Canary in the Arctic coal mine: warming harms migrating red knot
What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic: change flows south of the Arctic Circle as an altered jet stream brings extreme...
Climate change may confuse plant dormancy cycles
Perennial plants in the Midwest are well attuned to their surroundings. They hunker down all winter in a dormant state, just waiting for...
2017 is so far the second-hottest year on record thanks to global warming
With the first six months of 2017 in the books, average global surface temperatures so far this year are 0.94°C above the 1950–1980...
Finalists announced for the Innovative Climate Finance Tool Competition
Last June, Climate Action opened submissions for the new Innovative Climate Finance Tool Competition, which aims at encouraging the...
Cooling for All: The other story about heat waves and a too-hot planet
The story of summer in the World’s northern hemisphere is that it’s hot. Too hot. The current weather warnings continue for southeastern...
Nepal: Investment in climate change adaptation yielding results
The government investment to help farmers adapting with the impacts of climate change is bearing fruits, recent studies have reported....
Unprecedented Antarctic Expedition Maps Sea Ice
Brutally windy. Unfathomably cold. Disturbingly isolated. This is the Antarctic Ocean in winter. It’s the last place anyone would want to...
South Africa: Thabametsi’s climate change impact assessment
According to a climate change impact assessment for the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station, its emissions could be 60% higher...
Researchers look into impact of toxic algae
Medical professionals have no way to diagnose people who become ill from ingesting western Lake Erie’s chief algal toxin or making body...
South Africa: President Zuma Speaks on Threat of Climate Change to Agriculture
South African President Jacob Zuma has said agriculture is the bedrock of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region as...