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  1. Hochul Could Try to Change New York's Emissions Math Again. Here's…

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:25:00 -0000

    State officials have voiced renewed interest in changing how New York counts its greenhouse gas emissions. In a marathon hearing on Wednesday, New …

  2. We know how to cool our cities and towns. So why aren’t we doing it?

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:12:18 -0000

    This week, Victoria recorded its hottest day in nearly six years. On Tuesday, the northwest towns of Walpeup and Hopetoun reached 48.9°C, and the …

  3. Something very unexpected is happening to Norway’s polar bears

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:00:00 -0000

    Scientists are baffled by the results from new Arctic research. Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals from the ice, and as fossil fuels warm the planet, the ice where these bears live is melting. For more than three decades, …

  4. Australia’s hottest towns hit 120F in a grueling heat wave: ‘It’s just damn hot’

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:25:58 -0000

    Vast swaths of southeastern Australia are sweltering in a heat wave that’s pushed temperatures to close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and forced some residents to protect their properties as wildfires race through parts of rural Victoria. Karlee Smith jumped on a quad bike to help …

  5. The fallout from EPA's pollution shift

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:06 -0000

    President Trump's EPA is raising alarms with a shift in how it weighs the benefits of air pollution rules, with critics warning they'll lead to …

  6. ‘No one power’ can solve global problems, says UN chief as Trump veers away

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:23:09 -0000

    United Nations chief Antonio Guterres appears to point at Trump as critics say his ‘Board of Peace’ aims to replace UN. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that international “cooperation is eroding” in the world, during a media briefing where he took aim at one – maybe two …

  7. Snowstorm could've sparked grid catastrophe if Biden climate policies weren't reversed: Energy Dept

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:55:19 -0000

    EXCLUSIVE: The electric grid kept the lights on for much of the country hit by the weekend’s massive snowstorm chiefly because the Trump administration broke from Biden-era plans, keeping five major coal-fired power plants online and allowing grid providers to draw in more fossil fuel-based energy …

  8. The surprising reason why women are using AI less often than men

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0000

    A growing body of research shows that women’s feelings about AI are more likely to affect their behavior than men’s, with one concern standing out in particular. A decade ago, when Claire Burgi moved to New York City, she decided to cut meat out of her diet. The 33-year-old actor and audiobook …

  9. What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:25:48 -0000

    An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the Doomsday …

  10. FAQ: What is wind chill, and why is it dangerous?

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Millions of people in the central and eastern United States are experiencing frigid weather, with wind chill temperatures that are in the single digits in many places. And a storm is expected to bring strong winds to much of the East Coast over the weekend. Wind chill is a measure of how quickly …

  11. Fierce Storms Expose 19th-Century Maritime Mystery on Jersey Shore

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:42:38 -0000

    The powerful storms battering the Jersey Shore this winter have revealed the ruins of an old wooden ship buried beneath sea and sand for nearly 140 …

  12. Nearly 50C: More temperature records smashed as 'heat dome' persists

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:16:43 -0000

    More all-time temperature records have been smashed across Australia's interior as a climate change-fuelled heatwave grips the continent. Some of the …

  13. EVs are already making your air cleaner

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:30:00 -0000

    A study in California finds that even small increases in EV adoption lead to measurable drops in neighborhood-level air pollution. The logic behind …

  14. South MS temperatures become colder than Alaska, officials say

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    It’s been a frigid week in Mississippi and across much of the United States. A severe winter storm brought freezing rain to the Mississippi Coast on …

  15. Skills gap, high cost and poor data slowing climate reporting by Singapore listed firms

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:30:00 -0000

    But the majority SGX-listed firms polled have begun adopting the ISSB standards already, which they say can attract investors and improve corporate …

  16. Trump’s energy policy focuses on today, while China builds for tomorrow

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:56:03 -0000

    Forget the claptrap about global warming and the inexorable arrival of greener, cleaner energy. Oil is king. Gas is king. And America is going to be …

  17. ‘We're tired of counting damages’: Call for climate funds after landslide devastates Sicilian town

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:40:04 -0000

    Greenpeace Italia has called out the Italian government for not investing enough in climate change mitigation. A town in Sicily has been left …

  18. New gold nanospheres capture nearly the full spectrum of solar energy

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:07:00 -0000

    Sunlight carries more energy than most solar devices can catch. That gap matters as heat waves grow worse. It also matters as grids strain under …

  19. Why is it so (bleeping) cold in N.J.? Here’s who to blame (looking at you, Canada).

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:08:08 -0000

    We’ve worn layers. We’ve broken out the space heaters. We have donned winter hats, gloves and scarves up the wazoo.But, there’s no escaping it — it …

  20. Fat, healthy polar bears surprise researchers

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:27:00 -0000

    The leader of a team that spent 20 years monitoring hundreds of polar bears in Norway's Svalbard Arctic archipelago tells CBS News he was surprised …

  21. Greenland threat is a 'strategic wake-up call for all of Europe,' says Macron

    Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:23:04 -0000

    Speaking alongside the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, Emmanuel Macron said Europe must focus 'on asserting our European sovereignty, on our …

  22. America’s wildfire risk data quietly puts millions of homes in danger

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

    Federal models keep missing homes that burn. A new AI tool zooms in. A lot of us might assume that most homes that are destroyed by wildfires were in obvious, high fire-risk areas, like on the edge of forests that frequently burn. But wildfires are a faster-growing and much closer threat than we may …

  23. Scientists issue warning about 'invisible' hazard in plastic water bottles: 'Society urgently need to come to grips'

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    A new study, published in Science Advances, found that "microbubbles" are eroding plastic in the water, contributing to a higher release of …

  24. At Davos, positive tipping points in green economy shine light of hope amid storm of dire climate warnings

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:39:19 -0000

    Davos in 2026 will be remembered as a week when geopolitics owned the stage – yet the climate and nature crisis persisted in the wings. Business …

  25. Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:00:09 -0000

    Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds by bulking up instead …

  26. More than 'a big beautiful piece of ice': 4 things to know about Greenland

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:11:24 -0000

    The “big, beautiful piece of ice” continues to dominate the news cycle. US President Donald Trump agreed in Davos last week to a "framework of a …

  27. Experts Warn of 'Disastrous' Climate Impacts If Trump Seizes Control of Greenland

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:55:20 -0000

    As warnings about the dangers of President Donald Trump's Greenland threats mount, experts are sounding the alarm over what his takeover of the …

  28. Mojave Solar Farm a Haven for Rare Desert Plant

    Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:20:00 -0000

    A rare desert plant is flourishing at a solar farm near Las Vegas, a new study finds. The ostensibly barren Mojave Desert is in fact teeming with …

  29. This polar bear population is thriving despite some of the most drastic sea ice loss in the Arctic

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:06:04 -0000

    The bears began feeding on alternative food sources, researchers found. Not all polar bear populations are declining as a result of sea ice loss, …

  30. Climate change mans Southern Africa got a year’s worth of rain in just 10 days, killing over 100 people

    Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:20:33 -0000

    Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and …