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Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica with record-tying 185 mph winds, and its strength defied typical weakening factors.
Environmental advocates call for fossil fuel companies to pay for damages as climate change fuels more destructive hurricanes.
The research is another sign that climate heating caused mainly by fossil fuel pollution is pushing the climate toward dangerous tipping points, out of the “safe operating space” for humans, said lead author Beatriz Arellano-Nava, a University of Exeter climate researcher.
The consequences of a warming climate are known to be dangerous for marine ecosystems, with environmental changes like ocean acidification and warming, disrupted nutrient supplies, and rising sea levels.
Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 reveals how rising temperatures could trigger a cascade of system collapses,
The Microsoft founder and billionaire claimed that people will be able to ‘live and thrive in most places on Earth for the foreseeable future’
Tropical Storm Lorenzo is beginning to weaken after it formed early Monday in the central tropical Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
The ocean's smallest engineers, calcifying plankton, quietly regulate Earth's thermostat by capturing and cycling carbon. However, a new review published in Science by an international team led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) (Spain) finds that these organisms,
Several more North Carolina homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the National Park Service.