Donate

Climate Change

<p>The World keeps you up to date on the latest news, analysis and voices from around the world on the global climate crisis.</p>

Panama has relocated islanders affected by rising sea levels — and says many more villages also need to be moved

Climate Change

Panama has built a new village for the residents of Gardi Sugdub, an island in the Caribbean that is expected to sink due to climate change.

Makaa or charcoal is often used in cooking methods in Kenya and other countries in Africa.

The push to end harmful cooking methods worldwide

Energy

Scientists study why some of Central Asia’s glaciers are resilient to climate change

Environment
Australian flooding

Climate migration has begun, and it’s only getting worse, expert says

Climate Change
Reunion Island artist Dilo surrounded by pink and magenta flowers around her head.

Reunion Island artist Dilo uses the sounds of nature to celebrate it 

The Big Fix
Farmworkers wearing hats gather spinach from a field.

As temperatures heat up, farmworkers across the US push for more rights

Human rights

Millions of farmworkers across the US work under inhumane climate conditions, and are now pushing for more protections.

Child holds onto an inflatable globe

Capitalism is ruining the world, and can save it, says economist

Climate Change

Social and environmental concerns are now being embraced by corporate America. Here’s why.

The sun sits above the horizon over melting ice in the arctic by the ocean in the arctic.

Is climate change causing us to experience ‘ecological grief’?

Environment

More and more mental health professionals are starting to take note of how climate change and environmental disasters are impacting our mental health. This has given rise to a new term: ecological grief. Ashley Cunsolo, a public health researcher, explains what ecological grief is and how it may be impacting people around the world.

Multiple white windmills dot the blue ocean.

America’s windiest spot looks to harness the ocean winds with some British help

Climate Change

Finding more sources of renewable energy will be critical to battle climate change. In northern Europe, they’re harnessing the ocean winds offshore. Some in Massachusetts are looking to replicate that with some help from across the Atlantic.

Syrian refugee, Malik Alarmash, left, speaks with Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, right, at the Refuge Coffee Shop in Clarkston, Georgia. Stephanie Steinbrecher with the Sierra Club, center, listens.

Legally, ‘climate refugees’ don’t exist. But in Georgia, they say they’re already here.

Climate Change

Climate scientists agree that storms and droughts are becoming more severe, and the trend is only going to continue. As people get displaced, they face a big question: rebuild or relocate? It’s a dilemma that many people across the globe are facing and will inevitably lead to more people on the move to places like Clarkston, Georgia.