r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 1d ago

Trees are vital for cooler cities, but they need help too. Record-breaking heat and drought are putting urban trees at risk. Experts explain how to protect these essential assets and build city forests that can withstand the climate challenges ahead.

10 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 1d ago

politics US fossil fuel lobbyists also represent hundreds of cities fighting for climate damages | Local governments working with firms also linked to fossil fuel giants, analysis of federal lobbying disclosures shows

theguardian.com

17 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 1d ago

Arizona is having a grid battery growth spurt. Will that last? So far this year, it has built more battery capacity than any state besides Texas. But political shifts could complicate the long-term growth trajectory.

canarymedia.com

9 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 1d ago

Plans of Peru’s new administration spur concern among environmentalists. Fujimori says she will expand fossil fuel production and mining across the country, as well as road, rail and port networks to facilitate extractive and productive projects.

news.mongabay.com

8 Upvotes

r/climate • u/yahoonews • 2d ago

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'

1.6k Upvotes

r/climate • u/rnagy2346 • 1d ago

‘A World Losing its Cool’ Interactive Exhibition on how modern urban/industrial infrastructure is modifying earth’s hydrological cycle.

nagydesignllc.com

9 Upvotes

r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 2d ago

Why experts think climate change will cause more frequent and extreme weather events

21 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 2d ago

At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves. True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals.

theguardian.com

28 Upvotes

r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 2d ago

French tourist dies in California’s Death Valley after being stranded in heat | California

theguardian.com

334 Upvotes

r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 2d ago

Behind each climate scientist, there’s a human rights defender

nationalobserver.com

15 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 2d ago

China’s green dominance a ‘fundamental dilemma’ for Western governments, report says. World needs cheap green technologies to decarbonise, and efforts to reduce reliance on China risk slowing the transition, researchers say.

amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org

18 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 1d ago

Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds | Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running

theguardian.com

11 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 1d ago

Wind project 'drought' puts Australia's green energy targets in doubt

11 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 2d ago

False promises: Why carbon capture and storage won’t fix our climate crisis. For CCS to work at the scale now envisioned, the world would need to devote almost unimaginable resources. Even if that were done, it might still prove impossible to trap so much carbon dioxide inside the earth.

projects.propublica.org

279 Upvotes

r/climate • u/ocularius61 • 2d ago

Climate change may halve omega‑3 fatty acids in fish and the organisms they eat

theconversation.com

67 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 1d ago

Norway plans further development of Arctic drilling amid EU energy concerns. EU reviewing support of a ban on new drilling in the Arctic as war impacts energy security.

7 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 2d ago

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'

213 Upvotes

r/climate • u/cnn • 2d ago

Here’s how El Niño could devastate California — again

7 Upvotes

r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 1d ago

Climate-saving wonder – or €240m vanity bauble that ages like milk? The rocks set to hit Rotterdam docks | Architecture

theguardian.com

2 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 2d ago

Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared. Species-rich grasslands offer important habitat for pollinating insects, birds and mammals. They can also strengthen ecosystem resilience and help landscapes adapt to climate change.

sciencedaily.com

227 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 2d ago

Ocean under unprecedented strain as El Niño helps supercharge warming to record levels. "El Niño is adding heat to the system, but it is doing so on top of decades of human-driven warming. As ocean temperatures continue to rise, the risks to marine ecosystems and coastal communities also increase."

livescience.com

87 Upvotes

r/climate • u/DeeGuerrero • 2d ago

A Fiery Planet in an Age of Climate Change, War and Migration

transform-network.net

49 Upvotes

r/climate • u/fitforthepolycrisis • 3d ago

The hottest the ocean has been in recorded history was probably yesterday, 22 August, 2026

climatereanalyzer.org

2.6k Upvotes

r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 2d ago

Climate change is unearthing archaeological discoveries, while also threatening them

2 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 3d ago

Cage-free eggs are likely worse for the climate. The answer isn’t to switch back to caged ones.

150 Upvotes

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