The Latest Breaking News on Climate

The Bureau expects a partly cloudy week in Canberra.

The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough

Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First, found ‘engine of planetary chaos’ in travels from Antarctica to California

Heat can be life-threatening, and some types of heat are more dangerous than others.

Human-caused climate disruption and El Niño push temperature in mountains to 37C

A record number of cruise passengers are expected this year in Alaska's capital, drawn by wonders such as the long-retreating Mendenhall Glacier

Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C-20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C – breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked…

Federal emergency managers say they’re making more progress in compensating victims of a devastating wildfire sparked last year by the U.S. Forest Service

As the EPA works to distribute money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, House Republicans seek to rescind much of it.

Noaa and marine rescue groups work together in effort to preserve Florida’s reefs as rising water temperatures cause concern

The York fire has burned pinyon pines, junipers and the region’s famous Joshua trees, which are particularly vulnerable to wildfires