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A record 15 national heat records have been shattered since January, as this year looks on track to surpass the last as the hottest ever.

The Earth Just Can’t Stop Setting Heat Records

By Frank Landymore

A Texas agency has spanked Elon Musk's SpaceX for dumping toxic pollution into the water around its sprawling Starbase launch site in Texas.

SpaceX Violated Environmental Rules by Dumping Toxic Wastewater, Regulators Find

By Sharon Adarlo

European scientists are warning in a new study that key places important to keeping global climate stable are in danger of collapsing.

Major Earth Systems on Track for Collapse, Scientists Find

By Sharon Adarlo

Critics are concerned about plans to dim the Sun — and one of its staunchest proponents is criticizing them right back.

Scientist Defends Plan to Release Huge Amounts of Sulfur Into the Stratosphere

By Noor Al-Sibai

Lil Nas X got criticized by random people for flying in a commercial plane, but he said he's trying to emit less carbon emissions.

Lil Nas X Is Flying Commercial to Avoid the Huge Carbon Footprint of a Private Jet

By Sharon Adarlo

For the second day in a row, the Earth shattered its record for the hottest day ever recorded.

Earth Sets Record for Hottest Day Ever Recorded, Smashes Record the Next Day

By Victor Tangermann

Project 2025, written by allies of Donald Trump, wants to effectively dissolve NOAA in order to fully privatize weather forecasts.

Trump’s Allies Are Trying to Force You to Pay for Weather Reports

By Frank Landymore

Researchers want to dump thousands of gallons of sodium hydroxide into the ocean in an effort to slow climate change.

Scientists Seeking Permit to Dump Chemical Into Ocean in Experiment to Fight Climate Change

By Victor Tangermann

The synthetic "butter" not only tastes like the stuff, it's calorically dense and is made out of the very gas killing our planet, too.

All-American Startup Making “Butter” From Carbon in our Atmosphere

By Frank Landymore

AI certainly isn't the only sector to use tons of water, but it's wasting it in a way that's especially disruptive to fresh water supplies.

AI’s Outrageous Environmental Toll Is Probably Worse Than You Think

By Frank Landymore

At least 28 people died from the heat wave based on reports from west coast states, with the actual figure expected to be higher.

Dozens of Americans Die in Brutal Heat Wave

By Frank Landymore

NYC's Third Avenue Bridge was got stuck turning as temperatures soared to 95 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday.

It’s So Hot That an Entire New York City Bridge That Opens for Boats Got Jammed

By Frank Landymore

Climate change is supercharging Atlantic ocean temperatures, making Hurricane Beryl particularly fierce and deadly.

Deadly Hurricane Beryl Supercharged by Climate Change, Experts Say

By Victor Tangermann

In a controversial new study, scientists are claiming that trees in Los Angeles are contributing to the city's air pollution.

Trees Blamed for Air Pollution

By Noor Al-Sibai

To fend off climate change, some propose removing CO2 from the ocean so that it can store even more of the greenhouse gas.

Startups Working on Using the Ocean as Huge Waste Dump for CO2 to Save Earth From Climate Change

By Frank Landymore

As a growing body of evidence shows, the particles in all that air pollution have actually helped cool the planet.

Grim Irony: Curbing Air Pollution Is Warming the Earth Faster

By Frank Landymore

This year's hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia has been deadly with more than 1,300 Muslims dying this month, due to extreme hot weather.

More Than 1,300 Muslim Pilgrims Die From Extreme Heat

By Sharon Adarlo

A potent carcinogen called ethylene oxide is polluting the air in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley" at much higher levels than the EPA estimated.

The EPA Grossly Underestimated How Many Carcinogens are Polluting This Louisiana Region’s Air, Study Says

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax. Meanwhile, MAGA supporters are getting hospitalized by global warming-induced heat at rallies.

Fans of Donald Trump, Who Thinks Climate Change Is a Hoax, Hospitalized by Heat at Trump Rallies

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Some scientific experts have been proposing refreezing the Arctic region via a series of drastic geoengineering projects.

Scientists Working on Desperate Plan to Refreeze Arctic

By Sharon Adarlo

New data from NOAA and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography shows that atmospheric carbon dioxide reached an all-time high in May.

Carbon Pollution in Atmosphere Hits All Time Record

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In one California town, local officials have shut down the United States' first so-called "cloud-brightening" geoengineering experiment.

City Shuts Down Geoengineering Experiment

By Noor Al-Sibai

Beware the three horsemen of the ocean apocalypse, according to a new study: extreme heat, acidification, and deoxygenation.

You Might Cry When You Read This Study About What’s Happening to the Oceans

By Frank Landymore

An expert warns that over ten thousand people could die as the result of a single heat wave, sending hundreds of thousands to the hospital.

Experts Fear Horrifying Heat Waves That Could Kill Tens of Thousands of People at Once

By Frank Landymore

The sulfur emissions had helped cool the planet before they were significantly curtailed in 2020, the study found.

Major Cuts in Shipping Pollution Actually Made Climate Change Worse, Scientists Find

By Frank Landymore

Ongoing Mexican heatwaves have killed at least 83 howler monkeys in Tabasco, where the primates were already threatened by habitat loss.

Mexico Getting So Hot That Monkeys Are Falling Dead From Trees

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Thwaites or "doomsday" glacier is in even more danger than once believed, says a new study, because warm water reaching its underbelly.

Warm Water Rushing Under “Doomsday Glacier,” Scientists Warn

By Frank Landymore

An environmental group has slapped Tesla with a lawsuit this week for spewing pollution and violating the Clean Air Act.

Tesla Factory Accused of Spewing Illegal Amounts of Air Pollution

By Sharon Adarlo

The research explores how the reintroduction of bison into an ecosystem helped boost the overall amount of carbon sucked up by plants.

A Single Herd of Bison Can Help Capture CO2 From Over 40,000 Cars, Scientists Find

By Frank Landymore

The climate experiment explored a technique called marine cloud brightening, in which aerosols are used to help clouds reflect more sunlight.

City Officials Halt Experiment to Hack Earth’s Climate, Citing Health Concerns

By Frank Landymore

Scientists in the United Kingdom discovered a porous material that has the potential capacity to store large quantities of greenhouse gases.

Scientists Say New Material Can Suck Carbon Out of Atmosphere Faster Than Trees

By Sharon Adarlo

A scientist is warning against regulatory attempts to ban geoengineering, which seeks to alter the weather as climate change makes it worse.

Scientist Slams Politicians For Banning Geoengineering Experiments

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists say that our increase use of plastic will dump untold tons of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere.

Plastic Is Starting to Generate a Staggering Proportion of Earth’s Carbon Pollution

By Sharon Adarlo

A new study discovered that nearly half of China's major cities are caving into the Earth, adding to a growing global issue of subsidence.

Chinese Cities Are Sinking Into the Earth, Scientists Find

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Climate Change Now Linked To Rise In Strokes

Climate Change Now Linked To Rise In Strokes

By Frank Landymore

United Nations' head climate expert says the human race has got two years tops to tamp down the worse effects from global warming.

The UN’s Climate Chief Says We Have Just Two Years to Save the Planet

By Sharon Adarlo

The use of aerosols to make clouds reflect more sunlight could be significantly more effective than once believed.

Scientists Find That “Cloud Engineering” Could Help Stave Off Climate Disaster

By Frank Landymore

Global surface temperatures have soared once again, making March the tenth consecutive hottest month on record.

Global Temperatures Have Set Records Every Month for the Past Ten Months

By Victor Tangermann

If you're looking for someone to blame the worsening degradation of the climate upon, look no further than these 57 companies.

Scientists Discover the Villains Destroying the Planet

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists are experimenting with a device built atop a decommissioned aircraft carrier that would dim the Sun by salting the clouds.

Using Decommissioned Aircraft Carrier, Scientists Test Sun-Dimming Device

By Noor Al-Sibai

If you want to climb Mount Everest, you gotta take your shit back with you and you can no longer leave it on the mountain.

Rich People Hiking Mount Everest Now Forced to Bring Their Poop Back With Them

By Sharon Adarlo

Climate change is causing so much polar ice melt that it's slowing down Earth's rotation and it will alter how we measure time in the future.

So Much Polar Ice Is Melting That It’s Slowing Down the Earth’s Rotation

By Sharon Adarlo

British archaeologists have found microplastics amidst historic sediment excavated in York that date as early as the 1st and 2nd centuries.

Scientists Alarmed to Discover Microplastics in Ancient Archaeological Dig

By Sharon Adarlo

Trees are quite literally "coughing" as they're struggling to keep up with the sheer amount of heat-trapped carbon dioxide in the air.

Trees “Coughing” as They Fail to Capture Excess CO2

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have found that playing happy coral reef sounds through underwater speakers could allow sad coral reefs to come back to life.

Coral Reefs Coaxed Back to Life by Playing Happy Reef Sounds on Underwater Speakers

By Victor Tangermann

A community in Massachusetts spent half a million dollars on a sand dune to protect their lavish, coastal homes. It was swept away in 3 days.

$500,000 Sand Dune to Protect Vacation Homes Washes Away in Three Days

By Victor Tangermann

University College London geophysical and climate hazards professor Bill McGuire argues we should be absolutely terrified of climate change.

Scientist Terrified by How the Climate Is Falling Apart

By Victor Tangermann

To save the "doomsday" glacier, geoengineers propose surrounding it with giant underwater curtains to divert warm water away.

Scientists Propose Desperate Plan to Insulate Entire Doomsday Glacier

By Frank Landymore

The accused, 58-year-old Michael Hart of San Diego, is alleged to have illegally imported powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons.

Man Charged With Smuggling Greenhouse Gases

By Frank Landymore

Scientists are worried that rising global temperatures could cause disposed nuclear waste, which dates back to the Cold War, to resurface.

Climate Change on Track to Unearth Buried Nuclear Waste, Officials Warn

By Victor Tangermann

A group of government scientists are suggesting a strategy to literally dehydrate the stratosphere to help cool the planet.

Government Scientists Propose Plan to Dry Out the Stratosphere

By Noor Al-Sibai

As last year's record-breaking ocean temperatures cease to slow down, warming waters around the globe continue to alarm scientists.

Scientists Alarmed by Spike in Ocean Temperatures

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Large parts of the Amazon are nearing an irreversible “tipping point” and collapse due to deforestation and climate change, scientists warn.

Amazon Rainforest Set for Collapse, Scientists Warn

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers are testing out drastic, large-scale geoengineering methods that were once considered taboo in order to fight climate change.

Scientists Desperately Studying How to Hack Climate

By Sharon Adarlo

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could reach a tipping point and shutdown, rapidly cooling Europe and North America.

Scientists Say the Atlantic Current Appears to Be on the Verge of Collapse

By Frank Landymore

A landslide caused by the recent atmospheric river left three oceanside mansions in Southern California dangling off the edge of a cliff.

Luxury Homes Teetering Above Cliff After Landslide

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists want to send a swarm of small umbrellas into space to block the Sun's warming ways from reaching the Earth's surface.

Scientists Working on Plan to Cool Earth by Blocking Sun

By Victor Tangermann

These suddenly exploding craters in Siberia could be caused by a build up of hot gas and rising temperatures due to climate change.

Scientists Attempt to Explain Craters Exploding Out of the Earth

By Frank Landymore

Countless tiny plastic pellets are littering the waters and beaches along Spain's northern coast after containers fell off a ship.

Millions of Plastic Pellets Wash Up on Shore

By Sharon Adarlo

America's East Coast — particularly its major population centers — is sinking at a scarily rapid pace, a new satellite imagery study shows.

Satellites Show the East Coast Is Sinking

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers have found that wildflowers in a patch of farm meadow in the Paris region have turned to self-fertilization due to fewer insects.

Wildflowers Adapting to Insect Apocalypse by Pollinating Themselves, Scientists Say

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers have simulated what would happen if the greenhouse effect snowballed, causing a dramatic rise in the Earth's temperature.

Scientists Simulated Runaway Greenhouse Effect and It’s Horrifying

By Victor Tangermann

Many companies have recently rushed to invest billions into carbon removal technologies in order to mitigate emissions.

Billions in Funding Pouring Into Facilities for Sucking Carbon From Atmosphere

By Sharon Adarlo

Thomas Crowther, whose work fueled the craze around planting trees, no longer thinks it's the best way to combat carbon emissions.

Guy Who Urged Planting a Trillion Trees Begs People to Stop Planting So Many Trees

By Frank Landymore