The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Suicide rates increased after extreme drought in the Murray-Darling Basin – we have to do better as climate change intensifies

The impact on mental health of weather extremes such as drought is a growing concern due to climate change.

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023

September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing'

After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat

The carbon emissions driving the climate crisis and rapid arrival of an El Niño event are to blame, researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

Chicago’s public schools need a ‘Green New Deal’ to modernize aging buildings

To address the breadth and depth of the need to remediate outdated schools at a time of worsening weather extremes, Chicago needs an estimated $30 billion, two educators write.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023

'Miracle' water year in California: Rain, snow put state's reservoirs at 128% of historical average

California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the wettest years in recorded state history

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Have some economists severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change? Recent evidence suggests yes

Scientists say severe climate change is now the greatest threat to humanity. Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves savage coral reefs. The threats are far-reaching and widespread.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023

UK weather: south of England forecast to be as hot as Ibiza this weekend

Temperatures expected to reach 26C in parts of the south-east, but rain moving in from the west before then

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

‘Unseasonably warm weather’ could make UK as hot as Ibiza at weekend

The south of England could match temperatures at European holiday destinations such as Athens and Barcelona.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Climate fueling booze hospitalizations

A new study in New York found that hospital visits from alcohol-related disorders spike along with temperatures

Salon · Oct 3, 2023

Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favors youth plaintiffs

The office of Montana's Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling in which a judge said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023