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The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade

More than 6.5 million Somalis have been pushed to the brink of severe hunger as the climate crisis, fighting and cuts in aid leave a trail of despair For three years, Zeynab Ibrahim watched as her little town shrivelled up and died. The rains never came, the reservoirs were depleted and the farms gradually turned to dust. Hunger and sickness swept through the village, claiming the lives of many, …

FIFA is well aware that extreme heat and humidity could affect the 2026 World Cup, and that's why this might be the final World Cup to be played in the summer.

It is mid-Summer in the Southern Hemisphere Massive iconic iceberg turns blue and is "on the verge of complete disintegration," NASA says https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iceberg-a23a-turns-blue-verge-of-complete-disintegration-nasa/ ... Read more

British vehicles will emit extra 17m tonnes of CO2 by 2030 due to loophole allowing sale of more PHEVs, data suggests Campaigners have urged the government to resist calls to further water down electric car sale rules, as an analysis reveals that vehicles on UK roads will emit an extra 17m tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2030 mostly because of changes last year. Parts of the car industry have urged m…

Mangrove forests, once considered one of the world's most threatened coastal ecosystems, are showing signs of recovery worldwide, according to new research from Tulane University that finds decades of losses largely offset by regrowth and expansion.The study, based on four decades of satellite data and published in the journal Science, finds that mangrove forests worldwide are no longer in net de…

Fruit quality is not determined by genetics alone. Water availability, salinity, heat, and cold can all reshape fruit color, sweetness, acidity, aroma, texture, antioxidant activity, and ripening behavior.

The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is often described as a climate tool designed to prevent carbon leakage. But for Kenya, and for many African economies watching closely, CBAM represents something far more consequential.

Hail risk is expected to increase in Central Europe. Findings on hail hazard changes often build on studying mesoscale environmental conditions or use area-integrated hail day statistics. Climatological insights into characteristics and trends on the storm-scale are still rare but can be highly risk-relevant. This study analyses 60,000 radar-based hailstorm tracks in the Swiss radar domain from 2…

As Earth's oceans warm, microscopic marine organisms are experiencing increasing stress due to a lack of vital nutrients. A new study combining NASA satellite observations, ocean surveys, and genetic testing on marine microorganisms suggests that warming ocean waters are limiting nutrient availability across much of the global ocean, with the potential to reshape marine ecosystems.

The Pacifica Municpal Pier was abruptly closed Thursday after city workers found cracks and missing concrete. It's one more coastal landmark that has begun to crumble as the ocean slowly rises around it.

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 05 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-02010-4 Ice sheets are steady in cold climates, become unstable as warming weakens ice shelves, then restabilize at higher temperatures. Model simulations suggest sudden shifts between states are driven by ice-shelf variability, not ice volume.

A June update by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts suggests that the coming weather event will be the strongest ever measured.

Scientists warn that the Trump Administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific and Atlantic

On May 26, as part of the FY 2026-27 budget, New York State enacted significant revisions to its 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA or Act). The amendments amount to a substantial rollback of the Act’s ambition. For the last seven years, the Act has served as the underpinning for New York’s climate […]

UW research scientist Mira Berdahl, along with ESS Professors Eric Steig and Gerard Roe, helped develop a modeling approach showing that the glacier retreat that enabled the Alaska landslide was driven entirely by human-caused climate change rather than natural processes. Berdahl is interviewed.

Mangroves, such as these ones in Cispata Bay, Colombia, effectively produce, trap, and store carbon-rich soil, but the future of this carbon storage is uncertain because of rising sea levels and climate change. Credit: Luisa Fernanda Gómez Vargas

An online public seminar from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research discusses public and political gaps of the necessary speed for climate action in the wider context of diverging views.

When it comes to modeling near-future climate change, scientists have taken their absolute worst-case greenhouse...