global warming
Why China’s top Covid expert is studying climate change to prepare for the next global pandemic
Health
In 2020, Zhang was appointed leader of Shanghai’s clinical expert team for Covid-19, becoming a household name and central figure in the ...
Planet endures record-hot April, as scientists warn 2024 could beat heat records for second year in a row
Science
Extraordinary global heat continues its streak. Last month, the world endured the hottest April on record, according to new data from Copernicus, ...
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says
Science
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top ...
Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared
Science
The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to stay alive.” It refers to the international aim to ...
Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
Science
One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that ...
Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth’s rotation, with possible consequences for timekeeping
Science
Global warming has slightly slowed the Earth’s rotation — and it could affect how we measure time. A study published Wednesday found that ...
UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023
Science
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is sounding a “red alert” about global warming, citing record-smashing increases last year in greenhouse ...
Global ocean heat has hit a new record every single day for the last year
Science
The world’s oceans have now experienced an entire year of unprecedented heat, with a new temperature record broken every day, new data ...