Why Scientists Retired the Dire Climate Scenario Used for Over a Decade

While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether ...

Climate change threatens global plant species as habitats shrink

(This May 23 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Marta Serafinko May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the plants ...

Climate group reverses course on doomsday predictions — and Trump takes victory lap: ‘WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!’

WASHINGTON — President Trump took a victory lap late Saturday after a prominent international climate change panel backed off ...
USA Today

'Devastating consequences': Climate change likely worsened floods after Helene

Flooding on some western North Carolina rivers blew past records set in 1916 as extreme rainfall amounts in the last week of September led to a rampaging slush of mud and debris. Scientists said this ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

IUCN welcomes UN General Assembly affirmation of States’ obligations to protect the climate system

On Wednesday 20 May the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a landmark resolution backing the findings of the ...
Jurist

UN General Assembly adopts resolution confirming state obligations to combat climate change

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday adopted a resolution that reinforces member states' duties to protect the global climate system by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The resolution calls ...
Yale Climate Connections

The subtle yet insidious ways climate change affects mental health

“Slow, ongoing environmental changes are related to negative emotions, as well as depression and anxiety symptoms, generalized psychological distress, and suicidality,” said Sarah Lowe, an associate ...