To Understand Nepal’s Floods, Look at What Was Built
On the morning of Aug. 26, a slab of ice and rock tore free from the north face of Langtang Lirung, a 7,200-meter peak on the Nepal-Tibet frontier. The U.S. Geological Survey
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War and Oil Pollution Threaten Gulf Ecosystems
Oil pollution has reached the Hara mangrove forests of Iran’s Qeshm Island, raising fresh concerns over the environmental consequences of the continuing conflict between Iran and the United States in one of
The Silent Heatwave Sweeping Our Oceans
You may have heard reports of fish die-offs or seen photos of hauntingly bleached coral. Those are just two signs a marine heatwave has swept through the sea. Marine heatwaves happen when the ocean remains abnormally
When 1.5 Degrees Stops Being a Target and Becomes a Reality
For a decade, 1.5 degrees Celsius has been treated as climate policy’s bright red line, the boundary between manageable risk and cascading danger. New data from Europe’s Copernicus climate service suggests the
The Hong Kong Blaze Exposed the Fragility of Vertical Living
In the early hours of a wind-battered night in Hong Kong, a fire leapt across the façade of Wang Fuk Court, a sprawling high-rise residential complex. What began as a sudden blaze
A Carbon Border Tax With No Bite?
Europe’s long-awaited Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is supposed to be the continent’s answer to a vexing climate-industrial dilemma: how to impose strict emissions rules at home without handing a competitive advantage
The Privatization of Planetary Cooling
Silicon Valley likes to move fast and break things. But what happens when the things at stake are not social networks or taxi markets, but the global climate system itself? That question
Power Players at COP30: How Brazil, EU, US, India, and China are Driving Climate Solutions
The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP30, currently underway in Belém, Brazil, represents a critical moment as the global community reboots its commitment to climate action. Taking place 33 years after
What to Expect at COP30: A Crucial Climate Summit in the Brazilian Amazon
As COP30 kicks off, global attention turns toward the Brazilian Amazon, where the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) is set to convene in the city of Belém. The event is
Why the EU Can’t Afford to Weaken Its 2040 Climate Target
As Europe edges closer to a crucial crossroads in its climate policy, a dangerous paradox threatens to undermine decades of progress. On Tuesday, EU environment ministers will convene in Brussels to debate
Russia’s Shadow Fleet Continues to Pollute European Waters Despite Sanctions
Oil slicks from Russian-linked tankers continue to stain Europe’s waters, revealing a growing environmental threat and exposing the limits of Western sanctions aimed at reining in Moscow’s so-called “shadow fleet.” An investigation
The Green Lie We Were All Sold
When President Donald Trump took the stage at the 2025 U.N. General Assembly, his denunciation of the “extreme cost” of the green transition drew predictable outrage from environmental advocates and diplomats. Yet,
Europe’s Climate Hesitation: A Leadership Void in a Defining Decade
When EU leaders arrive in New York next week for the UN climate summit, they will do so not with a bold new emissions target but with a placeholder—a “statement of intent.”
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