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Climate Lawsuit Filed by Kids Ends, Plaintiffs Now Adults

Supreme Court declined to hear the lawsuit first brought a decade ago

(Newser) - The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government's role in climate change violated their constitutional rights, ending a decadelong legal battle that saw many of the plaintiffs grow from children and teenagers into adults, the...

Another Effect of Climate Change: More Space Debris

Researchers say global warming will soon make a mess of Earth's orbit, too

(Newser) - Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet, too, a new study finds. MIT researchers calculate that, as global warming caused by the burning of coal, oil, and gas continues, it may reduce the...

FBI: Habitat for Humanity Among Groups Under Investigation

As well as other organizations that received Biden-era grants

(Newser) - Sources say the FBI, under the direction of the Trump administration, is moving to criminalize organizations that received Biden-era climate grants. In court filings Wednesday, Citibank said that the FBI, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Treasury Department requested that the accounts of some nonprofits and state government agencies be...

In the 'Coral Triangle,' a 'Compounding Problem'

Vietnam struggles to save its coral reefs, only 1% of which are healthy

(Newser) - Southeast Asia's coral reefs make up more than a third of the world's supply and are part of the "Coral Triangle," a richly biodiverse marine area that generally stretches from the Philippines to Indonesia to the Solomon Islands. But most of these are now at risk...

This Tiny Island Has a 'Golden Passport' Waiting for You

Pacific isle of Nauru offers citizenship, if you can pay the $105K minimum they'll use to fight climate crisis

(Newser) - Nearly 12,500 people live on the Micronesian island of Nauru, the world's third smallest nation, but thanks to global warming, those folks need to move to higher ground—and they're hoping a new "golden passport" program convincing foreigners to obtain citizenship there will help. Interested parties...

Bad News If You Start Sneezing Once the Weather Warms

Climate Central analysis points to climate change for helping drive longer allergy seasons

(Newser) - If your nose starts to run and your eyes start to itch as soon as spring hits, break out the Kleenex—allergy season isn't getting shorter anytime soon. In fact, it's getting longer in many cities across America, according to Climate Central's new analysis , which points the...

Scientists Find Greenland Ice Sheet's Point of No Return

Climate modeling study suggests collapse could become inevitable sooner than you might think

(Newser) - Greenland's ice sheet, one of only two permanent ice sheets on Earth, loses a reported 33 million tons of ice every hour , or almost 290 billion tons per year. Hovering at around 650,000 square miles, it has not yet reached an irreversible tipping point, where its collapse—and...

Hottest January on the Books Stumps Scientists

All despite cooling effect of La Nina; debate ensues on whether global warming is accelerating

(Newser) - The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly US, a cooling La Nina, and predictions of a slightly less-hot 2025, per European climate service Copernicus. The surprising January heat record coincides with a new study by a climate science heavyweight, former top NASA...

Study: Climate Change Will Wipe Almost $1.5T Off Home Values

Rising insurance costs will make homes a lot more unappealing in high-risk areas

(Newser) - Property values in America will take a $1.47 trillion hit from climate change over the next 30 years, according to a new study from First Street. The financial risk modeling company says the net losses will come from "soaring insurance costs and shifting consumer preferences," with Miami,...

Doomsday Clock Just Moved Closer to Midnight

'Every second of delay in reversing course increases the probability of global disaster'

(Newser) - Tick tock—the Doomsday Clock is now closer to midnight that it has ever been before. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists , founded by Albert Einstein and Manhattan Project scientists, has moved the clock a second forward and it is now at 89 seconds to midnight, reports the New York ...

How 'Bout Them Apples (to Beat Climate Change)

Michigan researchers are trying to make apples more resistant to global warming via late bloomers

(Newser) - In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer. A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples...

Trump Withdrawing US From Paris Climate Agreement, Again

New president signed executive order directing just that

(Newser) - President Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the US from its closest allies, the AP reports. Trump's action, hours after he was...

Climate Scientist: I Got Out of LA 2 Years Ago
Climate Scientist: I Got
Out of LA 2 Years Ago
OPINION
Jan 10, 2025 2:35 PM CST

Climate Scientist: I Got Out of LA 2 Years Ago

Peter Kalmus writes that he feared a disaster like the one now unfolding

(Newser) - As a climate scientist, Peter Kalmus is monitoring the wildfire catastrophe in the Los Angeles area with concern. But in a New York Times essay, Kalmus explains that his concern has a personal twist: He uprooted his family from Altadena two years ago because the warning signs kept stacking up,...

Earth Records Two Unwanted Milestones

2024 was the hottest ever, and we surpassed the 1.5C threshold, according to multiple estimates

(Newser) - Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. It's the first time in recorded history that the planet was above a hoped-for limit to warming for an entire year, according...

Biden Makes 'Epic' 11th-Hour Move on Offshore Drilling

President bans it across major swath of US, in mandate that Trump will have a tough time undoing

(Newser) - With just two weeks before he hands the keys to the White House to Donald Trump, President Biden is taking some last-minute steps to push back on climate change, including a new ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters, reports the BBC . The move made under...

Wildfire Nearing, Woman Crams 20 Joeys in Her Living Room

Aussie wildlife rescuer Pam Turner herded the baby roos into her home as a huge blaze neared

(Newser) - A blaze out of Australia's Grampians National Park continues to rage, sending animals scattering—and in one case, straight into Pam Turner's living room. Turner, who runs the Wildwood Wildlife Shelter in Victoria, ended up hosting 20 baby kangaroos, or joeys, in her home on the day after...

Buying the Ski Resort Closest to LA Is a Gamble

It could be a cash cow, if Mother Nature plays along

(Newser) - Climate change has thrown a wrench in the operations of many a ski resort, Southern California's Mount Waterman among them. The New York Times reports the modest ski hill managed to open for just a few dozen days during the droughts that hit the state from 2011 to 2017;...

7 Wins for the Planet in 2024
7 Wins for the
Planet in 2024
Dec 22, 2024 5:00 PM CST

7 Wins for the Planet in 2024

There was some good news, tree-huggers

(Newser) - Well, planet Earth in 2024 saw heat waves, wildfires, sea rise, massive hurricanes, newly endangered species, and recently its most massive glacier set sail for deadlier warmer waters . But the BBC takes a look at some of the wins for the third rock from the sun. A look at the...

He Awaits Societal Collapse. Just Don't Call Him a Doomer
'The Collapse of Society
Is ... Imminent'
longform
Dec 21, 2024 11:30 AM CST

'The Collapse of Society Is ... Imminent'

Hazlitt magazine visits Ben Green at his unusual retreat in Germany

(Newser) - At the start of dinner with his guests, Ben Green offers this pick-me-up of a toast: "We're here because it's already too late," he tells them. "The collapse of society is inevitable, and it's imminent. There's absolutely nothing we can do about it....

Biden Makes Final Move in 'Boldest Climate Agenda' for US

President ups pledge to slash carbon emissions, vowing to cut them by more than 60% by 2035

(Newser) - President Biden is pledging to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Trump vows to undo much of Biden's climate work when he takes office next month. Biden said the new...

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