The Daily Climate

John Goodrich: Want to save the planet? Focus on wild cats

Cats aren't just cool. They're also crucial for biodiversity.

The most fascinating birds will be the first to go extinct

The biodiversity crisis will most directly affect distinctive members of the avian family. Get ready for a world that “is really simple and brown and boring.”

Politics

Australian State of the Environment report sounds climate crisis alarm

The report’s release was delayed by the conservative previous government, which had been reluctant to make significant cuts to carbon emissions.

Impacts

Wild Sounds: The loss of sonic diversity and why it matters

From birdsong in the rainforest to whale calls in the oceans, the world is losing the variety of sounds that enriches life. Habitat loss, species extinctions, and industrial noise all contribute to this sonic loss, which cuts off a vital human connection to the Earth.

Solutions

Tree planting is booming. Here's how that could help or harm, the planet

Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient.

Impacts

theconversation.com

Worried about Earth's future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp

Humanity is destroying Earth’s ability to support complex life. But coming to grips with the magnitude of the problem is hard, even for experts.

Newsletter

British Columbia’s seamounts are becoming uninhabitable

The deep ocean, where changes usually manifest over millennia, is losing oxygen at an unprecedented rate.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

extinctions

John Goodrich: Want to save the planet? Focus on wild cats

The most fascinating birds will be the first to go extinct

Australian State of the Environment report sounds climate crisis alarm

Wild Sounds: The loss of sonic diversity and why it matters

Tree planting is booming. Here's how that could help or harm, the planet

Worried about Earth's future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp

British Columbia’s seamounts are becoming uninhabitable

Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs