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Melting ice sheets. Dying coral reefs. The Amazon turning into savannah. These are known as tipping points, when an ecosystem is pushed to the brink by rising global temperatures, and a domino effect of climate disaster ensues.

the Eco-Business Podcast

Tipping points: how close is the world to a climate calamity domino effect?

A range of factors is behind the rise in electricity prices, but net zero isn’t one of them.

The Guardian

Conservatives blame energy crisis on net zero climate goals – but what is really going on? 

This year, an early and hotter start to the summer has forced a change in the crop cycle in Gilgit-Baltistan, high up in the Hindu Kush Himalayas.

The Third Pole

Farmers in mountainous areas of Pakistan feel the heat

Greenhouse gas has undergone rapid acceleration and scientists say it may be due to atmospheric changes. Methane is four times more sensitive to global warming than previously thought, a new study shows.

Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought

If carbon emissions are limited to slow temperature rise, up to an estimated 6,000 child deaths could be prevented in Africa each year, according to new research. 

Science Daily

Unchecked emissions could double heat-related child mortality

Earlier this week, at least seven people died when a chunk of a glacier from the tallest mountain in the Dolomites, Marmolada, collapsed, The New York Times reported. At least 14 people were also missing.

EcoWatch

Disasters Like Italian Glacier Collapse Predicted to Increase as Planet Warms

Flooding is a pervasive natural hazard, with new research demonstrating that more than one in five people around the world live in areas directly exposed to 1-in-100 year flood risk. Exposure to such flood risk is particularly concentrated amongst lower income households worldwide.

Nature

Global exposure to flood risk and poverty

A new report says that insurance will become increasingly unaffordable or unavailable in large parts of Australia due to worsening extreme weather events.



GreenBiz

How climate change is causing an insurance crisis in Australia

Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaste

The Conversation

What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again

This red-tinged snow is becoming a more frequent sight. Scientists are trying to understand why.

World Economic Forum

Is Climate Change Causing 'Snow Blood' In The Alps?

Days of torrential rain have submerged some suburbs — sweeping cars off roads and engulfing bridges — as authorities warned the dangerous weather would continue.



The Washington Post

Hundreds rescued as Sydney suffers fourth flood in less than 18 months

At least seven people were killed and 14 are missing after a glacial ice shelf collapsed in the northern Italian Alps amid higher-than-usual temperatures.



Bloomberg

Alps Glacier Collapse Kills Seven Amid Record Temperatures

As Rivers Run Dry throughout the Northwest, Salmon Lost the Habitat They Need to Spawn and Protect Their Young

Climate Change is Shrinking and Fragmenting Salmon Habitat

It’s not your imagination: This summer is already hotter than normal.


Grist

June heat waves smash records across the globe

Water shortages and outbreaks of waterborne illnesses are two of the major issues the region will face in the coming decades amid rapid population growth.


Oil Price

How International Aid Could Counter Or Cause A Crisis In Central Asia

The nine new commitments made are non-binding. Ocean governance experts and civil society representatives question their ability to drive ambitious action for marine protection, in Singapore and beyond.


Eco-Business

Singapore undertakes new voluntary commitments for ocean protection

Thousands of residents in Sydney's suburbs are ordered to evacuate amid torrential rains and the threat of flash floods.

Al Jazeera

'Life threatening' floods force evacuations in Sydney, Australia

Heavy rains continue to lash Australia's New South Wales, threatening to submerge areas that have already experienced several flooding events this year.



'Devastating': Thousands more told to evacuate from Sydney floods

Authorities in Sydney asked thousands of people to evacuate their homes as torrential rain lashes Australia’s largest city, causing widespread flooding.



Sydney Orders Evacuations as Torrential Rain Causes Flooding

The typhoon also damaged a number of power grid lines in Zhanjiang and Maoming City. As of 16:00 on Saturday, more than 230,000 households suffered power outages.


Al Arabiya

Rescue operations continue across China’s Guangdong Province as typhoon traps people

A new paper published in Science Advances synthesizes the impact of metal and coal mines on salmon and trout in northwestern North America, and highlights the need for more complete and transparent science to inform mining policy.

Mining's effect on fish warrants better science-based policies

Ministers urged to toughen law to help restore carbon sinks, as figures point to illegal burning

Burning ban failing to protect England’s peatlands, say conservation groups

Pressed by Supreme Court decisions diminishing rights that liberals hold dear and expanding those cherished by conservatives, the United States appears to be drifting apart into separate nations, with diametrically opposed social, environmental and health policies.


The New York Times

Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis

Extreme weather has forced Asian governments to shift from green to black. In China, temperatures have reached 42 degrees Celsius. Power consumption has hit record levels across several provinces. Local coal companies are in for a windfall.

Financial Times

China coal: fat margins for producers as green energy movement goes on pause

 New research could help them fight back. When heat waves hit, they don't just take a toll on people -- plants suffer too.

Climate change is making plants more vulnerable to disease

In 1968, a photograph taken from space helped galvanize the environmental movement. The famous “Earthrise” image of our planet rising from the moon helped raise awareness about the importance of protecting humanity’s only home.



Satellite Selfie Showcases Vulnerability of Great Barrier Reef

Wildfires had been burning for weeks, shrouding Reno, Nev., in harmful smoke, when Jillian Abney and her eight-year-old daughter Izi drove into the Sierras last year in search of cleaner air

Summer in America is becoming hotter, longer and more dangerous

The word cryptocurrency engenders immediate reactions. Some individuals live and die by the value of bitcoin or ethereum, while some (like my family) assume crypto miners actually dig into the earth to access currency

What is cryptocurrency's dirty environmental secret?

Forecasters warn of record rainfall and high disaster risk in provinces including Guangdong, the country's most populous.



China hit by year's first typhoon Chaba, record rains forecast

TOKYO -- Japan is enduring one of its worst heat waves on record, raising concern about potential power shortages amid surging demand, even as officials urged people to keep their air-conditioners running to ward off heat stroke.


Japan Swelters Through a Punishing Heat Wave

Tropical Storm Colin formed early Saturday morning just off the coast of South Carolina, becoming the third named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season and threatening to drench outdoor activities over the Fourth of July long weekend.



Tropical Storm Colin Takes Aim at the Carolinas

Little hope of finding survivors among 37 people still missing since Wednesday night as more rain and falling boulders hamper rescue.



Death toll in Manipur landslide in northeast India hits 26

Climate change-induced storms are battering coasts worldwide with sea level rise, erosion and damages. More than half of coral reefs and 85% of oyster beds used to protect our coasts have already been severely damaged or destroyed. 



INHABITAT

Artificial coral reefs help marine life and biodiversity

Blazing hot and bone-dry Texas is in the midst of a vicious, reinforcing climate cycle. It keeps getting drier as relentless heat saps moisture from the ground. And it keeps getting hotter as the parched soil loses moisture that would help hold the heat in check.



San Antonio had 17 days of triple digit heat in June. There’s usually two.

Recent rain in Northern Italy has done little for the region’s worst drought in 70 years. At least 30% of this year’s rice crop has already been lost, and now the region’s irrigation sources are being threatened by the salty Adriatic sea, which has entered a record 30.6 kilometers (19 miles) into the Po river. 

Bloomberg Green

Italy’s Drought Worsens as Salty Sea Creeps Further Into Vital River

The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally decreased by about 13 per cent during the 20th century compared to the 19th, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change.



Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet

Even if global temperatures start to decrease, after peaking this century due to climate change, biodiversity risks are likely to persist for decades, a new study by London’s Global University (UCL) and University of Cape Town researchers finds.

Biodiversity Risks to Linger at Least a Half Century After Global Temperature Peaks

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Forbes

Extreme Heat Damages The DNA Of An Already Endangered Australian Songbird

The threat of climate change is no longer considered just an environmental threat. Yes, changing temperatures, severe weather and rising sea levels are negatively affecting our environment and the sustainability of agriculture, but we’re also now seeing climate change rewrite the very nature of how businesses and economic agents choose to operate.

Rethinking The Environmental Integrity Of Carbon Credits

Independence Day is coming soon, with celebrations prepared for the entire long weekend leading up to Monday, July 4, 2022.

Cities Cancel July Fourth Fireworks Amid Wildfire Concerns

Japan braced on Wednesday for its hottest day yet of a record-breaking heatwave, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a ramp-up of nuclear power use amid fears of a shortage of electricity to keep air conditioners whirring.

Euronews

Crunch time for power grid as Japan's heatwave gets even hotter

On June 19, a day after thermometers rose to record highs across several parts of Spain and France, a buoy floating on the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of the Balearic Islands, registered 29 degrees Celsius (84 Fahrenheit).

Extreme Heat in Europe Led to “Brutal” Rise in Sea Temperatures

Efforts to lower the industry’s carbon footprint have led to new practices, like more sea shipping and rethinking auctions and fairs.

Mindful of Its Impact on the Planet, the Art World Aims for Sustainability

Scientists have finally confirmed the link between human-induced climate change and some extreme weather events, in a new review paper.

Extreme weather clearly linked to human-induced climate change, new study says

Rockets used for space tourism could potentially have a much bigger effect on the global climate than the operation of traditional aircraft, researchers have found.

Space Tourism Has Potential to Cause Astronomical Climate Damage, Scientists Find

The season now lasts 130 days and will continue to lengthen even if global heating can be kept to 1.5C, researchers say

Australia's bushfire season now lasts for 130 days a year and has lengthened by almost a month in the past four decades, according to new research.


Australia's bushfire season has grown by almost a month in 40 years, study finds

In recent summers, temperatures in Madrid have climbed as high as 40°C. The city's latest park, inspired by ancient Middle Eastern wind towers, aims to change that.

Madrid's ‘Wind Garden’ Will Cool City By 4 Degrees

This is because climate change is helping create conditions that increase the likelihood of multiple extreme weather events occurring at once, according to new research published this month in Geophysical Research Letter

The Hill

Climate change driving multiple extreme weather events happening at once

Record heat is striking around the Northern Hemisphere, a worrying trend, as the hottest weather is likely yet to come in July and August.

Sky News

Japan swelters in hottest temperatures for 150 years as early heatwave hits Northern Hemisphere

Karen Thomas says it is like giving a terminal diagnosis. “For many people, the news comes as a complete surprise. Others can be very angry. It’s like the five stages of grief. And the work we’re trying to do is buy people some time, and to prepare others for what options they might have.”

The Telegraph

Britain is crumbling into the sea – but does it matter?

Climate Change | Effects

Anthropocentric concrete “jungles” are devoid of life, separating humans from natural environments and causing imbalances that have manifested as pandemics. What would cities look like if there were no boundaries between humans and ecosystems?

ArchDaily

The City as an Organism 

New research suggests that the burden of heat-induced labor loss would be unevenly distributed among employment industries, creating environmental justice concerns. These impacts could be significantly reduced with careful planning and urban adaptation strategies.

Climate warming could deepen environmental injustice in urban areas

Studies jointly conducted by the VNSC, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) found that developing small satellites will work the best for Vietnam.

OpenGov

Vietnam Explores Using Small Satellites to Build Capacity in Earth Observation

Severe droughts and scarce rain have forced water restrictions in southern European countries. Climate change is making itself felt across the continent.

DW News

Water scarcity: EU countries forced to restrict drinking water access

A boom in plastic greenhouses in the Central Highlands city of Dalat may protect farmers from the impacts of erratic weather, but their environmental toll is building in the agriculture-heavy region.


Plastic from greenhouse boom blights Vietnam’s vegetable basket

A research team at US and Chinese universities say they have discovered a way to help plants survive extreme heat.




What are heat resistant plants and how can they help prevent a food crisis?

Thanks to climate change, sea levels are lapping up against coastal cities and communities. In an ideal world, efforts would have already been made to slow or stop the impact


Floating Cities May Be One Answer to Rising Sea Levels

A stronger adaptation governance framework would benefit adaptation efforts.



Bruegel

How can the European Union adapt to climate change?

Researchers examined how heat impacts the behavior and physiology of Zebra finches. 

Heat waves could lead to avian population decline

A panel discussion hosted by Imperial’s Global Development Hub explored the impact of pandemics, climate change and political turmoil on global health



Imperial College London

Global Development Hub explores impact of pandemic, climate change on health

The World Health Organization and the United Kingdom government have launched a new health and climate change platform to support countries’ efforts to implement commitments they made at last year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) to achieve resilient and low carbon, sustainable health systems.

Health-climate alliance launched to help countries turn commitments into action

As climate change alters environments across the globe, scientists have discovered that in response, many species are shifting the timing of major life events, such as reproduction.

Top predators could 'trap' themselves trying to adapt to climate change

Generators increase supply after NEM restart but coal outages persist

Australian Financial Review

The plight of the aircraft industry naturally is well covered by the FT, but the questioning of the business model of current activities fails to come to the fore.

Letter: Aircraft industry has to find sustainable model

As the need to address climate change becomes increasingly urgent so too does the concurrent need for proactive stewardship of the Earth's rapidly changing biosphere, according to new research.


Proactive approaches needed to enable ecosystems to adapt to climate change

New adaptation measures bring hope to people on the chars of the Brahmaputra, whose homes are often lost to floods and erosion.

Build, collapse, rebuild: life on the river islands of Bangladesh

The numbers are scary. Forbes' Brian Bushard tells us over two dozen US cities already have broken heat records this month, and more cities will break records in the next few days. We need dramatic climate action to head off even greater pain and disruption.


Can Cities Survive Excessive Heat?

As the climate crisis continues to intensify, attention is turning not just to how we can mitigate and adapt to climate change but how to foster resilience among the communities most affected by it.


When it comes to climate resilience, gender matters

As heatwaves grip parts of Europe, the United States and South Asia, there is a growing push for policies to protect those at risk.


Hit by heatwaves, cities test fresh ways to cool residents

When looking at the future, some people may have a bleak opinion of what might be left after years of farming. Sustainable food comes from responsible sources.

Sustainability Times

Sustainable farming can revolutionize food security

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, between 2020 and 2035 solar power is estimated to rise from 3% to 14% of total energy production in the United States. By the year 2050, this particular renewable energy source may account for 20%.

CleanTechnica

Protecting Solar Energy Assets From Hazardous Weather

The world's most renowned population analyst has called for a massive reduction in the number of humans and for natural resources to be redistributed from the rich to the poor.


Cut world population and redistribute resources, expert urges

Spend time in a city in summer and you can feel the urban heat rising from the pavement and radiating from buildings. 

Satellites help us with solutions to the urban heat island effect

After losing 20 years of collected material in Lismore's floods, the Quandamooka artist reflects on the climate crisis, colonialism and catharsis


'Death is birth': Megan Cope on creating art out of catastrophe

Scientists have identified a distinct subpopulation of polar bears in southeastern Greenland that, in an area with little sea ice, survive by hunting from ice that breaks off glaciers.


'Wholly Unexpected': These Polar Bears Can Survive With Less Sea Ice

A new population of polar bears documented on the southeast coast of Greenland use glacier ice to survive despite limited access to sea ice. This small, genetically distinct group of polar bears could be important to the future of the species in a warming world.


Newly documented population of polar bears in Southeast Greenland sheds light on the species' future in a warming Arctic

Researchers say isolated group in south-east Greenland have clung on thanks to freshwater discharge from glaciers.

Polar bears found thriving despite lack of sea ice offer hope for species

The temperature in France is likely to exceed 40 degrees Celsius for several days. This early heat wave puts several sectors under pressure, forcing them to prepare for global warming.



Le Monde

From students to firefighters, France adapts to heat wave

A female-led community group in the dry south of the country are diversifying crops to adapt to the climate crisis. Now they are reaping the bounty.

Sweet as a nut: Hondurans fight drought and poverty with cashews

Power demand recently hit a record high in Texas amid a severe heat wave and will likely break more records this week as homes and businesses blast air conditioners across the country’s second-most populous state.

CNBC

Texas power demand breaks record as severe heat wave hits the state

Prehistoric coral reefs dating back up to 250 million years extended much further away from the Earth's equator than today, new research has revealed.


Pioneering study shows climate played crucial role in changing location of ancient coral reefs

When you think of the New York Harbor, you might imagine boats, skyscrapers, a noisy traffic on the nearby streets of NYC. What you may not expect to find are dolphins

Dolphins Use New York Harbor as a Feeding Ground, Study Finds

A fleet of high-tech container farms is delivering locally-grown food security to communities from Alaska to Egypt.

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