Global World News Climate Change Is The World Warming Faster Than Expected

Why the Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet, and why it matters to everyone

A major US climate assessment warns that the Arctic has entered its hottest and wettest phase on record, with melting permafrost triggering chemical changes in rivers and weakening the region’s role ... Read More

Himalayas warming 50 percent faster than global average: Study

With global warming accelerating, the Himalayas and high altitudes in the mountain range are warming 50 percent faster than the global average since 1950, according to a new study. The study revealed ... Read More

Paris Agreement turns 10 as heat rises faster than global action

Ten years after the Paris Agreement was signed on 12 December 2015, the world is warming faster than countries are cutting emissions – even as clean energy expands and projected future warming has ... Read More

Glaciers are disappearing faster than ever, and scientists now know when the loss will peak

Glaciers around the world are shrinking at a pace scientists say will continue for decades. Public attention often focuses on rising seas and water shortages. Another part of the story has received ... Read More

We’re passing a dangerous global warming threshold — but we’re not doomed

Overshooting this goal means more severe consequences from warming. Rising global average temperatures mean more extreme heat waves, rising sea levels, severe droughts, and floods. There may also be ... Read More

World will overshoot 1.5 degree climate goal, UN says

The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United ... Read More

Why the Paris Agreement worked – and what it needs to do to survive

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement, which has become a key compass in policymaking over the past years, preventing us from reaching a world with 4°C of warming. Climate ... Read More

U.N. climate talks start in Brazil with a call for faster action, but without the U.S.

U.N. climate negotiations get underway Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb ... Read More

Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say

Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Hurricane Melissa’s path through the Caribbean last month was made more violent ... Read More

Uncontrolled global warming causes devastating storms and floods

Across the globe, severe weather due to climate change is causing thousands of deaths and widespread destruction. Read More

Global warming is forcing Earth's systems toward 'doom loop' tipping points. Can we avoid them?

Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no ... Read More

New Zealand’s seas warming faster than global average: report

Scientists have found the oceans around New Zealand are warming, rising, and turning more acidic - Copyright AFP William WEST Scientists have found the oceans around ... Read More