Impacts
a group of people in a small boat in front of an iceberg.

Violent 'storms' under Antarctica's ice could be speeding its decline

When sea ice melts and refreezes, it stirs vortices that pull warm deep water up, eroding Antarctica's shrinking ice shelves.
grist.org
Smoky, smoggy Jakarta

‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change

It’s a climate-vulnerable nation, while also being the world’s sixth-largest greenhouse-gas emitter. Global investment in climate action is vital.

www.theguardian.com
A dry river bed during a hot summer at Big Bend National Park in Texas.

The Rio Grande's water is being drained faster than nature can replenish it

Researchers have completed a full accounting of water uses and losses in the Rio Grande-Bravo basin as it faces severe shortages throughout its range in the United States and Mexico.
apnews.com
The fema logo is displayed on a building.

Noem at odds with Trump-appointed panel over future of FEMA

Instead of further shrinking and dismantling the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, the FEMA Review Council wants to make it more independent.

www.washingtonpost.com
Amazon pickup & returns building next to a tree.

Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to disclose climate risks

A federal appeals court this week halted a California law requiring companies to disclose the risks that climate change poses to their business. That law would have required companies to prepare a report on their climate-related financial risks by Jan. 1.

thehill.com
Black children holding their hands under a faucet with water coming out of it

Trump’s anti-green agenda could lead to 1.3 million more climate deaths

Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
Image of field cracked and dried by drought with desiccated plants cut at the stem.

How a billionaire's plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising

As fast-growing cities and suburbs scramble for new water sources, farmers in East Texas are turning to the state to keep their wells from running dry.
grist.org
port refinery and petrochemical storage tanks adjacent to ocean

As seas rise, so do the risks from toxic sites

Flooding from surging seas is likely to inundate thousands of U.S. hazardous sites in coming years as global temperatures rise, placing the nation’s most vulnerable at greatest risk.
insideclimatenews.org
A concrete and metal seawall stretching into the distance

‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind

More than a decade after New York City promised to reduce flood dangers in Edgemere, residents say the working-class coastal neighborhood remains exposed as major resiliency projects stall and shoreline protections are redirected elsewhere.

floodlightnews.org
A house completely destroyed by a hurricane

Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies

Hurricane Melissa ravaged rural Jamaica; campaigners at COP30 say the disaster exposes how communities shaped by slavery and colonial extraction now bear the brunt of climate impacts.

www.theguardian.com
Tropical cyclone destructive aftermath

Small island nations demand emission cuts at COP30 climate talks

Jamaica has joined other small island nations at the United Nations climate talks to urge immediate action on climate change.
apnews.com
Group of women in single file carrying sacks and harvesting tea

Women toiling in India’s insufferable heat face mounting toll on health

Prolonged exposure to hot weather can hinder people’s ability to lead safe and productive lives, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
Town in the Himalayas: Namche Bazar, Namche, Nepal

Melting glaciers in the Himalayas feed lakes that threaten towns below

Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
www.nytimes.com
A group of dead trees in a forest

2021 heat dome left Rhode Island-sized damage in Oregon's, Washington’s western forests

A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com
A person walking through a flooded underpass

Bill Gates said the quiet part out loud

Bill Gates has reignited debate over a climate agenda that prioritizes emissions cuts over the immediate needs of countries already facing deadly climate impacts.

www.theatlantic.com
white smoke coming out from power plant on a green hill.

World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds

Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating.

www.theguardian.com
smiling woman wearing a crown of green leaves

The Pacific won a landmark climate case at the world's top court. Now they want countries to act

After the International Court of Justice declared that countries have a legal duty to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Pacific Island advocates are heading to COP30 to demand that world leaders phase out fossil fuels, fund recovery from climate disasters, and center Indigenous voices in climate decisions.

grist.org
A view of a busy street and underground highway in Tehran Iran

Tehran taps run dry as water crisis deepens across Iran

Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if the drought gripping the country continues.
www.reuters.com
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