Climatology

Khadija Mohamed al-Makhzoumi is Somalia's first environment and climate change minister.

Somalia’s first environment minister aims to alleviate suffering from climate disasters

September 12, 2022Climate Change

Environment and Climate Change Minister Khadija Mohamed al-Makhzoumi says the world often associates Somalia with security issues. But the biggest problem facing Somalia now is climate change, she said.

Smoke billows from stacks against a setting sun.

The blame game in international politics: Part II

April 20, 2021Critical State

Image of an illegally deforested area on Pirititi Indigenous lands.

The Amazon rainforest is likely adding to global warming, says a new study

April 5, 2021Climate Change

Philippines residents use improvised devices to catch fish atop their house which is submerged by floods

In 2020, the courts will continue to be a player in climate change

January 8, 2020

A sun sets behind a cloud over a grey body of water

Arctic permafrost is starting to thaw. Here’s why we should all care.

October 26, 2018The Big Melt

Mexico Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Michael

Even a slight increase in global warming could be catastrophic, experts warn

October 21, 2018Climate Change

A new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report details dire climate damage could occur if global average surface temperatures rise to 2 degrees C from the 1.5 degrees C maximum set by the Paris Climate Agreement. Is it too late to clean up our human-made climate change mess?

2017 was the costliest US natural disaster year on record

January 21, 2018Economics

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that America suffered a record amount of damage in 2017 from natural disasters, with a tab of more than $306 billion.

Melting polar ice poses a serious global risk

November 5, 2017Environment

The fast retreat of glaciers and polar ice is sobering, if not terrifying, in what it implies for the future of life here on Earth.

Tropical forests are becoming net carbon producers, instead of carbon sinks

October 21, 2017Environment

Tropical forests have historically absorbed excess carbon dioxide, but new research indicates that these areas have become a net source of CO2.

As global carbon dioxide levels climb, plants are becoming better at photosynthesis

October 21, 2017Environment

Plants are responding to rising levels of carbon dioxide by performing more photosynthesis and using water more efficiently.