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Broken record: UNEP’s #EmissionsGap Report 2023

November 20, 2023

This week saw the release of the UN’s Emissions Gap Report 2023: As global temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions break records, the latest Emissions Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for

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I wasn’t worried about climate change. Now I am.

January 27, 2024

Trigger warnings: crop failure, famine, drought, heat waves, mass migration, political tensions, pandemics

January 18, 2024

Why is the US in a deep freeze when much of the world is hot?

Scientists say that fits with what climate change is doing to Earth.

February 10, 2024

Weather v climate: How to make sense of an unusual cold snap while the world is hotter than ever

Why are the weather and the climate producing such opposing signs?

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Climate’s economic impacts will have unexpected social and security consequences

Competition for dwindling resources may spark international tensions. States will divert funds to defense and security due to climate crises.

October 10, 2024

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Just how doomed is home insurance?

"Is the future insurable?" Global insured losses from natural disasters topped $60 billion in the first half of 2024, significantly higher than the historical average.

October 9, 2024

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Climate crisis enters ‘critical and unpredictable new phase’

25 of 35 planetary indicators at all-time highs. And, emissions hit an unprecedented peak.

October 9, 2024

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Hurricane Milton Spins toward Florida as a Category 5 Storm

Parts of Florida still recovering from Hurricane Helene will face their second major storm in just two weeks.

October 7, 2024

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Antarctic sea ice maximum in 2024 is ‘second lowest’ on record

Changes in sea ice behavior suggest significant climate shifts. Scientists are exploring the impacts of ocean warming on ice coverage.

October 4, 2024

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Climate change made Helene 200x more likely – but just 3% of TV news said so

Damage estimates range from $30 billion to $160 billion, with taxpayers likely footing the bill through FEMA.

October 3, 2024

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Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border

Swiss glaciers lost 4% of their volume in 2023, a record decline. The Marmolada glacier in Italy could vanish by 2040.

September 29, 2024

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Earth exceeds safe limits: First Planetary Health Check issues red alert

The inaugural Planetary Health Check Report reveals that Earth has exceeded six out of nine critical Planetary Boundaries, signaling a red alert for planetary health.

September 24, 2024