The Economic Consequences of Ignoring Climate Change
Despite mounting evidence of global warming’s costs, the Trump administration has made multiple moves to avoid tracking climate-related economics.
Art For Climate Festival - Ha Long Bay, Vietnam - January 2025
Many killed by floods as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
Torrents of predawn rain unleashed deadly flooding that killed scores of people in a market town where northern Nigerian farmers sell their wares to traders from the south, officials said Friday, as they predicted that the death toll would grow.
A collapsing glacier destroyed a Swiss village. Is climate change to blame?
The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
Much of the UK's saltmarshes have been lost to agriculture but the charity says they are unsung heroes in nature's fight ...
Half of world’s population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts say
Scientists say 4 billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025.
Young people sue Donald Trump over climate change
The 22 plaintiffs also claim that by increasing pollution and denying climate science, the president’s actions violate their ...
A Court Debates Whether a Climate Lawsuit Threatens National Security
The judge asked lawyers how a suit by Charleston, S.C., claiming oil companies misled people about climate risks, might be ...
Floods kill at least 111 as northern Nigeria battles climate change, dry spells and heavy rainfall
Officials say torrents of predawn rain unleashed flooding that drowned at least 111 people in a market town where northern ...
Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
Puerto Rico’s 2022 leptospirosis surge shows one of the hidden health risks of flooding
With more storms and warmer temperatures ahead, contaminated floodwaters pose a growing public health threat.The post Puerto Rico’s 2022 leptospirosis surge shows one of the hidden health risks of flooding appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
10 of our all-time favorite Eye on the Storm posts
From hurricanes to photo series to trivia competitions, our extreme weather experts have put together some incredible articles in the last five years.The post 10 of our all-time favorite Eye on the Storm posts appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Half of world’s population endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change, experts say
The extreme heat caused illness, death, crop losses, and strained energy and health care systems, according to the analysis from World Weather Attribution, Climate Central and the Red Cross.
Germany updates: Climate change doubled extreme heat days
A new report has said that Germany saw 24 extra days of extreme heat in the past year thanks to climate change. The report ...
The Growing Legal Battle Over Climate Change
Tax Break for Sports Owners: Tucked in the domestic policy billis a change to the tax code that could potentially cool the ...
Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world
The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...
UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
The UK's saltmarshes are vital "sinks" that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new ...
Hawaii Imposes the Nation’s First Climate Change Tax for Tourists — And It's Expected to Generate $100 Million Annually
Legislators in Hawaii are implementing a tourism tax they believe will help the state take action against climate change.
“I’m the problem, it’s me”: Australian Energy Producers and its members called out for greenwashing gas and fuelling climate change
At the end of May, the leaders of Australia’s fossil fuel extraction industry and their enablers in business and government descended on the Brisbane Convention Centre for the annual Australian Energy Producers (AEP) conference. This time Greenpeace was there to send a message they couldn’t ignore: all members of this fossil fuel lobby group are complicit in fuelling the climate crisis. For companies claiming to support climate action, it’s time to cut ties with the AEP! With an amazi
Hawaii’s governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor signed legislation Tuesday that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental ...
Hawaii enacts new tax on hotel rooms and vacation rentals to help cope with climate change
Hawaii's governor signed legislation that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise ...