Climate Change News

Unlocking Gondwana's 120-million-year archive: Karoo record refines timing of extinctions and climate upheavals

A new review led by professor Emese Bordy at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of Geological Sciences brings together more than two decades…

NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia

A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced…

Climate change is driving some entire communities to relocate, but simply moving isn't enough

The abandoned houses of Old Podampetta on India's east coast tell the story of a small fishing village that no longer exists. Families once woke up to…

Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves

Nurses, medical experts and green campaigners reject party deputy leader’s dismissal of efforts to reach net zeroReform’s deputy leader has been accus…

French PM heckled over wildfire response as blazes continue across Europe

The prime minister announced on Monday €12m worth of aid to French regions that had been worst affected by the fires.

Proton VPN usage spikes in Oman amid suspected TikTok block

Proton VPN Free has seen a 600% surge in Omani sign-ups as users scramble to bypass a suspected nationwide ban on TikTok. Here is everything we know s…

Britain’s only desalination plant remains idle during drought

Watch: Flash flood sweeps vehicle away in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala

Tropical storm warnings remain for some of the state's islands, as the storm is due to progress west.

Wildfire came within metres of rescued orangutans; 60 animals moved

NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility

As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the lun…

AI is changing security testing, but not all vulnerabilities are created equal

AI is transforming vulnerability detection, yet expert-led hardware security testing remains indispensable. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshapi…

How technology is changing marine engineering

Offshore roles are moving onshore as energy demand booms, creating new opportunities and transforming expectations. Rising demand and environmental co…

Ithaca: a scintillating eco-thriller RPG that aims to confront our violent moment

The latest game from ‘reality-inspired’ studio the Pixel Hunt sees you transporting precious human cargo – and deciding what to do with itIthaca has o…

America’s breakout wildfire app has much bigger disasters in its sights

Watch Duty built its reputation tracking fast-moving wildfires, and nationwide flood coverage is the first step toward turning the nonprofit into a mu…

The Download: dead robot friends and the “censorship-industrial complex”

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What happens…

AI eyes in the sky: new satellites and artificial intelligence are transforming wildfire detection

Hi-tech cameras orbiting Earth and on the ground, along with AI, help firefighters extinguish blazes before they spreadThe fires in Spokane, Washingto…

Worldcoin (WLD) Price Prediction: Ascending Triangle Signals Potential $0.40 Breakout Amid Grayscale ETF Filing and Supply Cuts

Worldcoin (WLD) is showing signs of a potential recovery after a sharp decline in July, with traders now watching whether the token can overcome a key…

Get an RTX 5090 Alienware PC for less than the price of the GPU alone — $1,550 discount means Area-51 is $20 cheaper than buying the card by itself

Get an RTX 5090 Alienware gaming PC for less than the standalone cost of the GPU. The cheapest Nvidia RTX 5090 in stock and available to buy right now…

The Hotspot | Extreme heat has changed elite sport this summer – it must adapt to survive

In today’s newsletter: how climate crisis is affecting athletes and what steps are being taken to protect them from rising temperaturesThe mercury-sha…

Thom Yorke, Romy and Brian Eno among 200 musicians urging PM to reject new North Sea drilling

Robert Smith, Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma also among signatories to letter saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies climate reali…

As war with Ukraine wages on, a look at life inside Russia

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Nina Krushcheva, professor of international affairs at the New School, about the current geopolitical climate in Russ…

French PM booed on visit to wildfire-affected region as EU sends assistance to Belgium and Spain – as it happened

Belgium wildfire creeps closer to German border, as 104 firefighters and 36 vehicles from France help with Spain wildfire effort As flagged earlier, B…

Photos show Cambodian children attend school in floating villages along the Tonle Sap lake.

On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. It isn’t any different…

Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah

NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumu…

AIIB warns climate inaction could downgrade a third of sovereign borrowers by 2050

More than a third of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) sovereign borrowers could face credit rating downgrades by 2050 if global climate p…