NYC Metronome clock now displays deadline for irreversible global warming
The New York City Metronome digital clock in Manhattan has been reprogrammed to show the critical window within...
Surfing citizen scientists collect important ocean data
A new U.S. nonprofit called Smartfin is enlisting surfers to collect data on warming oceans. Smartfin distributes...
UN report shows global warming could pass 1.5°C limit before 2030
According to the United Nations' United in Science Report 2020, global temperatures could exceed the 1.5°C limit...
Greenland ice sheet loses record amount of ice in 2019
According to new satellite data analysis by a group of scientists, the Greenland ice sheet lost ice at a rate of...
Global warming could push air conditioning demand up 59%
An analysis done by Climate Central shows that demand for air conditioning in the U.S. will increase by 59% by...
World’s highest temperature, 130°F, recorded in Death Valley
On Sunday, August 16, the U.S. National Weather Service recorded the highest temperature reading ever on Earth...
Cod are disappearing due to global warming
Cod lovers might have to change their preferences soon. According to new research published in the Journal...
Canada’s last Arctic ice shelf has collapsed
The Milne Ice Shelf, the largest remaining intact ice shelf in Canada, has collapsed. According to researchers...
Global warming to cause more deaths than all infectious diseases
A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that by the end of the century,...
Severe coastal floods could affect 287 million people by 2100
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports has revealed that more than 4% of the world's population...
Global warming expected to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius
New projections show global warming is accelerating well past the recommended 1.5 degree Celsius target. A new...
Antarctica’s seafloor is leaking methane, scientists confirm
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that methane leaking is from Antarctica's sea bed. They say the methane is...
Polar bears could go extinct in 80 years if global warming persists
In recent years, the rate of melting ice has been on the rise because of global warming. But the reduced amount...
Beavers could be contributing to warming in the Arctic
A recent study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters suggests that beavers' actions could be...
New study sheds light on Antarctic sea ice mystery
By now, most people have heard about polar ice melting due to global warming. But the coming and going of...
Siberia hits record 100 degrees
Siberia is now setting record high temperatures. On June 20, the town of Verkhoyansk reported a temperature of...
The Iceberg Sofa draws attention to melting glaciers
Fnji, a design brand based in China, is using its platform to raise awareness for global warming, specifically...
Floating ICEBERG creatively confronts global warming
In summer 2019, a surprising sight popped up on a New Hampshire lake — ICEBERG, a floating, iceberg-shaped pavilion...
BAS breaks ground on energy-efficient Discovery Building to study climate change in Antarctica
To establish Britain as a world leader in the fight against climate change, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS)...
January 2020 was the hottest January on record
Citing 141 years of records, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has called last month...
Antarctica reaches record high temperature
The frozen continent recently logged its warmest temperature to date, a whopping 65 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s...
Luzinterruptus turns plastic waste into “Death by Plastic” eco-art for COP25
Frustrated with the “ludicrous charade” of the COP25 World Climate Summit in December, Spanish design collective...
Immersive, dystopian exhibit shows what life could be like post-climate change
As a wake up call to the possible effects of global warming, London-based multidisciplinary design studio Superflux...
Obra Architects stimulates climate change discussion with a “climate-correcting machine”
To raise awareness about climate change, Obra Architects has created the Perpetual Spring, an eye-catching pavilion...
IUCN finds ocean oxygen levels dropping at record rates
Marine life is in serious trouble if ocean oxygen levels continue to plummet. A new report by the International...
Snøhetta-designed center may provide a rare look inside the world’s largest seed vault
Snøhetta has unveiled preliminary designs for The Arc, a proposed visitor center for Arctic preservation storage...
This Dark Beacon warns of the dangers of sea level rise
On the Greek island of Spetses, Irish designer Kieran Donnellan and a group of participants from the 2019 international...
Amazon rainforest might reach irreversible tipping point as early as 2021
Relentless Amazon deforestation and gross mishandling of the region by Brazilian authorities and agricultural advocates...
EEA reports poor air quality caused premature deaths of 400,000 Europeans in 2016
Coal-fired power plants, vehicle-clogged highways and fossil-fuel spewing factories have contributed to the growing...
IPCC landmark report warns about the state of the oceans, polar ice content and the climate crisis
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which is, in fact, the UN body responsible...