Power failure: How a winter storm pushed Texas into crisis
Two days before the storm began, Houston’s chief elected official warned her constituents to prepare as they would for a major hurricane. Many took heed:...
Toolkit case: Disha Ravi now finds support in American teen activist Alexandria Villaseñor
A day after Greta Thunberg extended support to Disha Ravi now American teen activist Alexandria Villaseñor, who is part of her Fridays for Future...
Arctic and tropical Pacific synergistic effects cause extremely cold winter in China
China is just one of many countries in the Northern Hemisphere experiencing an extremely cold winter due in part to both the tropical Pacific...
Human destruction of nature is ‘senseless and suicidal’, warns UN chief
Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and enormous economic losses while accelerating the destruction of...
Smart weather app helps Kenya’s herders brace for drought
Sitting under a low tree to escape the blazing Kenyan sun, Kaltuma Milkalkona and two young men hunch intently over the older woman’s smartphone...
Greta Thunberg toolkit case: Climate activist Disha Ravi to remain in 5-day police custody
Hours after Delhi Police arrested climate activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru in the Greta Thunberg toolkit case, the 22-year old has been remanded to...
Weather: Warnings issued for rough sleepers after Arctic blast hits northern Europe
Aid workers are warning that the sharp drop in temperatures across parts of northern Europe this month has put homeless people at serious risk. German...
Increasing hurricane intensity around Bermuda linked to rising ocean temperatures
New research shows that hurricane maximum wind speeds in the subtropical Atlantic around Bermuda have more than doubled on average over the last 60...
More trees do not always create a cooler planet, geographer finds
New research by Christopher A. Williams, an environmental scientist and professor in Clark University's Graduate School of Geography, reveals that deforestation in the U.S....
Climate action could save ‘millions of lives’ through clean air, diet and exercise
Thousands of lives lost to air pollution, inactivity and unhealthy diets could be saved each year if the UK takes the action needed to...