Climate

Climate Environment

Ocean Carbon Absorption is Weakening as Climate Change Intensifies, UN Warns

Climate Featured

Ghent’s Historic Canals Turn Bright Green After Record-Hot Summer

Climate Disaster

Hurricane Isaias Becomes First Atlantic Hurricane of 2026

A man in light clothing and a headscarf pours water over a camel at a trough in a hot, arid desert with several other camels nearby.
Africa Climate

Even Africa’s Camels Are Dying of Extreme Heat

Earth at center amid climate disasters: a fiery sun and burning city on the left, cracked parched ground and boats in a waterlogged foreground, and a massive hurricane with storms on the right.
Climate Crisis

El Niño Brings Chaos To Global Weather 

Massive tsunami engulfs a coastal town as people flee rubble and boats along a shattered street in the Philippines, with dark smoke rising in the background.
Climate Disaster

Deadly 7.8 Quake Rocks Philippines, Sparks Tsunami Fears 

Avalanche roaring down a steep mountain toward a Swiss village, with spectators on a roadside and a church steeple in the foreground.
Climate Featured

The Swiss Alps With The Threat Of Collapsing Glaciers

Split-scene infographic showing meteorological summer (June 1) vs. astronomical summer (June 21) with a heatwave on a crowded beach and a thermometer reading high temperatures.
Climate Featured

When Does Summer Actually Start?

Climate Development Goals

Housing on the Frontline: What the World Urban Forum in Baku Signals for Cities Under Strain

Arctic sunset over Utqiagvik, Alaska, with snow-lined town and distant mountains across icy water, sign in foreground.
Climate Featured

Midnight Sun Phenomenon Begins In Alaska

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