• Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show

    Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show

    Sep 16, 2026 08:10 PM EDT

    ... explore large-scale geoengineering to slow glacier melt “That’s something to be concerned about as it shows that the changes are tracking decades behind global warming, which means we can expect them to continue for decades more — even if we are able to stop heating the planet,” said study ...

  • How a super El Niño is fueling extreme weather patterns

    How a super El Niño is fueling extreme weather patterns

    Sep 01, 2026 10:25 PM EDT

    ... warm in the northern tier of states, especially in the Great Lakes, and also in the Northeast. William Brangham: You mentioned before the impact of global warming on all of this and climate change. We know that El Ninos exist and that they exist absent climate change. Now that we ...

  • Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

    Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

    Aug 30, 2026 03:58 PM EDT

    ... WATCH: Wall of mud and debris floods communities in Nepal and Tibet Scientists have said it is too early to draw a direct connection between global warming and Wednesday’s catastrophe. However, they said that as Earth’s temperature rises because of human activities such as burning oil, gas and ...

  • The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

    The Earth is sizzling, but climate isn't a hot topic for Democrats in this year's campaigns

    Aug 29, 2026 06:40 PM EDT

    BOSTON (AP) — Climate change has been the backdrop to Charles Hughes’ entire life, from kindergarten lessons about disappearing habitats to wildfire smoke billowing through the air he breathed while growing up in Colorado. But now that he's a college student in Massachusetts, he said global warming is rarely a ...

  • Nepal floods highlight increased risks of melting glaciers as Himalayas warm

    Nepal floods highlight increased risks of melting glaciers as Himalayas warm

    Aug 27, 2026 09:43 PM EDT

    ... warming world, the reports project the loss of up to 50% of all glaciers — excluding those in Greenland and Antarctica — by 2100, even if global warming can be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). WATCH: Scientists explore large-scale geoengineering to slow glacier melt Current global ...

  • UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe has its 3rd hottest year on record so far

    UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe has its 3rd hottest year on record so far

    Aug 10, 2026 04:30 PM EDT

    ... behind 2024 and 2025, climate statistics show. But 2026 still has time to catch up. Thanks to the one-two punch of accelerated human-caused global warming and a supersized El Nino — a periodic warming of parts of the Pacific that leads to temperature variations around the globe — there's ...

  • Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

    Climate change created conditions for Canada fires, scientists say, as Trump blames mismanagement

    Aug 07, 2026 05:08 PM EDT

    ... gas. The fire weather conditions in the Northwest Territories and northwestern Ontario, while unusual but not that rare, were still made twice as likely by global warming, said Thursday's study by World Weather Attribution, a group of international scientists who examine extreme weather conditions to see if there are ...

  • News Wrap: Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director

    News Wrap: Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director

    Aug 05, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... cool off by dipping my feet in the water. Amna Nawaz: Climate scientists warn that the worst could still be ahead. They say human-caused global warming combined with a strengthening super El Nino could make 2026 the hottest year on record. In the U.K., authorities arrested a woman ...

  • The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

    The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

    Aug 05, 2026 06:17 PM EDT

    ... flowing on the Danube, which flows through 10 nations, as the dropping water levels create dangerous conditions. Experts have linked the unusually hot weather to global warming and other factors.Krsta Brandic, a Prahovo resident, said the low water levels have almost stopped ship traffic: “As you can see, the ...

  • Why Trump wants Greenland

    Why Trump wants Greenland

    Jul 08, 2026 09:09 PM EDT

    Location, location, location: Greenland’s position above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the debate over global trade and security, and President Donald Trump ...