A reconnaissance flight a few days after the tsunami captured this photo of Tracy Arm fjord, showing bare sections of slopes on the far side where the tsunami stripped away vegetation Cyrus Read/U.S. Geological Survey A massive landslide in August 2025 caused the second-biggest tsunami ever recorded, with waters rising over 480 metres inside an…
Often considered more a problem for Western North America, wildfires are becoming more intense, frequent and damaging in the East, such as this week’s blaze that destroyed more than 50 homes in Georgia, fire scientists said. Researchers blame a number of factors including climate change causing fuel to dry out and be more flammable, a…
The dairy industry’s green claims are under scrutiny Witthaya/Getty Images The world’s biggest meat and dairy companies are flooding the public with promises to tackle global warming, but almost all are greenwashing, a new analysis claims. Animal agriculture is a major driver of climate change, responsible for at least 16.5 per cent of all global…
When it comes to spreading climate change alarmism, the Democrat philosophy is a simple one: Rahm Emanuel once advised the Dems to “never let a crisis go to waste.” Now, a Democrat has been spotted never letting a hailstorm go to waste. Parts of the country earlier this week…
Visualisation showing the western boundary currents that form part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Buoy measurements show the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which moderates Europe’s climate, is weakening at four different latitudes, the strongest evidence so far that this system of ocean currents is slowing and could be heading toward…
WASHINGTON — About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found. The EPA’s Office of Inspector General issued a trio of reports last…
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Tuesday ruled that the operator of a major gold mine in northern Thailand is responsible for environmental damage and health impacts on nearby villagers, in a long-awaited verdict that could set a precedent for climate litigation in the country. The case stems from a 2016 class action lawsuit…
Commuters, residents and tourists who take to social media during warm months to complain about sweltering subway systems in New York, Boston and London should feel vindicated — new research says they aren’t alone. As temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases, according to a new study in the…
