February 13, 2026 - In a letter issued in late January as a follow-on to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém (COP30), the COP30 president outlined a proposal that would adopt two ...

Earth’s climate system is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, which points out how human-driven warming is ...

The Amazon rainforest is so big that it makes its own climate. As they photosynthesise and transpire, its billions of trees collectively produce enough moisture to form clouds. These, by some ...

The world is on course to trigger several climate "tipping points" if global government policies stay on their current course, according to a new study April 23. These points of no return are specific ...

When it comes to climate change, to invoke one of Al Gore’s favorite sayings, the biggest challenge is not what we don’t know, but what we know for sure but just isn’t so. Two new studies show that ...

19 June 2025, Bonn – The central estimate of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C is 130 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) (from the beginning of 2025). This would be exhausted in a little more ...

New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action. A tipping point is a moment in ...

Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological records that chronicle our planet’s history. European scientists are ...

Dramatic droughts linked to the decline of the Classic Maya civilization approximately 800 to 1000 CE may not have required ...

Coral reefs in Kenya, Senegal, Cape Verde, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar have been hit hard by rapidly warming seawater. Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images New research has found that the ...