The Latest Breaking News on Climate change

Global warming took off in the mid-1970s when the rise in global mean surface temperature exceeded natural variability. Every decade after the 1960s has been warmer than the one before and the 2010s were the warmest on record. But there can be a lot of variability from one year to…

The Environmental Protection Agency is enforcing stricter limits on hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners that contribute to global warming

Average planetary temperatures reached record-breaking highs three times in the first week of July

Spend time in a developing country during a heatwave and it quickly becomes clear why poorer nations face some of the greatest risks from climate change.

Recent days have seen swathes of the country hit by miserable weather, bringing rain and wind, but forecasters have said the low pressure system is set to shift soon

Like everything associated with the climate crisis, we are running out of time for urban forestry. Planting more trees in our cities will help address heat, storms and air pollution.

Heat can cause the ground to swell and building foundations to slowly sink, but that hot air can be captured and turned into energy, Northwestern researchers say.

New research estimates that more than 61,000 people died as a result of soaring temperatures in 2022, Europe's hottest summer on record. France was among the worst-hit countries, with nearly 5,000 heat-related deaths.

The first week of July was the hottest ever recorded, according to the UN’s weather organisation, warning of the effects on ecosystems of high temperatures caused by human-induced climate change at the start of the El Niño weather pattern.