Impacts
A Black man talking to his child in a hospital bed

How Canadians pay for fossil fuels with our bodies

The affordability crisis brings about talk of the price at the gas pump, but more Canadians are realizing the cost climate change is taking on our health.

thenarwhal.ca
A dirt road in a dry environment heading to the ocean

Water is ‘white gold’ in Baja’s drying beach towns

A 70-year-old water truck driver’s business is thriving in Baja California Sur as aquifers shrink and demand for water surges.

yaleclimateconnections.org
A lighthouse at the end of a promontory during a strong storm

2 studies warn infamous AMOC ocean current is in trouble

More bad news for the ocean current at the center of the fictional (and scientifically inaccurate) "Day After Tomorrow" climate change disaster movie.
www.usatoday.com
A person holding a tray with bees and honey

Lebanon's beekeepers are at breaking point

Lebanese beekeepers spent years fighting pesticides, climate disruption and economic collapse to keep their vital colonies alive; then the bombs fell.

newlinesmag.com
Woman in black bathing suit and broad brimmed hat next to an orange life preserver riding on the bow of a yacht

Opinion: A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it

Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse, but the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises.

www.theguardian.com
A person holding a peach in their hands with a tree in the background

Opinion: Farming with hope in the age of climate change

In California’s Central Valley, Nikiko Masumoto reckons with the future of growing in an increasingly hot world.
civileats.com
An overhead view of a small child playing in the sand on a beach

A deadly bacteria is creeping up the East Coast. How worried should you be?

Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio; scientists are trying to stay one step ahead.

grist.org
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Indigenous health can't be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN

Indigenous leaders at a UN forum linked climate change, mining, and deforestation to health crises, urging coordinated land rights action.

grist.org
White man and black man in adjacent voting booths, voting in US election

Heatwaves, floods, and wildfires pose rising threat to democracy, report finds

Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024.

www.theguardian.com
Coral reef including large patch of bleached coral

What a 5,000-mile long marine heat wave means for summer in the US

It could boost temperatures, humidity, and the threat of tropical storms in the West through summer.

www.washingtonpost.com
A small harbor with older fishing boats at a dock

Warming waters in the Gulf of Maine may affect the future of lobsters

Researchers studying the crustacean’s early life cycles find clues that can help the fishery that depends on them plan for a warmer future.

mainemorningstar.com
Toucan perched on a branch in a rainforest

Rainforests can bounce back much faster than thought, researchers say

Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land. New research shows that’s not always the case.
www.nytimes.com
Young boy seated on sofa fitted with an inhaler being adfministered by a nurse in white

Almost half of America’s kids are breathing toxic air

The American Lung Association’s annual report finds that climate change is making dirty air worse, especially for communities of color. The Trump administration keeps targeting rules meant to help.
insideclimatenews.org
A view of a house roof that is partially burned

Test fires help scientists protect homes from climate change fueled fires

At a site in South Carolina, researchers burn down test houses to learn how different materials and designs can withstand flames.

apnews.com
An overlooking view of Elephant Butte reservoir on the Rio Grande River, New Mexico

Facing drought and low snowpack, Rio Grande states expect a “challenging” year

Officials at the annual Rio Grande Compact Commission meeting said they expect river flows this year to be among the lowest in history.

insideclimatenews.org
A prairie farm field with a tractor

Can climate change help farmers on the Canadian Prairies?

A changing climate and prolonged drought in many regions has had a surprising impact on some farmers: better yields.

thenarwhal.ca
Two African women walking away from Lake Victoria with buckets on their heads

Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria

In a lakeside village in Kenya's Kisumu County, women were forbidden from fishing — until Rhoda Ongoche Akech defied the stigma.

www.aljazeera.com
A burned landscape with blackened soil

Wildfires make soil poisonous

New research shows that intense wildfires can transform naturally occurring chromium in soil into a carcinogenic form that lingers in air and groundwater for years.

www.hcn.org
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