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Almost 40% of Island Nation's Residents Want Off

Australia sees flood of visa applications from Tuvalu, vulnerable to climate change

(Newser) - Nearly 40% of people living on Tuvalu, the Pacific island nation predicted to be swallowed by rising seas, have applied to move to Australia. The latter country is offering 280 visas for Tuvalu residents. Winners, to be chosen at random between July and January, will get permanent residency in the...

Anxious About Climate Change? Make a 'Positivity Sandwich'

The AP talks to experts on how to manage the emotional toll of a warming planet

(Newser) - Anxiety, grief, anger, fear, helplessness. The emotional toll of climate change is broad-ranging, especially for young people. Many worry about what the future holds, and a daily grind of climate anxiety and distress can lead to sleeplessness, an inability to focus, and worse. Some young people wonder whether it's...

East Coast Gets a Brief Break
East Coast Gets a Brief Break
Jun 27, 2025 4:45 PM CDT

East Coast Gets a Brief Break

Record highs are being set more often in the US than record lows

(Newser) - After days of blistering heat, the nation's sweaty East Coast got to open windows, step outside, and get temporary relief on Friday as temperatures plummeted as much as 40 degrees and humidity dropped alongside. At least 68 record highs were set, and more than 20 places logged triple-digit heat...

This Year 'Doesn't Look Good' for Switzerland's Glaciers

Warming has disrupted the process through which glaciers generate new ice

(Newser) - Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland's vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes. Matthias Huss of the glacier monitoring group GLAMOS offered a glimpse of the Rhone Glacier—which feeds the eponymous river that flows through Switzerland and France to the Mediterranean—with the...

Climate Change Is Causing Sweltering Summer Nights

A new study says nighttime temperatures are rising all over the US

(Newser) - If it seems like it's increasingly too hot to sleep during the summer, you're not imagining things. Axios reports that summer evenings are getting warmer across much of the US—especially in the Southwest—due to the effects of climate change. The findings come from a new report...

We Have 3 Years Left Before 1.5C Climate Goal Runs Out

Current pace of emissions puts Paris climate target in jeopardy

(Newser) - Earth's climate clock is ticking , with scientists warning we have only three years left to keep global warming below the crucial 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold if emissions stay steady. A new assessment from more than 60 leading climate scientists warns that the world could use up its...

It's Been the 'Wild West' on the High Seas. Maybe Not for Long

High Seas Treaty sees surge in nations ratifying it at UN Ocean Conference, needs just 11 more

(Newser) - Eighteen countries ratified the High Seas Treaty on Monday, bringing the total to 49—just 11 short of the 60 needed for the ocean agreement to enter into force. The surge in support, occurring during the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, adds momentum to what could become a historic...

To Survive Heat Waves, the Clown Fish Shrinks
When It Gets Too Hot,
the World's Nemos Shrink
NEW STUDY
Jun 4, 2025 10:45 AM CDT

When It Gets Too Hot, the World's Nemos Shrink

Becoming smaller when it's hot helps boost survival rates for clown fish

(Newser) - Clown fish are now joining the list of animals altering their bodies and behavior in response to climate change. According to a new study published in Science Advances , scientists in Papua New Guinea observed that clown fish, made most famous by the 2003 animated film Finding Nemo, temporarily shrank...

One of the World's Biggest Human Gatherings Begins

Saudi Arabia works to safeguard Hajj pilgrims

(Newser) - The annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca begins Wednesday, and the New York Times reports it will be the last to fall during summer months until the mid-2040s. The timing has Saudi Arabia on high alert, as it's hoping to avoid a repeat of last year, when more than...

In Just Hours, the Waters Rose to Roof Level

Flooding from excessive rain in Nigerian market town of Mokwa leaves at least 151 dead

(Newser) - The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria's north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency service said, amid efforts to find more victims. Torrents of predawn rainfall early Thursday unleashed the flood on Mokwa, nearly 240 miles west...

Daughter Sues, Says Oil Companies Killed Her Mother

First-of-its-kind wrongful death suit is filed in Washington state over 2021 heat wave

(Newser) - The New York Times reports on the first lawsuit of its kind in regard to climate change: A woman sued seven oil companies in Washington state this week over the death of her mother during a heat wave in 2021.
  • Misti Leon sued Exxon Mobil; Chevron; Shell, BP; ConocoPhillips; Phillips
...

Large Swaths of Our Oceans Are Darkening, Scientists Warn
The Ocean Is Getting Darker
new study
May 28, 2025 2:53 PM CDT

The Ocean Is Getting Darker

21% of the global ocean darkened between 2003 and 2022

(Newser) - Vast stretches of the world's oceans have grown noticeably darker over the past two decades, a shift scientists warn could upend marine ecosystems and threaten global ocean health. The study, published in Global Change Biology , found that 21% of the world's oceans have darkened between 2003 and...

2 of World's Top Weather Agencies Have Dire Warning

And there's the slightest chance we could hit 2 degrees Celsius of warming

(Newser) - Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery, and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast. There's an 80% chance the world will break another annual temperature record in the next five years, according to a...

Penguin Poop May Play a Role in Cooling Antarctica
Penguin Poop May Help
Counteract Climate Change
new study
May 25, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

Penguin Poop May Help Counteract Climate Change

It's all due to the ammonia in their guano

(Newser) - Cow burps may contribute to climate change—but it turns out penguin droppings may do the reverse. New research shows that ammonia released from penguin colonies via their guano could actually help cool Antarctica by boosting cloud formation. For their analysis published in Communications Earth & Environment , researchers measured...

Disturbing Trend Seen in Record Rainforest Loss

Fires, not agriculture, are now the primary cause of tropical forest destruction

(Newser) - Tropical forests vanished at a record pace in 2024, losing 26,000 square miles—an area about the size of Ireland—according to new satellite data. Fires, rather than land clearance for agriculture, drove most of the loss for the first time, with the Amazon region facing unusually severe...

In India, Women's 'Dream Maps' Push Back on Climate Change

Women in India's eastern state of Odisha map out dwindling resources, hoping for government aid

(Newser) - The Indigenous Adivasis have lived in the villages of India's eastern state of Odisha for millennia, continuing traditional practices of farming millet and rice and foraging leaves and fruit from the forest to make plates, the local brew, and more. With those practices under pressure from a changing climate,...

The World's Most Popular Fruit May Be Endangered

A major source of bananas may be unable to grow them well before the end of the century

(Newser) - In the future, bananas could become a very valuable commodity. According to a new report by Christian Aid , nearly two-thirds of the banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean could become unsuitable for cultivation by 2080 due to climate change. The region provides an estimated 80% of the banana...

How a Coat of Paint Is Helping One Sweltering City in India

Some in Ahmedabad chose to sleep outdoors because their homes were so hot

(Newser) - Rising heat is a problem for millions of people in India. In Ahmedabad, temperatures this year have already reached 107 degrees Fahrenheit, a level usually not seen for several more weeks. Coping with that heat is a familiar challenge in the city. After a 2010 heat wave killed more than...

NOAA Unplugs Its Climate Change Tracker

Agency says decades-old database to be archived, is no longer 'in alignment with evolving priorities'

(Newser) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is retiring its public database that tracks the cost of losses from climate change-fueled weather disasters—including floods, heat waves, and wildfires—in the latest example of the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change. NOAA falls under the US Department of...

Contributing Factor in 15K US Deaths: Climate Change

Study attributes 15K deaths over 15 years to climate-fueled wildfires

(Newser) - Smoke from wildfires worsened by climate change has killed an estimated 15,000 people in the US over 20 years—and that's saying nothing about the economic costs. A new study published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment attempts to quantify just how much climate change is contributing...

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