change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns for an extended period, not necessarily current or recent
The average temperature in September was 17.2 degrees - It was warmer than ever ...
German Weather Service
Warmest September since measurements began in 1881
Quick Glance: Record Heat: September 2023 the Hottest Since Record-Keeping Began
- September's average temperature reached 17.2 degrees - a new record
- Germany experienced its warmest September since 1881
- Deviation of 3.9 degrees above the reference period of 1961 to 1990
- France also recorded its hottest September since 1900
Temperatures like in midsummer: that's what characterizes September 2023 in Central Europe. The month also breaks many weather records ...
The summer that won't end
Quick Glance: Record Heat in September 2023
- Temperatures like in mid-summer: September 2023 in Central Europe sets new records.
- Germany experiences the most summer-like September in 142 years of weather records.
- September 2023 will go down in history.
- Climate researchers are concerned about the global record temperatures.
The Gulf Stream brings noticeably milder conditions to parts of Europe and has global significance ...
The Gulf Stream is actually already weakening
In just two years, as much glacier ice was lost in Switzerland as in the period from 1960 to 1990 ...
Global warming
Another extreme year for Swiss glaciers
US climate envoy is worried by ‘lack of reality’ in some countries about global warming but is ...
John Kerry
Energy transition is the ‘new industrial revolution’
A pending law in California that would require companies to make ...
SEC chief says new California law could 'change baseline' for coming SEC climate rule
Quick Glance: SEC Chief: New California Law Could Transform SEC Climate Regulation
- A pending California law could impact federal regulators' approach to forthcoming climate regulations.
- SEC Chair Gary Gensler's testimony highlighted the potential for the California law to support the agency's efforts to regulate corporate climate disclosures.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom intends to sign legislation requiring large companies to disclose their carbon footprints.
- The bill addresses the complex issue of measuring and reporting Scope 3 emissions, which are linked to supply chains and end-users.
Climate change takes a back seat against the backdrop of the ...
Extreme weather congress in Hamburg
gloomy climate forecast: are on track for 3-degree rise.
Climate change is making water a scarce commodity. Drinking water is lacking in many French ...
Social consequences of global warming
France quarrels over water
Quick Glance: Water Scarcity in France due to Climate Change
- Around 40,000 people in France are left without access to drinking water after a hot summer.
- All sectors are expected to reduce water usage by 10 percent by 2030.
- Large agricultural businesses in France are preparing for climate change and reduced water availability with Mégabassines.
- The water consumption of golf courses in France is being criticized.
A Spanish-language ad slamming Republicans for their climate change denialism ...
Spanish-language ad hitting GOP for climate change denialism to run during debate
Six Portuguese young adults and children between 11 and 24 years of age are at ...
In a landmark court case, 6 young climate activists take on 32 European nations
Quick Glance: Climate Change: Six Young People Sue 32 Countries
- They accuse the countries of inadequate action on climate change and failure to sufficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
- Lawyers representing the six young claimants are expected to argue in court that the current policies of the 32 governments are leading to 3C of global warming by the end of the century.
- A 2021 study by The Lancet found that climate anxiety and dissatisfaction with government responses to climate change were widespread among children and young people worldwide, affecting their daily lives.
- In separate and joint responses to the case, the governments argue that the claimants have not provided sufficient evidence that they have directly suffered from climate change or the Portuguese wildfires.
About 100,000 New Yorkers live in basement homes that climate change has remade into "death ...
New York floods
Basement rescues spark climate change concerns
Heat, hurricanes, floods: this summer, weather has been crazy around the world. Climate change or natural ...
Where do the stark extremes of weather come from?
Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking at a “mind-blowing” rate. A total of 10% of ...
Switzerland’s glaciers lose ‘mind-blowing’ volume of ice in just two years
An incredible 300,000 tons of deadly weapons of war lie scattered on the bottom of ...
“Ticking time bomb”
Abandoned weapons of war are poisoning the Baltic Sea
Gernot Wagner sees doctrinaire debates about capitalism as irrelevant or even deleterious to the ...
The Green Growth Mindset | by Gernot Wagner
Project Syndicate
The World Bank on Thursday proposed steps that would boost its lending to developing countries by an ...
World Bank proposes ways to boost lending by over $100 bln
The ice surface in the Arctic and Antarctic fluctuates over the year ...
Reasons are unclear
Ice area in Antarctica probably as small as never before
Mark Malloch-Brown explains why the continent should be at the forefront of ...
Africa Is the Future of Multilateralism | by Mark Malloch-Brown
Project Syndicate
Student organizers at 50 different high schools across the country are banding together to ...
High school students launch ‘Green New Deal for Schools Campaign’
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board on Thursday approved a $1.32 billion ...
IMF board approves $1.32 bln resilience loan for Morocco
Restrictions on food exports are spilling over from rice and ...
Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia's war
A new plan to sell offshore drilling rights will be limited to three spots ...
Biden Administration to Offer Fewest Offshore Oil and Gas Leases in History
A new study predicts that one giant, hot, dry landmass is looming in Earth’s future.
Pangea Ultima Is a Bleak Vision of Earth’s Future
Six Portuguese youths have sued more than 30 states. The accusation: too little climate protection ...
Young people sue over climate change
states in court
They claim governments' slow action on climate change violates their human rights.
Climate change
Six young people take 32 countries to court
It has long been known that weather has an influence on the size of insect ...
Insect death
Is it just the weather to blame? New study provokes criticism
The color attack on the Brandenburg Gate of the "Last Generation" will be more ...
After orange paint attack
cleaning costs for Brandenburg Gate six figures!
In pockets of Europe's Alpine mountains, glaciers are abundant enough that ski ...
As Alpine glaciers slowly disappear, new landscapes are appearing in their place
The tiny plastics may act as cloud nuclei, affecting climate systems and weather patterns worldwide.
Microplastics Are 'Abundant' in Clouds, Scientists Discover
Ice growth in Antarctica has never been as low as this year since records began ...
atellite images
Antarctic sea ice extent likely to reach negative record
Typically, last generation climate activists stick to the streets ...
Action on the Berlin Autobahn
Last generation blocks traffic with rented cars
Generation Z protesters were arrested outside of Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) office Thursday ...
Gen Z climate protesters arrested outside McCarthy’s office
President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations ...
US will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts Pacific leaders
Quick Glance: Biden recognizes two Pacific nations to counter China
- President Joe Biden officially recognizes the Pacific nations of Cook Islands and Niue to counter China's influence.
- The recognition of the two nations aims to maintain a "free and open Indo-Pacific region".
- The deals to recognize the two nations will also combat illegal fishing, address climate change in a vulnerable region, and boost economic growth.
- The Cook Islands and Niue together form a sprawling economic zone in the South Pacific.
Electric vehicles and solar power are growing quickly and offering hope the world could still meet ...
hope
A new climate change report offers something unique
The formation of a new “supercontinent” has the potential to wipe out humans and all ...
study
Formation of ‘supercontinent’ could wipe out human, mammal life
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) unveiled new capital reforms on Friday ...
Asian Development Bank unveils capital moves to boost lending by $100 bln over a decade
Joschka Fischer wonders whether humanity can even hope to maintain control in an era of ...
Is AI a Master or Slave? | by Joschka Fischer
Project Syndicate
Insurance is supposed to signal risk. Policymakers should let it
Climate change is coming for America’s property market
Have you ever come across a huge tree and wondered how old that giant could be? Scientists have figured out how to pinpoint the age of a tree to a specific ... Show more
Six Portuguese children and young adults are set to take 32 ...
Young activists from Portugal take 32 governments to court for failing to address climate change
Seaweed might be the greatest untapped resource we have on this planet ...
Opinion
Seaweed is nutritious, not slimy. Eating it could save the world.
The porpoises in the northern and the Baltic Sea are exposed to severe ...
Death at a young age
harbor porpoises in northern and the Baltic Sea is not doing well
The formation of a new “supercontinent” could wipe out humans and all ...
New ‘supercontinent’ could wipe out humans and make Earth uninhabitable, study suggests
Temperatures could spiral to 70C (158F) - transforming ...
Extreme global warming could eventually wipe out humans, first-ever supercomputer climate models warn
"The pathway to 1.5 °C has narrowed in the past two years, but clean energy ...
IEA Says 'Unprecedented' Clean Energy Surge Has Kept Key Warming Target Alive
Antarctica reached its annual maximum coverage this year on Sept. 10, about 13 days earlier than average.
Antarctica just hit a record low in sea ice — by a lot
Quick Glance: Record Low for Antarctic Sea Ice
- Arctic sea ice is currently at its sixth-lowest level since records began
- Winter is coming to an end in Antarctica, while summer is wrapping up at the opposite end of the globe
- During this period, sea ice in the southern hemisphere reaches its highest annual extent, while in the northern hemisphere it reaches its lowest annual level
- Despite a rapid growth in early September, the ice now falls significantly below the average maximum observed at this time of year
President Cyril Ramaphosa believes no country should be forced to choose between ...
Action against climate change should not compromise development, says Ramaphosa
Nearly 90 percent of Americans say they have experienced extreme ...
Share of Americans attributing extreme weather to climate change jumped 10 points this summer
For some, the real start of fall is when the leaves change color. But scientists say climate change is affecting both the timing and intensity of fall foliage.
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The Paris Agreement's most ambitious target is still within reach, report finds: Meeting it requires a Herculean effort, but we already have most of the needed ...
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The British government approved the development of a huge oil and gas field in the North ...
Britain approves huge, controversial oil and gas field in the North Sea
POTSDAM. “We are running out of time,” says renowned German climate expert Ottmar Edenhofer.
1.5 degree target no longer achievable for climate researchers
COVID-19, conflict and climate change have severely impacted the food security needs of ...
Developing Countries Make a Compelling Case for WTO Food Security Deal
A survey of nesting sites revealed a sharp increase, but there’s a catch: Climate change appears to be shifting ...
Florida Turtle Nests Are Making a Big Comeback
The economic damage of the climate crisis is higher than thought ...
Top economist Edenhofer on climate change
"We humans have always found solutions"
Top priority will account for more than half of new financing at Asian Infrastructure ...
‘China’s World Bank’ plans to triple climate change lending by 2030
Quick Glance: 'China's World Bank' Plans to Triple Climate Change Lending by 2030
- The global fight against climate change will be won or lost in Asia, according to Danny Alexander, vice-president for policy and strategy at the AIIB, in an interview with the Financial Times.
- It builds on the bank's 2020 pledge to stop financing coal-fired power stations and other coal-related projects.
- This would make climate finance the bank's top lending priority, accounting for more than half of the funds it disbursed, said Alexander.
- Last year, our climate financing was $2.6bn and by 2030, it will be around $7bn to $8bn annually, said Alexander.
Because their weather reports also explain connections with climate change, meteorologists Karsten Schwanke from ARD Weather and his colleague Özden Terli from ... Show more
Macron has unveiled plans to reduce greenhouse gas ...
French President Macron unveils latest plan for meeting climate-related commitments in the coming years
At the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, African leaders are ...
At UN, African leaders say enough is enough
They must be partnered with, not sidelined
While in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Virgin Group founder Richard ...
Richard Branson to climate change deniers
‘it’s a fact of life’
President Biden is making the case that fighting climate change ...
Biden makes case that climate, labor interests can go hand in hand as auto strike fuels attacks
Britain has given the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea ...
Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling but ignores climate change warnings
Quick Glance: Approval Granted for Rosebank Oil and Gas Field in Britain
- Equinor and Ithaca to invest $3.8 billion
- Expected to prompt environmental criticism
In a trial that began Wednesday morning, the Portuguese youth allege that the 27 countries in the European Union, as well as Britain, Switzerland, Norway ... Show more
According to the crew of the research ship “Polarstern”, the ice in the Arctic is thicker after ...
Global warming
Arctic ice melted less than expected in summer
Mountaineers will have to contend with much more unpredictable conditions.
Climate change is making climbing in the Himalayas more challenging, experts say
Claudia Wieners, Daniele Visioni and Herman ...
The Geoengineering Question | by Claudia Wieners, Daniele Visioni and Herman Russchenberg
Project Syndicate
The turn-out this year was slightly lower than the inaugural rally in 2019 ...
Widespread calls for climate justice at second in-person climate rally
After months of record planetary warmth, temperatures have become even more abnormal in ...
Why September’s record-warm temperatures have scientists so worried
Lucie Qian Xia explains why the country is well positioned to lead the world in the transition to a ...
The China Factor | by Lucie Qian Xia
Project Syndicate
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to invest $150 million in the International Fund for ...
France pledges $150 million to UN's IFAD fund for rural areas
Quick Glance: France donates $150 million to UN-IFAD fund for rural areas
- France invests $150 million in the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to combat poverty and climate change in rural areas.
- France organizes the 13th replenishment of IFAD and calls for support.
- IFAD is a Rome-based UN agency addressing poverty and hunger in developing countries' rural areas.
- France also commits to donate 40 million euros ($43 million) to the UN's global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), during 2023-2026.
Global demand for oil, natural gas and coal is likely to peak by 2030 — ...
‘Not nearly enough.’ IEA says fossil fuel demand will peak soon but urges faster action
Alok Sharma's Reading West constituency has undergone a boundary change and will ...
Indian-Origin MP Alok Sharma Says Won't Contest Next UK Election
The US State Department has condemned the jailing of one of Vietnam’s most prominent ...
US condemns Vietnam’s jailing of prominent climate activist on tax charges
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With wildfires becoming larger and more intense as the world warms ...
As the threat of wildfires rises, groups tasked with fighting them turn to AI for help
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