2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously hot and humid days
Mon 18 Aug 2025
As the planet heats up, the atmosphere is holding more moisture – and this is resulting in more days with weather conditions close to the limits of survivability.
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‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?
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Churning quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the rate we are going could lead the planet to another Great Dying.
Why the recent slowdown in Arctic sea ice loss is only temporary
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Climate models suggest that when the slowdown inevitably ends, the rate of sea ice loss could rapidly accelerate.
Death toll from northern Pakistan monsoon floods rises to almost 400
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Torrential rains across the country's north have caused flooding and landslides that have swept away entire villages.
Spain battles one of its most destructive fire seasons even as its heat wave eases
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Spain tackled several major wildfires on Tuesday in one of the country’s most destructive fire seasons in recent decades, despite temperatures dropping across the Iberian Peninsula.
Leaders should put the Amazon at the heart of a new green economy
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OPINION: Amazon nations meeting in Colombia can bring unified, bold commitments to COP30 – and define a model that prioritises people and planet through long-term prosperity.
The US Department of Agriculture bans support for renewables, a lifeline for farmers
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The agency said it’s concerned that farmland is being consumed by wind and solar facilities – which occupy a tiny fraction of the country’s productive acres.
US banks slash fossil fuel financing as market forces outweigh politics
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Wall Street’s six largest banks have cut their financing to oil, gas and coal projects by 25% year-on-year through August 1, 2025.
What happens to net zero if the trees don’t survive?
Wed 20 Aug 2025
When climate change undermines the climate plan.
Sydney records most rain since weather station opened in 1858
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Sydney's wettest August in 27 years has tipped the city's recent climate into uncharted territory.
Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of COP30
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans.
