Climate change must be recognized as a scientific reality rather than a political debate. Any solution requires it to be addressed as a human issue that transcends our political affiliations. elestoque.org/2025/12/02/o...

A study analyzing 15 years of seismic data from Switzerland's Mont Blanc provides the first direct observational evidence linking climate change-induced glacial melt to increased seismic activity. news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/w...

Torrential rainfall, intensified by #climatechange during the monsoon season, has caused devastating floods and landslides across Southeast Asia, resulting in over 1,000 fatalities. Sri Lanka and Indonesia have been the hardest-hit regions. www.cbsnews.com/news/asia-fl...

Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, according to a new study. Once-in-a-century floods are set to become annual events in the northeastern U.S. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Climate change — primarily driven by human activities — could lengthen summers in Europe by 42 days by the year 2100. This is due to a decrease in the "latitudinal temperature gradient" (LTG), or the temperature difference between the North Pole and the equator. www.space.com/science/clim...

A moment for reflection... literally. New research shows how the albedo effect (Earth’s reflectivity) influences how well forest restoration projects can help cool the Earth.

NY Times: Many fighting #climatechange worry they are losing the information war. Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat. 🎁 article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

#Alaska Native villages have few options and little U.S. help as #climatechange devours their land. www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/...

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Jamaican residents are left contemplating their future as scientists link the storm's unusual intensity to climate change. www.kuow.org/stories/jama...

Dozens of climate protesters in kayaks were arrested on Sunday for disrupting operations at the Port of Newcastle in #Australia, one of the world's largest coal export ports, with activists claiming to have halted two cargo ships. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

Australia's Northern Territory government is planning to position Darwin as a global hub for importing and storing liquid CO2 by the early 2030s, eventually pumping it into undersea reservoirs. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Climate change isn’t just warming the planet; it’s shaking Earth’s foundations. Research shows that rapid thawing of ice and snow due to heatwaves can lubricate fault zones and trigger seismic activity. www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...

France is allocating €130 million to a permanent vine-pulling plan to address its "deteriorating" wine industry due to geopolitical tensions and the effects of #climatechange. www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

Analysis of two decades of satellite data by UCL scientists shows that large areas of southern and central Europe, including Spain, Italy, and parts of the UK, are seeing reduced water reserves due to ##climatechange. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Experts in climate, food, health, and security have issued an urgent warning about the severe risks of starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest, and wars if action is not taken to limit global warming and preserve nature, emphasizing the interconnectedness of climate and biodiversity crises.

Former Secretary of State John Kerry has been knighted by King Charles III with the "Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George" in recognition of his efforts to combat #climatechange, including as the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

Despite not being framed as a climate-focused budget, Rachel Reeves' November 26, 2025 statement contained numerous policies with significant implications for the #UK 's emissions trajectory, including the end of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and a new per-mile levy on electric vehicles.

2012's superstorm Sandy shows #climatechange can increase the frequency, intensity, and effects of extreme weather events, which research suggests can lead to psychological and physiologic stress in pregnant individuals — and affect fetal brain development. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Curious about the carbon footprint of your Thanksgiving turkey? 🦃 Some food and climate activists think you should be. www.axios.com/2025/11/26/t...

A new Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report, the Environmental Outlook on the Triple Planetary Crisis, emphasizes that climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are increasingly interconnected, necessitating policies that work collaboratively rather than in isolation.

After a six-year campaign, young law students from Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC) witnessed the International Court of Justices's delivery of its first-ever advisory opinion on #climatechange in July 2025 rightlivelihood.org/visual-stori...

First Nation Australians with connections to the Great Barrier Reef are receiving training while sharing cultural knowledge with scientists to identify areas for a trial reef restoration project. The trial comes after a fifth mass-bleaching event was recorded across the reef last year.

A study in California found that reported human-wildlife conflicts increase in times of drought and researchers expect such drought-driven human-wildlife interactions will increase in other areas facing water shortages — a growing problem amid #climatechange. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Mountain regions are experiencing #climatechange at a faster rate than lowland areas with implications for billions of people through a phenomenon known as elevation-dependent climate change (EDCC). phys.org/news/2025-11...

The July 2025 Central Texas floods that claimed the lives of at least 135 people are an example of how fossil-fueled #climatechange increases the intensity of floods, worsening the impacts on public health, the economy, and communities. www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

Hundreds of hazardous industrial facilities across the Mid-Atlantic region, including over 600 sites along the coast from Virginia to New York, are projected to be at risk of flooding from rising seas and increased storm intensity by the end of the century due to #climatechange.

Ice-capped peaks in the state of Washington are shrinking due to rising global temperatures. Of the five historically ice-capped summits, only two, Colfax and Liberty Cap, still retain their ice caps, while the other three, including Mount Rainier, now have rock as their highest point.

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), marketed as a balance between environmental consciousness and long-distance travel, are facing scrutiny due to studies indicating they are predominantly used in gasoline mode, leading to higher-than-expected pollution. www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

Corporations could face legal risks if the Trump administration rescinds the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding, which established that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. The finding currently shields companies from federal common-law lawsuits over their greenhouse gas emissions.

At the recent #G20 meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that #Africa will suffer "deadly consequences" from climate change, despite contributing very little to its causes, highlighting the continent's disproportionate burden. www.trtafrika.com/english/arti...

"Even if all other emissions from fossil fuels halted tomorrow, CO₂ emissions from the global food system alone could eventually push us past 2 degrees Celsius in warming, half a degree higher than the always-aspirational 1.5-degrees-Celsius goal set forth in the 2016 Paris Agreement."

Some #Oregon farmers are adopting regenerative agriculture practices, which focus on soil health and climate resilience. Advocates say these methods can increase profits and reverse #climatechange by storing carbon in the soil. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/s...

Amnesty International criticized the lack of transparency and inclusivity in #COP30 negotiations, highlighting how a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists had significant access, while civil society and Indigenous Peoples were largely excluded from decision-making processes.

With the U.S. boycotting, the Group of 20 (G20) leaders adopted a declaration addressing #climatechange and other global challenges in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

#COP30 concluded in Belém, Brazil with a new deal, but faced criticism for lacking specific measures on fossil fuels and deforestation, as well as the absence of major GHG emitters like China and the US. www.bbc.com/news/article...

A severe five-year drought, exacerbated by human-induced #climatechange and socio-economic water stressors, has gripped West Asia, particularly Iran and the Euphrates-Tigris basin, leading to critical water scarcity. www.worldweatherattribution.org/human-induce...

Researchers have found that the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean are affected by #climatechange and are now warming at a rate too rapid to be explained by geothermal heating. phys.org/news/2025-11...

#COP30, held in the Amazon, has seen a significant focus on the role of the private sector in climate adaptation and resilience finance, despite some doubts about the multilateral process's ability to deliver outcomes required by the Paris Agreement. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

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The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation and Players Circle Theater are bringing the Climate Change Theatre Action festival to Southwest Florida. The festival is an international initiative that uses short plays to translate the climate crisis into relatable stories. www.wgcu.org/show/gulf-co...

'For centuries this small, resourceful community has weathered epidemics, natural disasters and geopolitical upheavals while preserving a rich cultural heritage. But the uncertainty brought by the changing climate may be the death of it.'

Pope Leo on #COP30: "The Paris Agreement has driven real progress and remains our strongest tool for protecting people and the planet. But we must be honest: it is not the Agreement that is failing, we are failing in our response. What is failing is the political will of some."

A UN assessment shows that the world is falling far short of the 2030 methane (the second largest contributor to global warming after CO2) emission reduction targets, with current commitments only expected to achieve about 8% reduction below 2020 levels, significantly less than the pledged 30%.

Oregon's Willamette Valley, historically renowned for its pinot noir, is experiencing increasingly hot and dry weather patterns that are forcing earlier harvests and affecting suitability of the region for its signature grape. #climatechange www.opb.org/article/2025...

The 2025 Climate Change Performance Index, presented at COP30 in Brazil, shows the United States' current commitment to combating ##climatechange is among the bottom four countries together with Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia. english.elpais.com/climate/2025...

A handful of countries are looking to impose a fee on private jets and first- and business-class seats on flights from their airports. "a levy on premium fliers can generate billions for climate resilience, adaptation and sustainable development,” said a Spanish diplomat. 🎁 article:

Jelly Ravea, a 58-year-old woman from Vanua Levu in #Fiji, is at the forefront of adapting traditional fishing practices threatened by #climatechange and poaching, which have led to declining fish stocks and dead shells. www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...

The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church has formally adopted a response to an open letter from the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, pledging to prioritize #creationcare and environmental stewardship. www.umnews.org/en/news/bish...

Women in #India who face long-term heat exposure in workplaces and homes are finding heat stress takes a heavy toll on their health and income. More than a billion Indians face heat waves every year with hundreds of millions of working in the informal sector. 🎁 article:

Thousands of climate protesters, representing diverse environmental and social movements, marched in Belem, Brazil, during the #COP30 climate talks, using symbolic attire and chants to pressure world leaders for more humane decisions regarding climate change. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...