm expected to stretch 2,000 miles across the Eastern U.S. this weekend.
Despite geopolitical upheaval, sanctions, and military action, this South American state's proven oil reserves remain colossal.
Quebec is delaying its greenhouse gas reduction target by five years, saying meeting the 2030 goal would risk jobs and the economy amid U.S. tariff uncertainty.
ADVISORY: World Resources Institute’s Stories to Watch 2026 sophie.brady@wri.org Thu, 01/22/2026 - 11:48 Washington (January 22, 2026) — Join WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta on Thursday, January 29 from 9:00–10:30AM ET (3:00pm–4:30PM CET) for Stories to Watch 2026 , WRI’s flagship annual global briefing on the moments, trends and decisions set to define the year ahead for people, nature and climate. Register here . Last year marked a widening divide in global climate action: clean energy generation soared and EVs sales broke records, while the United States backpedaled on climate action and global development aid decreased. Sharply contrasting narratives are emerging around the economic transition — between the governments, businesses and...
Hong Kong will not pursue carbon-based taxation in its decarbonisation efforts, as maintaining a low and simple tax framework is central to the city’s competitive advantage, the financial chief has told a panel at the World Economic Forum. Speaking at the “How to Finance Decarbonization?” panel in Davos, Switzerland, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said that a key strategy by Hong Kong authorities was collaborating with the private sector to develop robust business cases for sustainable...
Ambassadors from five nordic countries were in Yellowknife Wednesday for a seminar called "Resilience in the Arctic." The session was centred on discussions between Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Canada about areas of co-operation in the Arctic.
Arctic Monkeys teilen mit „Opening Night“ den ersten neuen Song seit vier Jahren. Der Track erscheint auf „Help (2)“ zugunsten von Kindern in Konfliktgebieten. Die Arctic Monkeys haben heute ihren ersten neuen Song seit vier Jahren veröffentlicht. „Opening Night“ erscheint als Teil des Benefizalbums „Help (2)“, das die Hilfsorganisation War Child am 6. März herausbringt. Insgesamt beteiligen sich 30 Künstler:innen und Bands mit 23 Songs an dem Projekt, dessen Erlöse vollständig Kindern in Konfliktgebieten zugutekommen. Zu dem Beisteuern des... Der Beitrag Arctic Monkeys veröffentlichen „Opening Night“ für Charity-Album erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
The vice-president will first attend a meeting with ICE agents, and then hold a roundtable with local business leaders and officials; US House to vote on a bill to fund ICE House Democrats expected to overwhelmingly reject a bill to fund ICE The eighth circuit court of appeals on Wednesday lifted restrictions on federal immigration agents’ use of force against protesters. Last week, a US district judge in Minnesota issued a preliminary injunction curbing tactics that have been used widely by ICE agents against protesters in Minneapolis. Continue reading...
Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 10% New wood-burning stoves will carry a health warning highlighting the impact of the air pollution they produce, under UK government plans. Ministers have also proposed cutting the limit on the smoke emitted from wood burners by 80%. However, the measure would only apply to new stoves, most of which already meet the stricter limit. The new limit would cut the annual toxic emissions from wood burning in the UK by only 10% over the next decade, according to the consultation. Continue reading...
A Russian oil terminal near Volna was hit late Wednesday. The strike caused a major fire, killing at least two people and injuring several others. Four oil product tanks caught fire. Emergency services extinguished the blaze by Thursday morning. This marks the second consecutive night of attacks on Krasnodar Krai. Ukraine considers Russian energy infrastructure legitimate military targets.
The Energy secretary said he’s been “inundated with outreach” from interested companies.
Cash, gold, mercury and firearms seized in operations in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said. The operation was backed by Interpol, the EU and Dutch police specialising in environmental crime. It involved more than 24,500 checks on vehicles and people across remote border areas and led to the seizure of cash, unprocessed gold, mercury, firearms, drugs and mining equipment, Interpol said. Continue reading...
The storm was expected to hit starting Friday, stretching from New Mexico to New England and across the Deep South.
Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Human-caused global heating made the intense heatwave that affected much of Australia in early January five times more likely, new analysis suggests. The heatwave earlier this month was the most severe since the 2019-20 black summer, with temperatures over 40C in Melbourne and Sydney, even hotter conditions in regional Victoria and New South Wales, and extreme heat also affecting Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. Continue reading...
In a tragic incident at Real Ispat & Power Ltd in Chhattisgarh, a catastrophic explosion at a coal kiln has resulted in the loss of six lives, with four more workers suffering critical injuries. The explosion occurred during a routine operation, scattering dangerous debris and prompting an extensive rescue mission as fears arise about the possibility of additional casualties.
The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just hours after the process began, its operator said, but the reactor remains “stable”. Operations to relaunch a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province, closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, began late on Wednesday after it received the final green light from the nuclear regulator despite divided public opinion. But its operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), said that...
The removal of sulphur from shipping fuels caused ‘a lot of extra sunlight’ to get through atmosphere and hit reef in 2022 Steps to clean up the shipping industry by removing sulphur from fuels intensified a major coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef by allowing more of the sun’s energy to hit the oceanic wonder, according to a new study. Sulphur pollution can cause respiratory problems for humans and cause acid rain, but it also has a shading effect and can make clouds brighter, providing more shade to areas underneath. Continue reading...
The 5,000-year-old mystery of Stonehenge may have finally been solved with the help of a few tiny grains of sand.
Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet It looks more like a worn sock than a fearsome predator. It moves slower than an escalator. By most accounts, it is a clumsy and near-sightless relic drifting in the twilight waters of the Arctic, lazily searching for food scraps. But the Greenland shark, an animal one researcher (lovingly) said, “looks like it’s already dead”, is also one of the least understood, biologically enigmatic species on the planet. Continue reading...
[SAnews.gov.za] As severe weather conditions have eased down across parts of the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, including areas in the Kruger National Park (KNP), the Crocodile Bridge Gate will re-open for day visitors from today.
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co. shut down a nuclear reactor Thursday morning at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant hours after it went live.
The U.S. won't provide security guarantees to companies that plan to operate in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
In 2025, global ocean temperatures rose to some of the highest levels ever recorded, signaling a continued accumulation of heat within the Earth’s climate system and raising deep concern among climate scientists. The economic toll of ocean-related impacts—including collapsing fisheries, widespread coral reef degradation, and mounting damage to coastal infrastructure—is now estimated to be nearly […]
Under the deal, the country would receive funding in exchange for cutting coal-fired power generation in one of the world’s most carbon-intensive economies. But politicians have expressed concern about the conditions under which funds will be disbursed.
Courts could take years to decide who owns sanctioned Venezuelan oil, creating uncertainty around the globe.
A tribunal found that the liquefied natural gas company acted as a “reasonable and prudent operator,” Venture Global said in a filing.
A top NATO official said the organization is working with Donald Trump to 'implement his vision' on not just Greenland but the future of 'the whole Arctic region.'
The draft National Electricity Policy 2026 proposes annual tariff resets, including automatic index-linked revisions, to ensure the financial health of power utilities. It aims to limit cross-subsidies for manufacturing and railways, while promoting competition in distribution and phasing out monopolies. The policy also emphasizes renewable energy, storage, and cybersecurity.
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found , in a “major tipping point” for clean energy. Turbines spinning in the wind and photovoltaic panels lit up by the sun generated 30% of the EU’s electricity in 2025, according to an annual review. Power plants burning coal, oil and gas generated 29%. Continue reading...
[Scrolla] Floods damaged Kruger National Park fences, allowing animals to wander into nearby communities. Some families say poverty and high meat prices have pushed them to hunt wild animals for food.
Immigration enforcement has sent a surge of federal agents to the fishing state, with about 50 arrests so far The Trump administration has begun another targeted immigration crackdown, sending a surge of federal personnel to Maine, an ocean fishing state, in a plan dubbed by the government Operation Catch of the Day. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) is aiming the push at Somali immigrants living in the north-eastern state, according to reporting by the New York Times. Continue reading...
Learn more about the climate events that may have led to food shortages and the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.
Winter weather is now less dependable in many cities that have historically hosted the games. The post To survive warming winters, the Olympics will need to change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
In fall 2025, more than 50 educators and over 1,500 young people across Maine and New Hampshire participated in NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Green Down, a citizen science (also known as participatory science or community science) initiative that engages students and volunteers in tracking seasonal changes in plant life. By observing and documenting leaf color change and leaf drop, participants contributed valuable data used by scientists studying how ecosystems respond to a changing climate.
Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has appointed a U.S.-trained economist to lead the country's main investment agency, a move widely seen as an attempt to attract foreign investment to the oil industry.
A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.
Following what he called a “very productive” meeting with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States has established the framework for a future agreement concerning Greenland and the broader Arctic region. “This solution, if finalised, will be a great one for the United States of America and all Nato nations,” Trump said on Wednesday, adding that, based on this understanding, he will not impose the tariffs originally scheduled for February...
Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills are on the way.
A slew of organizations have filed lawsuits against EPA's decision to give coal plants several more years to reduce water pollution.
This is a re-post from the WMO Press Office The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, continuing the streak of extraordinary global temperatures. The past 11 years have been the 11 warmest on record, and ocean heating continues unabated. Key messages Past 11 years have been 11 warmest on record Temporary cooling by La Niña does not reverse long-term trend Ocean warming continues unabated WMO consolidates eight datasets for single authoritative source of information International data exchange underpins climate monitoring The global average surface temperature was 1.44°C (with a margin of uncertainty of ± 0.13°C)...
KARIWA — The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.
Dramatic footage shows how massive waves struck the Italian island on Tuesday night as the Mediterranean was battered by powerful Storm Harry.
A powerful geomagnetic storm is currently impacting Thailand following solar activity on Monday, prompting warnings about potential disruptions to satellites, the global positioning system (GPS) and aviation communications.
[This Day] Former Lagos Governor and ex-Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, CON, SAN, has written the foreword for Renewable Energy: Law and Policy in Nigeria - A Crosscutting Perspective by Dr Bitrus Joseph Bulama.
China installed 561 gigawatts of wind power electricity by the end of 2024, easily the largest amount in the world. The U.S. is second.
"I think people are underestimating just how bad it's going to be," said a former NOAA chief scientist.
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct Since January 6, roughly 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to Minnesota under the pretext of responding to a fraud investigation . In practice, these largely untrained and undisciplined federal agents have been terrorizing Minneapolis residents through illegal and excessive uses of force – often against US citizens – prompting a federal judge to attempt to place limits on the agency’s actions . The Trump administration is encouraging the lawlessness by announcing “absolute immunity” for ICE agents. But if the secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem, does not heed the court ruling, the consequences...
Venezuela received $300 million Tuesday as part of revenues from oil sales to the United States, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said.
Millions are told to stay home in the US and more than a million are left without power, while Australia faces record heatwave Cold weather across a vast swathe of the eastern United States has been the likely cause of at least 49 deaths in the past week. At one point, about 213 million people were under some sort of winter weather warnings, affecting areas from New Mexico to New England – a spread of about 2,000 miles (3,200 km). Millions were told to stay at home, and at one point there were more than a million people without power. As of Wednesday night, there were still 312,000 outages, mostly across Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Continue reading...
As thousands of ICE agents arrived, kids started staying home from school. A local principal, teachers, and parent volunteers have banded together to keep the families safe.
A rare spot of global climate agreement could prevent up to half a degree of warming this century.
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Asia is scaling renewable power, electrification and clean manufacturing faster than any other part of the world. Yet the pace is outstripping the availability of skilled workers, creating a bottleneck that could slow progress towards net zero. Global renewable energy jobs reached 16.2 million in 2023, an 18 per cent increase year on year, driven largely by growth in solar energy, equipment manufacturing and power...
A number of Aussie towns are facing near-50C temperatures as the country swelters in another heatwave.
A new executive order declares that Havana constitutes a “national emergency,” allowing Trump to levy tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba.
[263Chat] Zimbabwe will mark World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2026 amid growing concern over the rapid destruction of wetlands, which authorities say is worsening flooding, heightening climate risks and undermining environmental resilience.
Eleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria's Alpine national park will soon become 13, when Omeo, one of the females, gives birth in March. One of Australia's only alpine lizards, guthega skinks live on 'sky islands' above 1,600 metres in two isolated alpine locations – Bogong high plains in Victoria and Mount Kosciuszko in NSW. 'They're extremely vulnerable, given where they live,' says skink specialist Dr Zak Atkins, director of Snowline Ecology. As the climate warms, their alpine zone is retracting, and there's nowhere higher for them to go Nursing a skink: endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria Continue reading...
The federal government is fighting against the Great Barrier Reef being listed as “in danger”. Such a listing could threaten 77,000 jobs and a $9 billion industry.
The Treasury Department announced a general license authorizing U.S. firms to trade Venezuelan oil after Caracas approved a law to improve terms for foreign investors.
Thailand's new National Oil Plan will not be affected by PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc's (OR) decision to discontinue sales of gasohol E85, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
ICE agents allegedly mocked a teenager delivering life-saving medication to his ailing father at a detention center. The father, arrested at McDonald's, suffers from heart failure. The incident highlights concerns about ICE detention practices, with data suggesting many detainees lack criminal convictions. Public figures are voicing strong opposition to the administration's immigration policies.
Learn how polar bears in the Arctic’s Barents Sea are maintaining healthy fat reserves despite sea ice loss in a warming climate.
Description This graph shows the rise in global mean sea level from 1993 to 2025 based on data from a series of five international satellites. The solid red line indicates the trajectory of this increase, which has more than doubled over the three decades. The dotted red line projects future sea level rise. A NASA analysis […]
Scientists say it's a rare natural phenomenon driven by pollution and—yep—climate change.
In 2025, solar and wind surpassed coal as a global energy source. The post Despite Trump, renewable energy keeps surging appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary.
PM says trip to China has put relationship in stronger place, but possible return visit angers British critics UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has taken a big step towards rapprochement with China, opening the door to a UK visit from Xi Jinping in a move that drew immediate anger from British critics of Beijing. During the first visit by a UK prime minister to China in eight years – a period which Starmer has described as an “ice age” – he said talks with the Chinese president had left the bilateral relationship in a stronger position. Continue reading...
“If you see an ICE agent in the street, get your phone out,” the Democrat said.
A mild La Niña caused greater rainfall over the Amazon basin, which offset rising sea levels due to record warming of Earth’s oceans. The rise in the global mean sea level slowed in 2025 relative to the year before, an effect largely due to the La Niña conditions that persisted over most of the year. […]
Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.
[Agenzia Fides] Nampula -- In Mozambique, the resumption of school activities in the country has been postponed until 27 February 2026. The decision was taken by the country's Council of Ministers following the severe repercussions caused by the floods (see Fides, 21/1/2026).
Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), in collaboration with key partners, has begun a two-day validation workshop aimed at reviewing Liberia's Micro-Utility Licensing Framework, Mini-Grid Code, Multi-Year Tariff Methodology and Tariff Regulation.
[Leadership] JMG Limited, a provider of integrated electromechanical solutions in Nigeria, has reinforced its leadership in the country's clean energy transition by hosting media stakeholders to commemorate the International Day of Clean Energy, spotlighting the real-world impact of its solar and hybrid energy solutions across key sectors of the economy.
Climate Central has revealed the shocking impact climate change has had on this location in the high-altitude Italian Alps.
Unsafe levels of ultrafine dust blanketed 57 provinces and Bangkok and one province, Samut Songkhram, faced a red level of harmful smog.
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
The Department of Energy invited states to partner on waste storage and other nuclear power projects.
A clash between the state and Williams Cos. comes as the Trump administration pushes for more fossil fuel infrastructure.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced that no more oil or money would be going to Cuba, though he didn’t explain how the restrictions would be enforced.
"Captive coal" is increasingly powering the nickel and aluminum industries, even after the country banned new coal plants.
Very wet—but very warm—weather in the western U.S. has left many mountainous regions looking at substantial snowpack deficits.
[The Conversation Africa] Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa's largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in mid-January 2026. Rural villages remained cut off from the world following the week-long heavy rains.
Daunting forecasts indicate that yet another winter storm is brewing, pummeling millions of Americans with snow and ice for a second weekend in a row.
Khosla Ventures Managing Director Keith Rabois' defense of federal immigration agencies after a fatal ICE shooting sparked a public clash with founder Vinod Khosla. While Rabois defended law enforcement, Khosla condemned the ICE agents' actions as "vigilantes" and criticized the administration.
High hopes for Optimus robot help company beat forecasts despite yearly revenue decline and flailing car business In the clearest sign yet that Tesla is pivoting away from its electric car business, CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday’s investor call that the company would discontinue production of its Model X SUV and Model S full-size sedan. “It’s time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end,” Musk said. “We expect to wind down S and X production next quarter.” Continue reading...
Aging infrastructure is to blame for Winter Storm Fern’s weather outages — and for recent price spikes.
Bonaire, a Dutch overseas territory, deserves the same protections as Europe, the ruling said. The decision adds to a growing body of precedent worldwide.
Your car might not start tomorrow morning, unless you have one of these. Find out which 5 batteries crushed the Consumer Reports cold weather torture tests.
How much do you know about friction? Jennifer R. Vail's charming, if sometimes technical, "biography" of the force showcases its amazing and largely overlooked role in everything from climate change to dark matter, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Monarch says he has remained focused despite early criticisms of his beliefs, in new film Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision King Charles has revealed he “wasn’t going to be diverted” from his environmental campaigning despite criticism in the past in a new documentary showcasing his philosophy of “Harmony”. In the Amazon Prime Video film, his first project with a streaming platform, Charles recalls past attacks on his outspokenness on the environment, saying: “I just felt this was the approach that I was going to stick to. A course I set and I wasn’t going to be diverted from.” Continue reading...
After working and camping for a week on Thwaites Glacier, scientists were ready to start drilling into the ice, if only the weather would let them.
The US president bears political responsibility for having greenlighted ICE agents’ regularly lawless conduct As public outrage grows over the killing of two protesters by Donald Trump ’s deportation agents in Minneapolis , the White House is going into damage -control mode . It has its work cut out for it. Trump didn’t pull the triggers that killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti , but he bears political responsibility for having greenlighted the agents’ regularly lawless conduct. Good and Pretti should not have been killed. As far as can be seen in the ample video evidence that has emerged, neither posed a threat to the agents at the scene or anyone else. Their sole “offense” was to take a stand against the deportation raids. Yet trigger-happy agents needlessly shot them – Good as she...
In an about-face, the agency would instead approve five state "good neighbor" plans, thereby potentially skirting new pollution control requirements.
Winter weather has to push uphill in our warming climate, but this event could set records for total damage and in some areas for prolonged cold. The post This week’s Arctic onslaught and how it compares to blasts from the past appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Meteorologists warn that a bomb cyclone could strike the East Coast with the power of a hurricane, bringing more snow and dangerously cold temperatures.
Lisa Garcia has decades of experience in environmental law and policy, having worked in state and federal government as well as for green organizations.
The state says it still plans to enforce the rule, even though EPA's disapproval means it won't count legally toward emission reduction requirements.
[Liberian Investigator] GBARNGA -- In a brightly lit room at the Liberia Opportunity Industrialization Center (LOIC) in Gbarnga, women and young girls are learning to operate modern solar-powered sewing machines, each dreaming of a better future for themselves and their families. The room radiates with energy, determination, and gratitude as participants of a unique empowerment program, led by LOIC and Eco Energy, take their first steps toward financial independence.
A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters After a tumultuous year under the Trump administration , the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted a new, almost unrecognizable guise – one that tears up environmental rules and cheerleads for coal, gas-guzzling cars and artificial intelligence . When Donald Trump took power, it was widely anticipated the EPA would loosen pollution rules from sources such as cars, trucks and power plants, as part of a longstanding back and forth between administrations over how strict such standards should be. Continue reading...
WASHINGTON — Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behaviour by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and artificial intelligence (AI) worries among factors driving risks for global...
The post New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater appeared first on ProPublica.
Former utility commissioner Tim Echols talks climate change, the Republican party, and how the state will deal with rising power demand.
In the global shift towards carbon neutral mobility, a striking role reversal is taking shape. China, often seen as a top-down planner, has emerged as a pragmatic, market-responsive architect of new energy vehicle (NEV) policy. Europe, a champion of climate ambition, is seemingly executing a retreat amid a disconnect between ambition and reality. The planned dilution of the European Union’s ban on new combustion-engine cars by 2035 to a carbon dioxide output reduction target of 90 per cent is...
Ecuador's Foreign Ministry sent a 'note of protest' to the US Embassy in Quito after ICE agents tried to force their way into the nation's consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
The agency will no longer conduct site-specific environmental assessments for new leases in national forests.
Former OPEC President Diezani Alison-Madueke is charged with five counts of accepting bribes from people linked to energy firms and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
If where you live suddenly feels like the Arctic tundra, you'd best peep what's in this list.View Entire Post ›
The Justice Climate Fund received two non-federal grants to help Native American communities finance clean energy projects.
[Nyasa Times] The Chief Secretary to the Government, Justin Adack Saidi, has challenged stakeholders, including private sector players, to take a more proactive role in addressing climate-induced disasters and accelerating global climate action so that Malawi can meaningfully benefit.
Popularity of EVs in country is part of global trend of emerging markets spurning fossil fuel cars at surprising speeds When Berke Astarcıoğlu bought a BMW i3 in 2016, he was one of just 44 people in a country of 80 million to buy a battery electric vehicle (BEV) that year. By the time he bought a Tesla in 2023, BEVs were no longer a complete oddity in Turkey, making up 7% of new car sales. Fast-forward two years and electric cars are selling so fast that Turkey has caught up with the EU in its rate of adoption. Its market is now the fourth largest in Europe, behind Germany, the UK and France. Continue reading...
As it grapples with two fatal tragedies, questions emerge over how to protect the country from more landslides – its deadliest natural hazard New Zealand could experience an increase in landslides – its most deadly natural hazard – as global warming triggers more intense and frequent storms, experts have warned in the wake of two landslide tragedies in the North Island. New Zealand’s landscapes are scarred with the evidence of landslides – they are responsible for more than 1,800 deaths since written records began – more than earthquakes and volcanoes combined. Continue reading...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.
Bushfires still burning out of control in Victoria after state’s all-time maximum daily temperature record of 48.9C broken on Tuesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Parts of New South Wales and south-western Queensland could be on track for more record setting temperatures on Wednesday as a heatwave that has gripped south-eastern Australia persists. By midday the temperature in Wilcannia, in NSW’s west, was 45.4C, with a forecasted maximum of 48C, while in Bourke, the mercury had climbed to 41.3C with a forecasted maximum of 47C. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06986F, Paper Yiyang Hu, shao-jian zhang, Han Wu, Qianru Chen, Pengfang Zhang, Junnan Hao, Shizhang Qiao Aqueous zinc–iodine (Zn–I2) batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage due to inherent safety and environmental compatibility. However, their application is hindered by serious polyiodides shuttling, limited iodine conversion... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Centralia, Pennsylvania, once a thriving town, now stands as a ghost town due to an unending underground coal fire. Decades of abandonment have allowed nature to reclaim the land. Grasses, shrubs, and young trees cover former neighborhoods. Insects, birds, and small mammals have returned. This unintended nature reserve shows life's resilience even in a place deemed unsafe for human return.
The captain of a captured Russian- flagged oil tanker was 'whisked away' from Scotland aboard a US Coast Guard vessel.
Readers on clean and affordable energy, U.N. climate policy and more.
Toyota is performing another recall on its Tundra line of trucks, affecting 160k vehicles. The reason may sound familiar to Tundra owners, too.
Results from the solar-powered spacecraft provide a new measurement of the thickness of the ice shell encasing the Jovian moon’s ocean. Data from NASA’s Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsurface structure of the icy shell encasing Jupiter’s moon Europa. Using the spacecraft’s Microwave Radiometer (MWR), mission scientists determined that the shell averages about 18 miles (29 […]
The lawsuit accuses the companies of raising prices by working against solar and wind power and by downplaying the risks of climate change.
Scientists are using radar to study damaged ice both in Antarctica and, with the help of a NASA spacecraft, on Jupiter’s ocean moon of Europa.
The amount of rainfall in the southern Amazon basin has declined by 8 to 11 per cent since 1980, largely due to the impact of deforestation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been given the last word on the use of the revenue from Venezuela's oil sales as the Trump administration oversees the country's industry following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.
Weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds are in place during the third major storm to hit to the UK this month.
Used electric vehicles (EVs) now offer buyers the best value over the entire lifetime of the car, a study claims.
It’s looking increasingly likely that a coastal storm could bring more snow to the East Coast this weekend—and potentially strengthen into a bomb cyclone.
More than 800 employees sign petition calling for withdrawal of ICE agents and cancellation of contracts More than 800 US tech workers have signed a petition calling for tech CEOs to demand the Trump administration remove US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from US cities and cancel contracts with the agency. “We know our industry leaders have leverage: in October, they persuaded Trump to call off a planned ICE surge in San Francisco,” the petition reads . “Now they need to go further, and join us in demanding ICE out of all of our cities.” Continue reading...
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here On Tuesday, Australia’s second largest city baked through one of its hottest days since modern instrumental records began in 1910. Several Melbourne suburbs topped 45C. The country’s fifth largest city, Adelaide, reached that temperature on Monday. Its residents then suffered through their hottest night ever, with a minimum of about 34C. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum. Brands using plastic packaging – from Kraft’s Heinz Beanz to Mondelēz’s Philadelphia – use materials made by the plastic manufacturing arm of the oil company Saudi Aramco. This article is part of a cross-border investigation, supported by IJ4EU and coordinated by the independent journalist Ludovica Jona, with the media outlets the Guardian, Voxeurop, Mediapart (France), Altreconomia (Italy), Público (Spain), Investigative Reporting Denmark, Deutsche Welle (Germany) and...
Truly, I am the country’s biggest fan. But in the spirit of free speech its leaders apparently love, here’s a few things the rest of the world needs them to know We in the rest of the world have had to hear a lot – such a lot – about what this US government and its hardcore fanbase thinks about us. So you know they’ll be super-relaxed and free-speechy about hearing some thoughts about how they look from the outside. Let’s use last Saturday as a single snapshot. In Minneapolis, they had the shooting by ICE agents of a protesting nurse who posed no threat – an event promptly, provably and blatantly lied about at the highest level by Donald Trump’s politburo. Then that evening in Washington, a lot of those same politburocrats turned out for the White House premiere of a ridiculous propaganda...
With a clean energy tax credit, E15 fuel and other priorities in limbo, ethanol advocates appeal to the president for action.
At least 10 New Yorkers were found dead outdoors as below-freezing temperatures and a bruising snowstorm gripped the Big Apple over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.
[Scrolla] South African National Parks reopened Phalaborwa Gate on Monday. Phabeni Gate opens Tuesday. Bateleur Bush Camp reopens Wednesday. Satara is open. Letaba and Shingwedzi rest camps and Pafuri Border Post remain closed due to flood damage. Visitors must not remove safety barricades.
[New Era] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$10 million loan to Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, marking a critical milestone for Namibia's ambition to become a global leader in green hydrogen and green ammonia production. While this financial injection is modest in size compared to the project's staggering overall value of more than US$10 billion, the funding is strategically significant: it helps unlock one of Africa's most ambitious renewable energy developments and sends a powerful signal of
California marked a milestone this month with the return of an uninterrupted Highway 1 through the perilous, yet spectacular cliffs of Big Sur.
[Daba Finance] Germany is in talks with South Africa over an additional €720 million in concessional climate financing under the Just Energy Transition Partnership, according to Rainer Baake, Germany's special envoy for the program.
Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air Breathwork is everywhere, whether it’s in yoga studios, corporate retreats or self-help reels. We’re told to “just breathe”. Be mindful. Lower our stress levels. Inhale. Exhale. In the yogic tradition, bringing clean air into our lungs and our body ( pranayama in Sanskrit) is about purifying and detoxing, and then exhaling what we don’t need. That all sounds great if you live on a remote island or in the middle of a forest – but what if that air isn’t cleansing us, but making us sick? According to the World Health Organization , 99% of the global population is exposed to air-pollution levels that exceed its health-based guidelines and...
More than 100 flood warnings issued in England, with red warning in Ottery St Mary on the River Otter Storm Chandra – live updates A red flood warning – meaning danger to life – has been issued for a river in south-west England as Storm Chandra brought heavy rain and strong winds to many areas of the UK. The Environment Agency (EA) said severe flooding was expected on Tuesday morning in Ottery St Mary , which sits on the River Otter, with the flood water expected to be deep and fast-flowing. Continue reading...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto on Monday convened a virtual Special Africa Leaders' Meeting on Climate Adaptation to rally support for scaled-up financing and coordinated action to strengthen climate resilience across the continent.
This year at the Tucson gem shows, you can see everything from a complete woolly rhino fossil, to large silver specimens on exhibit for the first time since 1947, to dazzling displays of red, white and blue rubies, sapphires and…
The energy interruption from the new Canada-to-New-England line raises questions about the region’s electricity mix.
The EU’s landmark ban on Russian fossil fuels is heading for its first major test.
President Donald Trump has formally removed the U.S. from the historic agreement that aims to limit global warming.
Concrete is a significant portion of the emissions associated with building data centers. But the “boom in data centers is providing an opportunity to evaluate, address and move on the carbon impacts of concrete,” said an engineer.
Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes A hillside “battery” outside Plymouth in Devon has begun generating electricity using a first of a kind hydropower system embedded underground. The pioneering technology means one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower , can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes rather than the steep dam walls and mountains that are usually required. Continue reading...
[The Conversation Africa] I returned home to Kenya's coast after months of winter in Germany, and the heat felt extreme. Temperatures rose past 35°C by midday under the blazing sun of Kilifi, a tourism destination on Kenya's shores of the Western Indian Ocean. It is here that international visitors come for pristine beaches, marine excursions, and trips to nearby islands and creeks.
A massive winter storm has claimed at least 25 lives across the United States, bringing heavy snow to the Northeast and widespread power outages in the South. Freezing rain and snow caused significant travel disruptions, with thousands of flights cancelled and schools closed. The storm's impact included deadly accidents and exposure-related deaths, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity.
Storm Chandra is set to bring disruptive weather across the UK from late Monday into Tuesday, with heavy rain, strong winds and snow triggering multiple Met Office warnings. Flooding is likely in parts of southern England, while northern England and Scotland face hill snow and travel disruption. Households are urged to prepare for possible power cuts.
Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfully Lawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully. The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...
Ouyen and Mildura in northern Victoria forecast to break state’s all-time maximum on Tuesday, as weather warnings issued Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A day of record-breaking heat looms for Victoria, with temperatures forecast to hit 49C in the Mallee and Melbourne facing its hottest day since Black Saturday 2009. It was 26.1C as the sun rose on Tuesday over the small Victorian town of Ouyen, the Mallee town of 1,170 people whose forecast high of 49C would break the state’s temperature record of 48.8C set in Hopetoun on Black Saturday in 2009. Continue reading...
Federal agents deployed chemical irritants against a rowdy crowd of anti-ICE protesters participating in a noise demonstration outside of a Minneapolis hotel where ICE agents were believed to be staying.
A massive winter storm has buried millions under a historic blanket of snow and ice, locking much of North America in a dangerous Arctic air mass. CBC’s Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down the rare atmospheric collision of a polar vortex and an atmospheric river — two extreme weather phenomena that combined to create this record-breaking, high-impact event.
Local investigators said two transmission towers that were damaged in the storm had been in operation since the late 1960s.
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune The number of people living with extreme heat will more than double by 2050 if global heating reaches 2C, according to a new study that shows how the energy demands for air conditioners and heating systems are expected to change across the world. No region will escape the impact, say the authors. Although the tropics and southern hemisphere will be worst affected by rising heat, the countries in the north will also find it difficult to adapt because their built environments are primarily designed to deal with a cooler climate. Continue reading...
European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers wreck forest protection pact Leading British and European retailers are trying to salvage the core elements of the Amazon soy moratorium after the world’s most successful forest protection agreement was wrecked by Brazilian lawmakers and abandoned by international traders. In an open letter, high street brands including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda say the breakdown this month of the 20-year-old agreement will damage consumer confidence unless new arrangements are put in place to ensure grain production is not linked to deforestation. Continue reading...
JD Vance whined about protesters demonstrating outside of a restaurant where ICE agents ate.View Entire Post ›
If they’re trying to eliminate witnesses, they cannot eliminate us all His last words, spoken to a woman who had been tackled to the ground and pepper-sprayed by nearby ICE agents, were “Are you OK?” Alex Pretti was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital; those who knew him recalled, among other things, his devotion to his elderly dog, Joule, who died about a year ago. In bystander videos taken of Pretti’s death, he can be seen holding up his phone to video ICE agents operating in Minneapolis, and waving cars around him to avoid the officers as they attack other onlookers. After he is dragged away from the woman he was trying to help, a gaggle of ICE officers surround Pretti and force him to the ground, beating and restraining him there as he struggles to free himself. Continue reading...
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzania and Norway have agreed to continue strengthening their cooperation in the area of carbon trading, as part of advancing joint efforts on environmental protection and sustainable development.
Many alerts remain in place with power outages in some regions Here are some photos that show just how severe the snow storm has been in New York: Freezing rain that coated roads and brought trees and branches down on power lines was the main peril in the South over the weekend. In Corinth, Mississippi , heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar told employees at its site to stay home today and tomorrow. It already was Mississippi’s worst ice storm since 1994 with its biggest-ever deployment of ice-melting chemicals — 200,000 gallons (750,000 liters) — plus salt and sand to treat icy roads, Governor Tate Reeves said at a press conference on Sunday. Continue reading...
[Leadership] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to accountability in Nigeria's oil, gas, and mining sectors by strengthening its partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
A massive winter storm that lashed the United States over the weekend is expected to cost the country more than $100 billion.
Rolling back the FOIA provision will bring to an end another part of the Biden administration’s legacy at the agency.
London — President Donald Trump painted a simplistic picture for the US operation in Venezuela: go in, get the oil and start exporting. But Big Oil’s experience in post-invasion Iraq proved that the reality will be far more complicated. In 2003, the United States invaded Iraq and captured its leader, Saddam Hussein. More than two … The post The elephant in the room between Trump and oil execs: Iraq appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[Agenzia Fides] Maputo -- Mozambique is currently experiencing one of the worst floods in years, affecting over 600,000 people, more than half of them children. Over 50,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and are housed in 62 emergency shelters, many of which are overcrowded. According to UNICEF, this could be the start of an even bigger and worse disaster as the country faces its annual cyclone season. "
The world endured its costliest wildfire on record in 2025, its sixth-deadliest heat wave, and four floods or storms that caused at least 1,000 deaths. The post Earth was hit by 55 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2025 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
President signals to Wall Street Journal that he would eventually withdraw ICE agents, though did not give a timeframe Minnesota governor Tim Walz appealed to Donald Trump to withdraw federal agents from Minnesota on Sunday, a day after US border patrol officers shot and killed Alex Pretti , a 37-year-old ICU nurse who was monitoring the immigration crackdown . “What’s the plan, Donald Trump?” Walz asked at a news conference . “What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state?” Continue reading...
Chandra is the third major storm to hit the UK this month, after Goretti and Ingird caused widespread damage and destruction.
Warnings issued across 26 US states, while Portugal braces for heavy rain as Storm Joseph rolls in The US is enduring another bout of severe winter weather, as a succession of powerful weather systems brings heavy snow, freezing rain and extreme cold temperatures to much of the country. Twenty-six states, from Texas to Massachusetts, were under storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service over the weekend, with many alerts remaining in place this week. Continue reading...
Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those that cause ice ages
Firms such as SLB and Halliburton could push ahead while some major oil producers question the stability of potential investments.
Last year's "Clear Horizons Act" died in committee after some Democrats warned about its impact on low-income residents.
Climate change has amplified fire conditions in South America and elsewhere, and the recent fires broke out amid a severe heat wave, with high temperatures in some places around 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- East Africa's economic growth is gaining momentum, driven by deeper regional integration, improving macroeconomic stability, and expanding investment in renewable energy, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
[This Day] Africa still producing less than 4% of global pollution
[The Conversation Africa] As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa's G20 presidency set up a new critical minerals framework that aims to help Africa's mineral-rich countries benefit more from local processing and manufacturing. Geoscientists Glen Nwaila and Grant
Death toll sparks calls for companies to be fined under animal welfare legislation over mass fish deaths Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast At least 4 million salmon died prematurely at Tasmanian fish farms in 2025, with new data from the state’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) suggesting about 500,000 fish died in November and December as ocean temperatures warmed. Scientific studies indicate Atlantic salmon are adversely affected when ocean temperatures approach 18C. At higher temperatures, salmon encounter less oxygenated water, suffer from liver and kidney damage, have less appetite and become more vulnerable to disease. This article was republished with permission from the Tasmanian Inquirer Continue reading...
Energy secretary Ed Miliband says clean energy project is part of efforts to leave ‘the fossil fuel rollercoaster’ The UK and nine other European countries have agreed to build an offshore wind power grid in the North Sea in a landmark pact to turn the ageing oil basin into a “clean energy reservoir”. The countries will build windfarms at sea that directly connect to multiple nations through high-voltage subsea cables, under plans that are expected to provide 100GW of offshore wind power, or enough electricity capacity to power 143m homes. Continue reading...
Hazardous conditions expected to continue through Monday in much of the country US winter storm leaves seven people dead as more than 1 million lose power Winter storm Fern is officially operating in full force in the northeastern US. New Yorkers may not be strangers to snow, but these conditions have already proven to be especially severe and dangerous. Yesterday, outreach teams worked to connect with the city’s homeless and provide shelter ahead of the snowstorm. The city has activated a Code Blue, which means anyone who is homeless cannot be denied shelter. Continue reading...
Arctic cold is upending transportation across North America.
A powerful US winter storm spread a paralysing mix of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain from the Ohio Valley and mid-South to New England on Sunday, compounded by bitter, Arctic cold gripping much of the nation east of the Rockies. Winter storm warnings were posted for most of the eastern third of the United States covering 118 million people, as the deep freeze strained energy supplies in some areas, and the National Weather Service predicted widespread, prolonged travel disruptions. An...
As Trump points to Russia and China near Greenland, experts say the biggest Russian and Chinese activity is elsewhere in the Arctic.
A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.
Since 2021, four severe Arctic storms have descended to cover much of North America.
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Main uncovered some of these business dealings.
India is shifting its crude oil sourcing, reducing Russian imports due to compliance risks while increasing shipments from the Middle East. Despite a decline, Russian crude remains a significant, albeit more selective, part of India's energy mix, driven by its economic advantages and refinery margins.
The extreme weather knocked out power across the South — and cold temperature will strain the power network for a week.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 2, 28 January 2026.
A powerful winter storm has caused widespread US air travel disruptions, leading to over 13,000 flight cancellations and impacting major airports. Airlines are waiving change fees and offering rebooking options, but compensation for meals or lodging during weather-related cancellations is not guaranteed.
Thousands of flights across the US were canceled over the weekend after a massive storm began wreaking havoc Saturday night/Sunday morning across large parts of the country, threatening to leave power out for days and block major highways with dangerous ice. According to the Associated Press, nearly 140 million people—more than 40 percent of the … The post Powerful storm hits the US, cancelling thousands of flights appeared first on Egypt Independent.
President Trump approved emergency declarations for ten states facing severe winter storms, with federal agencies coordinating with state officials to ensure public safety. The major storm brought heavy snow and dangerous ice across large parts of the country, impacting millions and causing widespread flight cancellations.
Texas ground to a halt as Winter Storm Fern ravages parts of the South and Midwest, with the Northeast bracing for extreme conditions to persist.
Critics say Labour's Warm Homes Plan runs the risk of landlords driving up rents to cover the hefty cost - or selling up and shrinking the rental market.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 131, Issue 1, January 2026.
A widespread winter storm is bringing snow, sleet and ice to millions of Americans in states from Texas to the East Coast.
Rising Arctic temperatures and melting sea ice could be causing cold air to flow into the Northern Hemisphere. But not all scientists agree.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in an interview this week that the state's "stand your ground" laws could create a "combustible situation" when it comes to encounters with masked ICE agents.
ICE agents responded to growing protests at the site of the most recent shooting.
The Bureau of Meteorology has upgraded a cyclone on the Kimberley coast to a category 2 and is urging residents in the immediate area to shelter indoors.
Winter Storm Fern has sown travel chaos for airline passengers with thousands of flights cancelled ahead of the potentially record-breaking freeze.
It has become difficult to feel shock at the actions of the Trump administration. But this useless cruelty is shameless Liam Ramos is five. In photographs of his arrest on Tuesday, released by the school district where he is enrolled as a preschooler, he is wearing a large blue hat with a bunny face and ears. According to the superintendent, Liam had just arrived home from school with his father when ICE agents apprehended the two and arrested them. Allegedly, one of Liam’s relatives, who was outside at the time, begged for the little boy to be allowed to stay there in their care; instead, both father and son were captured by the federal agents and quickly transported to a detention camp in Dilley, Texas. Liam’s father has no apparent criminal record ; he has a pending asylum case. Does...
Startup David Energy is giving batteries to its New York City customers to help them reduce hefty demand charges on their monthly utility bills.
Infosys is now collecting household electricity data from employees working remotely to enhance its sustainability efforts. This initiative aims to accurately measure the environmental impact of hybrid work and refine clean energy strategies. The company, already a leader in renewable energy sourcing, seeks to further reduce its carbon footprint by understanding home energy consumption patterns.
A study has been launched into how to reduce energy bills in a South Mainland village - potentially using community-owned renewable power.
A colossal winter tempest is wreaking havoc across a significant portion of the United States, bringing with it an onslaught of freezing rain and subzero Arctic air. Meteorologists are alerting residents that the storm might cause devastation akin to hurricane-force conditions. With life-threatening wind chills becoming common, the risk of frostbite looms large.
Winter storm Fern is set to ravage the US over the weekend, with nearly 230 millions expected to experience 'catastrophic' ice and snow.
Floods, wildfires and water shortages: This is a warning of the real costs of climate change, experts say
Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats - and US concerns.
"All residents are welcome...regardless of their immigration status."
While developers of the Seven Stars Energy Project say that the project supports renewable energy goals, not everyone living nearby is on board.
Donald Trump seemed to have misunderstood the difference between global warming and cold weather in his latest social media post.
A new study shows climate change is cutting the number of cities able to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has filed suit against the Trump administration, alleging it has illegally claimed oversight of, and granted approvals for, oil rig pipelines.
Hundreds of businesses closed, and thousands hit the streets to protest ICE, with roughly 100 clergy members arrested at Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport.View Entire Post ›
US president asks ‘whatever happened to global warming?’ Well, it could be making our winter storms worse Donald Trump has erroneously cited an enormous winter storm that is set to deliver freezing temperatures and heavy snow to half of the US as supposed proof that the world is not heating up due to the burning of fossil fuels . Trump, who has repeatedly questioned and mocked established climate science in the past, posted of the storm on Truth Social: “Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain – WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???” Continue reading...
Decades ago, Venezuelan researchers helped the oil industry thrive. Now they hope to be part of its reconstruction
Attorney General Rob Bonta is challenging federal regulators' move to take over jurisdiction and approve Sable Offshore Corp.’s pipeline plan.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump have reportedly reconciled, attending a memorial together in September 2025. Despite this apparent truce, Musk recently diverged from Trump's stance on energy at the World Economic Forum, advocating for solar power to meet America's growing electricity demands, a move contrasting with Trump's pro-oil policies.
Snow, sleet and freezing temperatures are forecast for the south, midwest and east coast over the weekend The dangerous monster storm threatening half of the US was bearing down on Friday with 12 states already declaring emergencies and areas typically unused to prolonged Arctic temperatures bracing for power failures and shortages. At least 230 million people are likely to be affected by the massive winter weather system as it forms in parts of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains and surges across southern and midwestern areas from Friday, blowing up the east coast on Saturday and as far north as Maine by Sunday. Continue reading...
While focused on developing Venezuelan oil fields, Trump administration officials have expressed interest in the country's critical minerals.
Chinese scientists have increased the yield of a carbon dioxide-to-starch conversion method by more than 10 times, potentially paving the way for industrial starch production without the need for agriculture. In 2021, researchers from the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled the world’s first method to synthesise starch from carbon dioxide with the help of enzymes. In a peer-reviewed Science paper at the time, the team reported...
A fiscal committee held back Assemblymember Dawn Addis’ proposal for the second year in a row.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05863E, Review Article Suo Li, Libo Li, Hang Yang, Zhixuan Wang, Xiangrui Deng, Wenyi Lu, Wenhao Xu Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries promise exceptional theoretical energy density but face persistent challenges, notably polysulfide shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics. High-entropy materials (HEMs), leveraging their distinctive configurational entropy and unparalleled compositional... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Some Minnesotans are planning to boycott work, school and shopping Friday to signal their opposition to the Trump administration’s deployment of ICE agents.
With bridges, roads and tourist camps washed away, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp appealed to the public for donations to ‘help save our iconic park’
In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.
Mars may have been a "blue planet" with an ocean the size of today's Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Thursday that being jeered by former Vice President Al Gore was the "greatest honor" he could have received from his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
[GroundUp] Hundreds of homes were damaged by floods in uMshwati in November
The Rhode Island Democrat isn't happy with colleagues moving away from talking about climate change.
The findings underscore a long-running debate on Wall Street over whether asset owners, including pension funds, should adopt investment strategies aimed at limiting climate risks and supporting adaptation to a warming world.
Regional coal demand will rise by more than 4 percent a year through the end of the decade, driven by rising needs for electricity.
Conservationists hail the ‘desperately needed’ measures and urge greater protection after up to 11% of endangered Tapanuli orangutans wiped out The floods and landslides that tore through Indonesia’s fragile Batang Toru ecosystem in November 2024 – killing up to 11% of the world’s Tapanuli orangutan population – prompted widespread scrutiny of the extractive companies operating in the area at the time of the ecological catastrophe. For weeks, investigators searched for evidence that the companies may have damaged the Batang Toru and Garoga watersheds before the disaster, which washed torrents of mud and logs into villages, claiming the lives of more than 1,100 people . Continue reading...
High to extreme fire danger expected across several states as inland parts of SA, Victoria, NSW and Queensland may have more than five days above 40C Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast All-time temperature records could tumble in Victoria and New South Wales over coming days, as a dome of intense heat pushed into south-east Australia, bringing extreme to catastrophic fire conditions. Starting from Saturday, the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a prolonged period of intense heat across South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and southern Queensland. Some inland areas could experience more than five days above 40C. Continue reading...
Operator says it does now know when the problem at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province will be solved, after an alarm sounded during start-up The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just a day after it went online for the first time in about 14 years, with the operator saying it does not know when the problem will be solved. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province had been closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but operations to relaunch it began on Wednesday after it received the final green light from the nuclear regulator . Continue reading...
The Philippines’ first natural gas discovery in more than a decade has raised hopes of the fossil fuel playing a bigger role in its energy mix and further finds near an ageing field as it aims to lower its reliance on coal and oil. President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr announced on Monday that a “significant natural gas discovery” was made at a well known as Malampaya East-1, or MAE-1, about 5km (3.1 miles) from the existing Malampaya gas field off the coast of Palawan. MAE-1 is estimated to contain...
In a passionate denunciation, Congressman Shri Thanedar has taken a stand against President Trump's controversial comments regarding the tragic death of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of an ICE agent. Instead of expressing sympathy, Trump chose to highlight the deceased's father's political views, prompting Thanedar to describe the President as a 'deranged sociopath.
The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at “unfair, undercut” prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the US removed President Nicolas Maduro, a US official said on Thursday. While the oil will be sold in the global marketplace, the administration has required that the majority be sold to the United States, the administration official said on condition of anonymity. The US says it will control Venezuela’s oil sales indefinitely after seizing Maduro...
He participated in the first baseball game at the North Pole. Later, he became an expert in the impact of climate change on Arctic ice sheets.
It seems like glaciers weren't helpful in the construction of the famous prehistoric monument.
Emmanuel Macron said the ship was suspected of being part of a “shadow fleet” of oil tankers transporting Russian oil.
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - A large vessel that became engulfed in flames off the coast of this southern province was not a fishing boat as first assumed, but was carrying smuggled oil, according to sources familiar with the case.
Mary Conmee, 63, was summonsed after impeding an investigation in Maine on Wednesday that was looking into a serious school threat. She believed the cops were ICE agents.
Sheldon Whitehouse adds auto giant to investigation after US president claimed CEO requests changes to regulations As the Trump administration prepares to overturn the rule underpinning virtually all US climate regulations, a Senate committee is investigating whether the US’s second-largest automaker lobbied for the rollback. In September, the Senate environment and public works committee launched investigations into two dozen oil companies, thinktanks, law firms and trade associations, focused on how the companies may have persuaded the White House to initiate the repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding. Now, the committee, chaired by the Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse, is expanding the investigation to include Ford Motor Company. Continue reading...
The senator once dubbed “Flyin’ Ted” for a Cancún trip during a Texas storm was spotted en route to California as more harsh weather approaches. His office said it was a planned work trip.
A French energy company looking to get in on the ground floor of Nova Scotia’s nascent offshore wind sector says it will help train workers over the coming years.
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened tolerance for disgust, and how penguins are adapting to climate change.
Environmentalists want EPA to withdraw its plans to repeal the so-called endangerment finding after the Trump team disclosed new records.
Over half the US population is under extreme weather warnings this weekend as up to two feet of snowfall, temperatures below -50F, and ice one-tenth of an inch thick may hit millions.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet a doula who is helping moms-to-be prepare for hazards like hurricanes and extreme heat; track the growth of nuclear fusion startups; and get the details on the Chinese EVs coming to Canada, including when they'll be here and how much they'll cost.
A deadly storm this week dumped nearly six months of rain on the Greek capital, Athens, in less than a day, one of the country’s top weather experts said on Thursday. Wednesday’s storm lashed the country and left two dead, with disaster crews spending Thursday cleaning up debris. Kostas Lagouvardos, research director at the National Observatory in Athens, said the “extreme” weather phenomenon had dumped up to 170 mm (6.7 inches) of rain on the capital. That amounted to “about 40 per cent of the...
President Donald Trump has rallied to reduce the headcount at agencies, including EPA, and roll back regulations to boost the energy industry.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an orange coded cold warning for much of Manitoba, including Winnipeg. A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected, with wind chill values dropping into the minus 40 to minus 45 degree range. Here is a list of closures and cancellations around Manitoba as a result...
A new policy has halted all criminal investigations and prosecutions of those who bypass vehicles' emissions control systems, although civil enforcement may continue.
Assemblymember Dawn Addis is narrowing her proposal to regulate the climate footprint of fashion sellers to cover fewer companies as it heads toward a make-or-break legislative deadline.
The plan to rebuild Venezuela’s economy could trigger a surge in illegal mining and human rights violations.
A winter storm is expected to wallop a huge chunk of the U.S. from the southwest, into the Plains, the Deep South, and the eastern seaboard. Heavy snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain are forecast.
Already recognised for its excellence and even adopted for operational weather forecasting, the European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite has now fulfilled its most important role. This small prototype mission has succeeded in paving the way for a new constellation of similar satellites, known as EPS-Sterna.
[L'Express] Inside Mauritius' environmental leadership. How Mauritius learned to stop acting and love the status quo. At times even regressing. A carbon-free future fuelled by coal and plastic...
Half the U.S. population will likely see some effect from the sprawling storm that will move across the country this weekend, meteorologists said.
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Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile — and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
Global supply chains are systematically offshoring the physiological burden of climate change. To manage transboundary risks, regulators rigorously track indirect greenhouse gas emissions across a company’s value chain (1), but they overlook the human cost of heatrelated stress. To protect workers globally, trade and labor regulators in importing countries should monitor and penalize heat stress associated with international trade.
New York braces for one of its worst winter storms in years as 16 inches of snow and Arctic freeze set to paralyse the tri-state this weekend.
[New Times] The Government of Mozambique has said heavy rains and floods have displaced more than 150,000 people and caused widespread damage to infrastructure.
Economists are exploring how banks’ exposure to carbon-intensive borrowers affects funding costs in the European repo market.
At least five days of temperatures above 40C forecast for parts of South Australia, Victoria and NSW Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorians are being warned to brace for another heatwave, with temperatures set to soar towards record levels in some parts of the state, putting authorities on alert in fire-affected areas. South Australia and parts of New South Wales have also been told to prepare for hot weather, due to what the Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Kevin Parkyn described as a “dome of heat” that has caused record-breaking heat in Western Australia moving east. Continue reading...
Officials, including airport authorities in several major cities, are warning travellers to brace for significant delays amid the severe winter weather.
[The Conversation Africa] The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages.
Survey by organisation, which is led by former Liberal senator Mathias Cormann, says economy is ‘now normalising’, after post-pandemic struggle Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The OECD has called on the government to broaden the GST, do more to reduce greenhouse emissions and adopt ambitious social housing targets as part of its annual economic survey of Australia. Ahead of Jim Chalmers’ fifth federal budget in May, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said Australia’s economy was “now normalising”, after struggling through a lengthy period of weak growth following the pandemic. Continue reading...
A routine Arctic patrol turned into chaos over Greenland when multiple nuclear bombs were detonated.
Americans in southern states are emptying supermarkets ahead of Storm Fern, which will bring freezing weather and snow to 200 million people this weekend.
Fortunately, emissions data is increasingly being used to hold these companies accountable.
Oil is for the long term, whatever European capitals and their deep-Green commissariats like to say.
Parts of Kamchatka Peninsula have been buried under its heaviest snowfall in 60 years, as scientists say the winter blast could be due to climate change.
Frigid temperatures as low as 50 below zero and 24in of snow, sleet and ice are expected to hamper much of the country over the coming weekend.
Photographer Frédéric Noy's shots give an insight into life around the rainforests of Udzungwa Mountains National Park – and efforts to protect it
The storm will stretch 2,000 miles from south-west to east, disrupting travel and threatening power outages A vast winter storm is set to descend across much of the US starting on Friday, sweeping snow, ice and brutal cold across nearly 2,000 miles from the south-west to the east coast and affecting more than 200 million people. The system is expected to disrupt travel, bring down trees and power lines, and create the risk of prolonged power outages, followed by dangerously cold air. Continue reading...
The storm will usher in frigid temperatures and spread heavy snow and ice across a 2,000-mile stretch of the country.
[This Day] Awka -- Indigenes of Ogwu Ikpele in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have protested the activities of an oil exploration company, Sterling Petroleum Energy Exploration Company (SPEECO), in their community.
A grand bargain on immigration could address problems with both the old approach and Trump’s new approach Immigration is one of the most divisive issues facing the United States, as it is in many countries. An ICE agent’s killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis is only the latest outrage that has brought the issue to the fore . Facing a 30 January deadline to renew funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which houses ICE, Democrats are now insisting on limits on ICE, at risk of another shutdown. It may be a pipe dream, but it is worth asking whether now might finally be a time to forge the long- elusive bipartisan agreement on immigration. Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch (1993-2022), is a visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and International...
Donald Trump lashed out at Britain's 'catastrophic' North Sea oil and gas curbs today as he stoked Transatlantic tensions.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) on Wednesday restarted its first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, with the utility’s safety measures set to be closely watched as it seeks to turn around its business amid ongoing clean-up efforts from the accident. Tepco brought back online the No 6 reactor at the seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo – the world’s largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational – making it the 15th...
Nato members must collectively protect the Arctic from growing Chinese and Russian influence, the chief of the security alliance said on Wednesday, while sidestepping the issue of Washington’s controversial bid to acquire Greenland. Speaking at an event during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said the transatlantic security alliance was crucial not only for the defence of Europe, but also for the US, which required a “safe Arctic, a...
As Trump arrives in Switzerland to address political leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF), he is set to clash with several notable figures on the guest list.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines urging Americans to eat far more meat and dairy products will, if followed, come at a major cost to the planet via huge swathes of habitat razed for farmland and millions of tons of extra planet-heating emissions. A new […]
This year, escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica. While January is often associated with post-Christmas gloom, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for people to work at its research stations in Antarctica, … The post Escape the January blues – applications open for jobs in Antarctica appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
A new study published on Tuesday (January 20) in the Journal of Animal Ecology found three Antarctic penguin species starting their breeding season markedly earlier than a decade ago, in what researchers say is a record shift likely linked to rapid warming at colony sites in the Antarctic region. - REUTERS
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (MENA) – Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said on Wednesday that climate finance needs in emerging markets are vast, particularly when aligned with global targets for emissions reduction and climate adaptation, calling on governments to prioritize “blended finance” models to de-risk private investment in green … The post Egypt urges blended finance to unlock private capital for climate action in emerging markets appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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