The Daily Climate

Frontline communities launch hunger strike to protest plastics giant Formosa

Strikers are seeking justice for victims of a 2016 toxic spill in Vietnam, caused by the Taiwan-based company.

Dead fish are popping up along beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials say. Here's why

This week, Texas beachgoers along the Gulf Coast may have observed a startling sight along the coastlines: possibly thousands of dead fish washed up on the sand.

Menindee locals challenge authorities to drink water over mass fish kill contamination fears

Something stinks in Menindee, according to the locals, and it's not just the millions of dead fish in the Darling-Baaka River.

Newsletter

We need to talk about B.C.’s drought

As salmon and red cedar suffer during what many are calling Augtober, we’re reminded of the alarming rate at which our climate is changing.

Impacts

California’s algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’

Some scientists are equating the recent phenomenon to a mega blaze, spurred by human mismanagement.

Impacts

Oder River mass fish deaths on German-Polish border linked to mercury

Poland says the Oder River disaster could have been caused by an intentional dumping of chemicals, although scientists say climate change may have had a role.

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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Frontline communities launch hunger strike to protest plastics giant Formosa

Hottest June kills UK fish and threatens insects

Dead fish are popping up along beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials say. Here's why

Menindee locals challenge authorities to drink water over mass fish kill contamination fears

We need to talk about B.C.’s drought

California’s algae bloom is like a ‘wildfire in the water’

Oder River mass fish deaths on German-Polish border linked to mercury

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