Earth Losing Ice Faster Today Than In Mid-1990s: Study
Earth's ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever...
Climate Change
Tree Planting Efforts Push Out Pastoralists In The Himalayas
Large scale tree planting is being promoted worldwide to mitigate the impact of climate change and increase forest cover. However,...
Poor Nations Need More Cash To Adapt To Climate Change: U.N.
Half of the world’s climate change financing should go to helping poorer nations adapt to the effects of global warming,...
Environmentalists Support Leaving Fossil Fuels In The Ground
Economic, climate and healthcare upheavals point to the need to move toward developing cleaner energy sources, environment-friendly jobs and healthier...
Wielding Machetes, Scientists Count Carbon In The Amazon
The machete-wielding scientists ventured into the Amazon, hacking through dense jungle as the mid-morning temperature soared past 100 degrees Fahrenheit...
Could The Himalayas Harbour The Next Pandemic?
by Beth Walker/ The Third Pole The world is in an “era of pandemics”. Unless the destruction of the natural...
Antarctica Rocked By 30,000 Tremors In 3 Months
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the University of Chile, a spike...
Carbon Pricing Rises As Weapon Of Choice In Climate Fight
Can you put a price on pollution? Some of the world’s biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle...
Wildlife Diseases To Spread Northwards As Climate Changes
As the world’s climate warms, parasite-carried wildlife diseases will move north, with animals in cold far-north and high-altitude regions expected...
From Disease To Bushfires, Australia’s Koalas Face Bleak Future
At work, Morgan Philpott cares for sick children. In his off-hours, the Australian paediatric nurse turns his attention to an...
“Look At India, The Air Is Filthy”: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday described the air in India, China and Russia as "filthy", as he defended his...
All-female Scientific Coalition Calls For Protection Of Antarctic Peninsula
Climate change and human activity are harming Antarctica and threatening wildlife from humpback whales to microscopic algae, more than 280...
‘Planet Is Dying’, 8-Year-Old Climate Crusader Warns
When 8-year-old Indian climate change activist Licypriya Kangujam is older, she wants to launch a solo mission to the moon...
IMF Head Urges Pandemic Response That Tackles Climate Crisis
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged policymakers on Wednesday to use their response to the coronavirus pandemic to...
Climate Battles Move Into Courtroom, Lawyers Get Creative
Climate change may be having its day in court. With the slow pace of international climate negotiations, lawyers from Switzerland...
Siberian Heat Wave A ‘Warning Cry’, Say Climate Scientists
Pine trees are bursting into flames. Boggy peatlands are tinderbox dry. And towns in northern Russia are sweltering under conditions...
‘You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet’: Greta Ahead Of Davos
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg marched with 10,000 protesters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday and said “you have...
“I Wouldn’t Have Wasted My Time On Trump”: Greta Thunberg
Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg said on Monday that talking to U.S. President Donald Trump at a United Nations...
Freezing Weather, Heavy Fog Causes 6 Deaths
The second coldest weather in 119 years sweeping across western and northern India has led to dense fog, killing at...
Australians Shelter And Flee As Firefighters Battle 150 Bushfires
Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled...
More Than 1,600 Die In Heaviest Monsoon Season For 25 years
The heaviest monsoon rains to lash India in 25 years have killed more than 1,600 people since June, government data...
Inspired By Greta Thunberg, Worldwide Protest Demands Climate Action
Millions of young people flooded the streets of cities around the world on Friday to demand political leaders take urgent...
Investing In Climate Adaptation Can Spur Trillions In Benefits: Report
Investing $1.8 trillion between 2020 and 2030 in projects to help communities adapt to the worsening impacts of climate change...
