Amid continuing conflict in the Middle East, geopolitical shifts, and policy changes in Washington, climate finance has entered a new era—one driven …
As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods
Emerging Pacific Ocean heat, combined with ongoing human-caused global warming, is a grim recipe for deadly climate extremes.
Microplastics Are Swirling Around in the Atmosphere, Where They Might Be Contributing to …
… Climate Change. Airborne plastic particles … environment, they weren’t sure whether atmospheric plastics could influence climate change.
High Court hears bid to overturn block on Mount Pleasant coal mine extension – ABC News
The High Court will hear a major climate change case that could affect mining approvals, as the operator of the Mount Pleasant coal mine seeks to …
Colorado’s Arkansas Valley water confronts contamination, climate change and political drama
The western stretch of the Arkansas River is in trouble, compounded by uncertainty about what, exactly, is polluting & drying the river, …
Scientists dispute hypothesis that climate change will unleash massive agricultural pest populations
Climate change is reshaping ecosystems worldwide and agriculture faces particular scrutiny, the researchers wrote. Models based on laboratory …
New Rice professor leads project to build more climate-resilient Gulf Coast
Andrew Hoffman, an incoming professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences who will join Rice University’s faculty July 1, was awarded a …
Trump’s EPA Seeks Looser Construction Rules for Gas Plants, Data Centers and Factories
Changes would allow companies to begin more construction before an air permit is issued—ramping up the pressure for permit approval.
A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere—and Warms Earth Below
Researchers have solved a long-standing atmospheric puzzle: how rising carbon dioxide cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth’s surface and …
Once-in-a-century ‘super’ El Niño in the cards as ocean temperatures reach near record highs in April
El Niño typically increases global temperatures on top of global warming, which increases the likelihood of extreme weather events like the wildfire …