Humidity Is the Real Heat-Wave Threat

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Dec 24, 2017 As the world's climate warms, scientists warn that water-sodden air can greatly intensify the effects of extreme heat. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Path to a New Earthly Epoch

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 25, 2017 Our planet has entered the Anthropocene, some scientists argue—a new geologic era of human modification of the natural world. The latest evidence? Roads. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Is Not Invited to the Paris Climate Summit

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 8, 2017 France says that "for the moment," the U.S. president is not welcome at the December summit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Has Made the 2020 Election a Referendum on Climate Change

By John Light / Moyers and Company Jun 5, 2017 It takes four years to quit the Paris agreement. That means voters will be able to let the president know what they think of his decision. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Follows Previous Presidents Who Have Undermined Climate Action

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Jun 5, 2017 The president's decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement clarifies the tasks of people seeking smart climate policy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Virginia and District of Columbia Are Taking Climate Policy Into Their Own Hands

By The Washington Post Editorial Board May 30, 2017 States and cities can't prevent Donald Trump from damaging climate change efforts, but they can mitigate the harm through global warming initiatives of their own. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Why the Paris Climate Summit Will Be a Peace Conference

By Michael T. Klare / TomDispatch Nov 4, 2015 A failure to cap carbon emissions will bring on not just climate shocks, but also worldwide instability, insurrection and warfare. In this sense, the COP-21 in Paris in November should be considered perhaps the most significant peace convocation in history. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Climate Cash Flow to Poorer Nations Is Still Too Slow

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Oct 12, 2015 Rich countries are failing to fulfill pledges to make billions of dollars available to help the developing world face climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Top Banker: Climate Change Threatens Global Financial Crash

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Oct 2, 2015 The chairman of the G-20 nations' Financial Stability Board says an orderly shift from fossil fuels to renewables is needed to avoid turmoil on world stock markets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

All Nations Must Share the Blame, and Burden, or Lose the Climate Battle

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Sep 27, 2015 A Brazilian expert says that developing countries must play their part in cutting emissions if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

India in Disarray Over Global Warming Strategy

By Athar Parvaiz, Climate News Network Sep 18, 2015 Researchers in India say its action on climate change is suffering because, unlike China, it has not developed the institutions needed to co-ordinate policy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Talks Are Stuck in Slow Lane to Paris

By Henner Weithoner, Climate News Network Sep 7, 2015 A lack of progress at the close of “unbearably tardy” negotiations in Bonn, Germany, undermines hopes of a meaningful deal being agreed upon at this year’s crucial U.N. climate summit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )