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Heatwaves Hit 96% of Oceans in 2023
For World's Oceans,
an Unwanted Heat Record
NEW STUDY
Jul 25, 2025 11:35 AM CDT

For World's Oceans, an Unwanted Heat Record

96% saw extreme heat events

(Newser) - A new study finds that 2023 set an alarming record for marine heatwaves, with 96% of the world's oceans experiencing extreme events. Researchers say these heatwaves—unusually warm periods in the ocean—were the largest, most intense, and most persistent since records began in the 1950s. The study, published...

UN Court: Countries That Harm Planet Could Be Breaking Law

Court finds clean environment is a basic human right

(Newser) - For the first time, the United Nations' top court has declared that failing to protect the planet from climate change could breach international law. The highly anticipated advisory opinion delivered in the Hague on Wednesday "is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world,...

Hershey Hikes Candy Prices
Hershey Hikes Candy Prices
Jul 23, 2025 5:11 AM CDT

Hershey Hikes Candy Prices

Cocoa shortage and climate woes push cocoa costs to record highs

(Newser) - Hershey fans will soon feel a bigger pinch at the checkout. The Pennsylvania-based chocolate giant confirmed Tuesday it's hiking prices across its candies by a "low double-digit" percentage, a move tied to surging cocoa costs rather than tariffs or trade disputes. Shoppers should expect the changes to...

Invasive Mushrooms Are Threatening Midwest Forests
Invasive Mushrooms Are
Threatening Midwest Forests
NEW STUDY
Jul 21, 2025 10:09 AM CDT

Invasive Mushrooms Are Threatening Midwest Forests

Study finds golden oyster mushrooms crowd out native species, cutting fungal diversity in half

(Newser) - Golden oyster mushrooms, a visually striking and culinarily-favored species native to Asia, are now rapidly taking over North American forests and threatening native fungi, according to new research. A study published Wednesday in Current Biology finds these mushrooms are crowding out local fungi, especially around the Great Lakes, and...

Beetles Are Chowing Down in Hungary's Oldest Library

About 100K books are pulled from shelves at Pannonhalma Archabbey due to beetle infestation

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of Hungary's 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey—a sprawling Benedictine monastery that's one of Hungary's oldest centers of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage Site—in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that...

'70s Band Cans Entire Tour: 'Blame It on the Weather'
'70s Band Cans
Entire Tour:
'Blame It on
the Weather'
in case you missed it
Jul 20, 2025 11:30 AM CDT

'70s Band Cans Entire Tour: 'Blame It on the Weather'

Steve Miller Band may be first group to cancel slate of shows over climate change

(Newser) - The Steve Miller Band has checked out the meteorological forecast for its upcoming concert tour around North America and cancelled shows because of it—dozens of them, making up the entire 2025 itinerary that was set to kick off in mid-August, reports People . "You can blame it on the...

After Decades of Agreement, There's Tension Over Water

India says it has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty it shares with Pakistan

(Newser) - India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan has put the region's water security—and its delicate peace—at greater risk. The treaty, which had divided the crucial Indus river system between India and Pakistan since 1960, is now in limbo after India accused Pakistan of...

Entire Villages Are Up and Leaving Due to Climate Change

The AP visits one Himalayan town forced to uproot due to extreme weather, lack of water

(Newser) - The Himalayan village of Samjung didn't die in a day. Perched in a valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang region, more than 13,000 feet above sea level, the Buddhist village lived by slow, deliberate rhythms, harvesting barley and herding yaks and sheep. Then the water dried up. Snow-capped...

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...

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