Rich countries are falling about $277 billion US short of the $305 billion needed each year to help developing nations adapt to climate change, even as extreme weather events become more frequent and severe.
Resilience
Voters sought action on energy costs, corruption, and data centers in an election environmentalists believe sets the stage for renewed climate policy.
Brazil is ending its year-long presidency of the UN climate process with roadmaps aimed at curbing deforestation and accelerating a shift away from fossil fuels to help governments deliver on past climate agreements.
Years of repetitive weather-related destruction of stretches of North Carolina Highway 12 on the Outer Banks have reached a critical stage.
Some Southern California beaches are losing sand. This threatens coastal towns’ identity, tourism, and infrastructure — and costs millions to replenish.
The country could reduce the risk by better managing forests and housing development to account for climate change, new research suggests.
Georgia home insurance rates have increased by 25% since 2023, which experts say is driven by cimate-worsened disasters and inflation.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving coastal adaptation will help determine how severely sea level rise affects everyone.
Indigenous leaders challenging Brazilian oil projects traveled to Ecuador to learn how the Sarayaku people fought back and helped reshape laws around the globe.
Seawater surges into low-lying communities from San Diego to San Francisco Bay Area, submerging streets, homes, and businesses.
A key layer of water around Antarctica is getting saltier, potentially shifting storm tracks and accelerating sea-level rise, new research shows.
Seagrass protects coasts, shelters thousands of species, and stores carbon dioxide. But some 30% of this valuable ecosystem has disappeared since the late 19th century.
Researchers want global warming to be declared a global health emergency as the health harms from it escalate faster than ever.
Activists view November’s midterm elections as crucial for curbing Trump’s fossil fuel agenda and building a foundation for renewed action.
Hurricane Florence's scars on are still healing, and the intervening years have brought clarity to what's needed to continue life on a changing coastline.
On Canada Day, parts of Ottawa were hit with a one-in-200-year storm. Nearly four months later, it’s still having an impact as the polls open for Ontario’s municipal elections.
As voters prepare to cast their ballots, those concerned about global warming may want to learn which climate-related policies their elected officials have supported or opposed.
Hannah Ritchie offers advice based on her many years studying the data behind clean energy, electric vehicles, and other climate solutions.
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