Impacts
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
Asheville, North Carolina downtown mural on building

Why Appalachia is one of the world’s worst hotspots for dangerous floods

A Washington Post investigation shows why one region of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to extreme rainfall and floods.
www.washingtonpost.com
A river flowing between dry rocky bluffs

States that rely on the Colorado River miss deadline to agree on cuts

A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court.
www.nytimes.com
Two hands clasping with money in their hands

Philippines climate protests spotlight whether money is reaching the most vulnerable

As world leaders meet for COP30 in Brazil, protests in the Philippines highlight how corruption and mismanagement can undermine efforts to fund climate resilience.

www.csmonitor.com
Forest of Fontainbleau in France with green trees and ferns

France's Fontainebleau forest serves as ‘laboratory' for climate change adaptation

France’s historic Fontainebleau forest is confronting the realities of heatwaves, drought, and dying trees, while offering lessons in how woodlands can adapt to a warming planet.

www.france24.com
A beach with an oil refinery in the background

LA’s clean air future is being built by Black women

In Los Angeles, Black women organizers are driving a community-led push to shut down toxic oil wells that have long endangered their neighborhoods.

capitalbnews.org
Refugees wading through floodwaters

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30.

www.theguardian.com
A home on stilts on the edge of an encroaching ocean

Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of 'don't say climate' politics

With the return of Trump-era climate denial and Democrats avoiding the term altogether, the U.S. is quietly adapting to a warming planet without naming the cause.

grist.org
A rocky island in the middle of the ocean viewed from above

The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp'

Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
grist.org
21st session of the UN Conference on Climate Change Paris 2015

In 10 years since Paris climate agreement, progress on warming but not nearly enough

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.
apnews.com
white and blue boat on brown sand under blue sky during daytime.

California’s drying Salton Sea harms the lungs of people living nearby, say researchers

Experts suspect that dust from the sea contains endotoxic bacteria membranes caused by fertilizer runoff.

www.theguardian.com
a close up of a mosquito on a human's skin.

A disease-carrying mosquito has landed in the Rocky Mountains where it historically couldn’t survive

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Western Colorado.
insideclimatenews.org
Burned at room post-fire aftermath

For many disabled fire victims in Los Angeles, a continuing trauma

“Inflammation from these exposures is not just about cancer or asthma,” says one advocate for disabled people. “It’s neurological, it’s everything.”
insideclimatenews.org
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