2024
The signs of weakening resilience raise concerns that the world’s greatest tropical forest – and biggest terrestrial carbon sink – is degrading towards a point of no return. It follows four supposedly “one-in-a-century” dry spells in less than 20 years, highlighting how a human-disrupted climate is putting unusually intense strains on trees and other plants, many of which are dying of dehydration.
Extreme heat affecting nearly 23m people across US south-west and pushing Texas’s electrical grid to the limit.
Coal and gas exports expected to remain roughly at current level until at least 2035 with 4.5% of emissions linked to Australia, report finds
UN says a global ‘backlash’ against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies
Temperatures reach 45C in parts of the country and 225 people seek treatment for heatstroke
As the climate crisis causes heavier and more frequent floods across the US, one in four small businesses are one disaster away from shutting down
Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS
Warning after intensification of storm aided by unusually hot ocean waters in much of Beryl’s path. Hurricane Beryl, which slammed into Texas on Monday after wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, was supercharged by “absolutely crazy” ocean temperatures that are likely to fuel further violent storms in the coming months, scientists have warned.
Blackened trees, dead animals and scorched earth – early wildfires have already devastated Brazil’s Pantanal and local people worry they may lose the battle to save them
Economic growth allows the few to grow ever-wealthier. Ending poverty and environmental catastrophe demands fresh thinking
Small increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say
Scientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide
The contaminants have also recently been found in testes and semen amid concerns about falling male fertility
This year elections are taking place across the globe, covering almost half of the world’s population. It is also likely to be, yet again, the hottest year recorded as the climate crisis intensifies. The Guardian asked young climate activists around the world what they want from the elections and whether politics is working in the fight to halt global heating.
Sudden cut in pollution in 2020 meant less shade from sun and was ‘substantial’ factor in record surface temperatures in 2023, study finds
Winter downpours also made 20% wetter and will occur every three years without urgent carbon cuts, experts warn
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Human-caused climate crisis brought soaring temperatures across Asia, from Gaza to Delhi to Manila
Climate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet
Editorial: Top experts believe global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. That frightening prediction must spur us to action
