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Global forecast for 2025 sees temperatures falling back below 1.5°C
A severe storm brought on by La Niña in Queensland, Australia Genevieve Vallee / Alamy Stock Photo The…
December 12, 2024
To fix the world’s problems, we need both optimism and pessimism
This year will be remembered for many pioneering events, from the first private landing on the moon (see…
December 11, 2024
High-tech archaeology shows we aren't the first to endure hard times
The discovery of ancient cities in Asia and the Americas point to earlier bouts of social and climatic…
December 11, 2024
More Humanitarian Organizations Will Harness AI’s Potential
For many of the people served by the humanitarian sector, 2024 has been the worst of times. The…
December 10, 2024
Heatwaves are surpassing the extremes predicted by climate models
The UK experienced a record-breaking heatwave in July 2022 DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images We should brace for…
November 29, 2024
How the World Can Cope Better With Extreme Rainfall and Flooding
According to Bodoque, we need to improve flood-risk mapping too. There is a need to characterize vulnerability holistically,…
November 28, 2024
Robot balloons are snapping centimetre-resolution photos of the US
The payload of a Near Space Labs balloon parachuting back to the ground Near Space Labs Autonomous balloons…
November 27, 2024
The Climate-Driven Diaspora Is Here
Many places are becoming increasingly unlivable. And around one-quarter of humanity is already dealing with drought and associated…
November 26, 2024
The Fossil Fuels Conversation Needs a Hard Reset
In 2025, we will see a fundamental transformation in the language of climate politics. We’re going to hear…
November 26, 2024
Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb
Predicting how trees grow could help guide planting efforts in urban areas such as New York City Yukinori…
November 12, 2024