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Slow orbital wobble patterns drive ancient greenhouse climate swings
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 When audiences watched the film The Day After Tomorrow, they saw an exaggerated Hollywood depiction of abrupt climate disruption, but the underlying concept that Earth's climate can shift rapidly has a firm scientific basis. During the last Ice Age, Greenland temperatures jumped by as much as 16 degrees Celsius within decades and repeated surges of icebergs disrupted the North Atlantic, events known as Dansgaard-Oeschger and Heinrich events. These rapid transitions, classed as millennial-scale cli ... read more |
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Trump pulls US out of key climate treaty, deepening global pullbackWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty as part of a sweeping exit from collective global action, the White House announced Wednesday. ... more 
German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on recordFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Germany's greenhouse gas emission cuts slowed sharply in 2025 as the North Sea experienced its warmest year on record, piling pressure Wednesday on the conservative-led government to boost climate protection efforts. ... more 
How Climate Policies that Incentivize and Penalize Can Drive the Clean Energy TransitionLa Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A new study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution ... more 
Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025Paris, France (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme. ... more |
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To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more 
Spire soil data to support conflict early warning in Ethiopias Somali RegionLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Spire Global has been selected by GIST Research to supply satellite-derived Soil Moisture Insights for a project that links climate conditions to pastoralist movements and conflict risks in Ethiopia ... more 
Uzbek Muslims pray for rain amid severe droughtTashkent, Uzbekistan (AFP) Nov 28, 2025 Uzbek Muslims held mass prayers for rain Friday as the Central Asian country suffers severe droughts associated with climate change. ... more 
Global coastal settlements shift inland as climate risks riseBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 A global analysis of satellite nightlight data shows that more than half of the world's coastal settlements have moved inland over the past three decades as exposure to climate-related coastal hazar ... more 
Mountain climate changes outpace predictions as review highlights billions at riskLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 A global review of mountain regions over the last four decades finds accelerated shifts in temperature, rainfall, and snowfall. Researchers report that over one billion people rely on these regions ... more |
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Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 24, 2025 Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the last 580,000 years. The findings, just published in the journal Nature Communications, provide new insight into the region's hydroclimate and how it may evolve in the future, said Kathleen Wendt, an assistant research professor at Oregon State University and the study's lead author. "What we see ove ... read more 
Erdogan hails Australia deal as Turkey to host COP31 summitJohannesburg (AFP) Nov 22, 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday hailed a deal to share responsibility with Australia for next year's UN climate summit, which will take place in southern Turkey with Canberra overseeing the formal negotiations. ... more |
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Australia yields to Turkey in standoff over next climate summit Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 Australia has conceded defeat in a bruising diplomatic struggle over hosting rights to next year's UN climate summit, with Turkey prevailing despite holding a much weaker hand. ... more 
Climate talks run into night as COP30 hosts seek breakthroughBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 COP30 hosts Brazil on Monday extended negotiations into the night at the UN climate talks as they pushed for a rapid compromise among countries very much at deep odds. ... more 
'In it to win it': Australia doubles down on climate hosting bidBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 17, 2025 Australia's Climate Minister Chris Bowen launched a last-ditch blitz Monday to host next year's UN climate summit, saying his country was "fighting hard" to beat a rival bid from Turkey. ... more 
Iran begins cloud seeding operations as people pray for rain in TehranTehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 Iranian authorities have launched cloud seeding operations to induce rainfall as the country faces its worst drought in decades, state media reported. ... more
Brazil Sees Massive Climate Protests as COP30 Hits Halfway MarkBelem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 16, 2025 Tens of thousands of people thronged the streets of the Amazonian city hosting COP30 talks on Saturday, dancing to thumping speakers in the first large-scale protest at a UN climate summit in years. ... more |
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