A legal framework could be drawn up this year on regional cooperation to monitor and seek to adapt to falling water levels in the Caspian Sea, which is shrinking at an
June 30, 2026
Hottest temperatures in over a decade threatened in parts of eastern US as dangerous heat dome expands and intensifies
June 29, 2026
The spike in copper prices to a record high earlier this year has added weight to arguments for switching from copper to cheaper and lighter aluminium in a range of sectors
June 30, 2026
Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades
June 30, 2026
They were the ‘unsung heroes’ of firefighting. Their deaths mark a grim milestone for the new wildland fire service
June 30, 2026
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Monday he was keeping the country's health emergency response plan, ORSAN, at its highest level for the coming days in view
June 29, 2026
Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.
June 23, 2026
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the University of California, Berkeley, are partnering to form a new nonpartisan academic institute they say will be dedicated to strengthening democracy
June 29, 2026
Italy and the Balkans felt the impact on Monday of a record-breaking heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and
June 29, 2026
In a vineyard on the Greek island of Santorini, winemaker Yiannis Boutaris gestures to a dried-up ‘kouloura’ vine trained into the shape
June 29, 2026
A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies
June 29, 2026
France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave
June 28, 2026
Temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into
June 28, 2026
A heat wave is hitting central and eastern Europe, with record temperatures in Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Denmark
June 27, 2026
Paris Fashion Week Men’s became a test of fashion’s relationship with heat
June 26, 2026
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
June 17, 2026
The intense heatwave engulfing Western Europe, resulting in more than 50 deaths in France alone, is being sustained by a weather pattern known as an omega
June 23, 2026
The record-breaking heat that’s scorching Europe day and night this month would not have been possible without climate change, according to a new study
June 26, 2026
Poor rains and a weak monsoon weather system is leading to a water shortage in India's cities and its vast rural regions
June 26, 2026
In a private hospital just south of Paris, the most
June 25, 2026
A Paris court has ruled that energy company TotalEnergies must account for its consumers’ greenhouse gas emissions
June 25, 2026
London got a glimpse of the future normal during its eighth annual climate week after an event dedicated to discussing the
June 25, 2026
Sacramento's cockroach problem is getting worse. Experts say this species is partly to blame
June 25, 2026
A new study tracks how young frogs are trying to avoid a deadly fungal infection.
June 24, 2026
Amid Europe's deadly heat wave, CNN's Laura Paddison looks at the effects of extreme heat on the human body.
June 24, 2026
Extreme heat is melting national records across Europe, with more coming Thursday
June 24, 2026
Soaring temperatures are fueling one of Western Europe’s worst June heat waves on record. Pau Mosquera reports from Spain.
July 19, 2023
California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast
June 24, 2026
The U.S.
June 23, 2026
Traveling to a heat wave zone: Here’s what tourists need to know
July 19, 2023
Dozens drown, schools close, heat records set to be annihilated: Europe has a major heat problem and it’s only getting worse
June 23, 2026
Germany battles aggressive outbreak of poisonous caterpillars
June 23, 2026
The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies on Tuesday to publicly disclose the full environmental cost of their data centres
June 23, 2026
At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a heatwave hung over Europe,
June 22, 2026
France is facing a grueling heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit
June 22, 2026
Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations are experiencing anywhere from one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, new research published Monday says, and some areas even more so
June 22, 2026
France restricts public drinking as Europe swelters under a ‘heat-dome driven furnace’ for the second time in two months
June 22, 2026
Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk — underscoring vulnerabilities throughout rural America as climate change causes more extreme weather
June 22, 2026
France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events
June 21, 2026
A punishing heatwave sweeping across much of Europe prompted a partial alcohol ban in France, nationwide warnings in Germany and the closure
June 20, 2026
How Founding Father Benjamin Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change
June 18, 2026
The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels
June 17, 2026
Americans are divided on ‘culture war’ issues, a new CNN poll finds. Republicans are trying to leverage that in the midterms
June 17, 2026
African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas
June 16, 2026
Australia's weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the
June 16, 2026
Permanently installing a heat pump system in a building is expensive. But new window units can deliver many of the benefits with far less cost and go with renters when they move.
June 15, 2026
Geneva police on Sunday fired teargas at protesters who set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed windows at a United Nations agency as they vented
June 14, 2026
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery and climate change that
June 13, 2026
HONG KONG, June 12 - China warned communities in its northwestern Xinjiang and nearby regions on Friday to prepare for "extreme floods" this summer, driven by abnormally high temperatures, heavy
June 12, 2026
The return of the screwworm parasite to the U.S. has some politicians trying to figure out who to blame
June 12, 2026
El Nino conditions are present and expected to strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2026–27, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on Thursday.
June 11, 2026
China’s national government policies on energy and economic development are changing pastoral life on the Tibetan Plateau.
June 11, 2026
Deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra last year have wiped out at least 7% of the total population of the critically endangered Tapanuli
June 10, 2026
Florida’s current approach to insurance is forcing those who can least afford it to bear the cost of the climate crisis. But different approaches are available.
June 09, 2026
The EU wants to target fewer, clearer goals at the world's annual climate summit in November, building alliances in advance to avoid a repeat of last year's
June 08, 2026
FIFA has announced that it will now allow fans to bring their own water bottles to some stadiums during the World Cup, adjusting a policy that had barred spectators from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament’s 16 stadiums across North America, including some with limited or no shade from the sun
June 06, 2026
Financial markets are underestimating the economic risks of biodiversity loss, potentially exposing countries to sovereign debt crises and sharply higher
June 05, 2026
Generating solar power requires a lot of land – but which land should it be? And what else can be done on that land?
June 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry
June 04, 2026
The number of ozone-related premature deaths due to wildfires is also rising.
June 05, 2026
Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back
June 04, 2026
The oceans are in deep trouble. The Trump administration is ditching a vital deep-sea monitoring system
June 04, 2026
The El Nino weather pattern is forming, and is expected to cause extreme weather around the world this year, the WMO said on Tuesday.
June 02, 2026
The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing
June 03, 2026
Seven U.S. states led by New York sued the Trump administration and a French energy firm on Tuesday for canceling a major offshore wind lease off the coast of New
June 02, 2026
The United Nations weather agency forecast on Tuesday a moderate or possibly a strong El Nino that could drive up global temperatures and increase the
June 02, 2026
A violent volcanic eruption may have revealed a new weapon to tackle a potent planet-heating gas
May 30, 2026
The world is beset with multiple risks and uncertainty that countries must confront squarely, To
May 29, 2026
A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures
May 28, 2026
Former Canadian cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault said on Wednesday he plans to step down from his seat in parliament, citing his desire to fight for environmental
May 27, 2026
Puerto Rico’s governor has announced a state of emergency following critical coastal erosion along the U.S. territory’s north coast
May 27, 2026
A new study says the size and damage from hailstones will increase in a warming world
May 27, 2026
In the lowest place on Earth, a sea is rapidly dying — and no one can agree how to save it
May 27, 2026
‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: Europe’s deadly, early heatwave is smashing records
May 26, 2026
Seven people have died in France directly or indirectly due to a heat wave, Junior Energy Minister Maud Bregeon said on Tuesday, which has become the hottest day in May
May 26, 2026
Hotel Momentum stands above Switzerland's Loetschen Valley as a symbol of recovery, a year after a
May 26, 2026
Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognizable may not survive by century's end
May 23, 2026
Wildfire season is off to a historic start and it could get worse
May 23, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is departing for a tour of Arctic nations to reassure U
May 22, 2026
There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ‘climate-friendly’ that makes emissions worse.
May 22, 2026
Meteorologists predict a developing El Nino could dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won't eliminate storms
May 21, 2026
The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment
May 21, 2026
A third of National Park island home to rare wildlife has burned in spate of Southern California wildfires
May 21, 2026
Thank El Niño for NOAA’s latest forecast for Atlantic hurricane season
May 21, 2026
A hurricane scientist explains the technology forecasters rely on to keep people safe and help communities all along the Atlantic coast know when to evacuate.
May 19, 2026
Trump is rolling back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants. But it’s unlikely to save consumers money
May 21, 2026
Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.
May 21, 2026
A heat wave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons
May 21, 2026
Climate change is pushing starving gray whales into the San Francisco Bay in unusual numbers, where ship strikes killed at least 40% of the 21 whales found dead last year
May 20, 2026
Wednesday has been another hot day across the eastern U.S. That comes a day after several spots broke daily heat records
May 20, 2026
Amid a punishing drought, tariffs and the high cost of fertilizers, farming wheat has become more uncertain as farmers in western Kansas are feeling the impact in their major wheat producing region
May 20, 2026
Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports
May 19, 2026
From ‘ghost sharks’ to ‘death ball’ sponges: Scientists find more than 1,100 wild and unusual ocean species
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump blasted the accuracy of scientists' global warming projections in a social media post that itself painted a distorted view of the science, projections and policy of climate change
May 19, 2026
Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives
May 16, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils a clean electricity strategy aimed at doubling Canada’s electricity grid by 2050
May 15, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to relax limits that require coal-fired power plants to prevent the release of toxic heavy metals into streams and rivers
May 15, 2026
Twin cyclones helped trigger massive ocean warming in the Pacific. But whether that leads to a strong El Niño is still uncertain. Here’s what you need to know.
May 14, 2026
U.S. tariffs contributed to a further decline in global wine trade last year while consumption remained at its lowest in over 60 years as economic pressures
May 12, 2026
Cognizant forecasts weak quarterly revenue amid cautious client spending
What are credit default swaps and why are they spooking AI investors?
Boston Scientific trims annual profit forecast on softer Watchman device demand
GE HealthCare beats quarterly profit estimates on strong imaging demand, tariff refunds
General Dynamics tops results estimates on aerospace and marine strength
China releases draft cyberbullying law covering AI-enabled abuse
Obama endorses Iowa Democrat Turek for the US Senate in a video of them playing basketball
Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash