All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2025 // The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday told wealthy countries they must comply with their international commitments to curb pollution or risk having to pay compensation to nations hard hit by climate...
Jul 23 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Cotality.Most households can absorb a modest two-to-three-percent premium bump, yet even small increases strain lower-income policyholders in some regions. What reliably triggers...
Jul 15 2025 // Insured losses from U.S. hurricanes could rise by nearly 50% under a 2°C (3.6°F) global warming scenario, according to MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer.A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of...
Jul 7 2025 // A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Marine in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami’s coastline that was devastated by...
Jun 16 2025 // Hawaii’s governor signed legislation that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address eroding shorelines, wildfires and other consequences of climate change.The...
Jun 13 2025 // When Bernard Weisse first noticed a tiny crack in the outer wall of his house on the outskirts of Paris, he dismissed it as little more than a nuisance. But in the four years since, a spiderweb of fissures has spread from...
May 29 2025 // Hawaii’s governor signed legislation this week that boosts a tax imposed on hotel room and vacation rental stays in order to raise money to address eroding shorelines, wildfires and other consequences of climate...
May 13 2025 // Global banking regulators on Monday agreed to intensify efforts to better understand the financial risks posed by climate change amid pushback from the United States.The oversight body of the world’s forum for...
May 9 2025 // Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according to an analysis released Thursday by the World...
May 2 2025 // A new paper from Zurich calls out an “alarmingly bleak” outlook thanks to climate change driving the frequency and intensity of extreme weather and increasing the likelihood of natural catastrophes.However, the...
May 2 2025 // In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term accommodations and earmark the new money for programs to cope with a...
Apr 10 2025 // U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change.The move is the latest in a string of...
Mar 27 2025 // Around the globe, rising temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that wreak havoc on people and the environment.Rainfall can disappear for years only...
Mar 10 2025 // French households, businesses and local authorities will face soaring costs for insurance if the country fails to adapt to a changing climate, the government said Monday.The cost of climate disasters may double in the 30...
Mar 7 2025 // The world needs to prepare to fight global warming without the help of the US as the Trump administration pulls billions of dollars pledged to initiatives funding the green transition, the UK’s climate envoy...
Feb 28 2025 // A working paper from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office recently estimated the distribution of changes in gross domestic product in the year 2100 resulting from changes in temperature.And it could be bad, really bad—or...
Feb 18 2025 // Global warming is driving down wind speeds during European summers, putting additional stress on the region’s energy systems as soaring temperatures boost cooling demand, new research shows.That phenomenon — known...
Feb 13 2025 // California’s Highway One, stretching more than 650 miles along the Pacific Coast, is one of America’s most popular roadways because of its breathtaking views. Yet, since 2023, large chunks of it have been...
Feb 11 2025 // Twenty-two states sued New York on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate change damage is unconstitutional.The lawsuit, filed in...
Jan 31 2025 // Europe’s insurance watchdog has called for a recalibration of capital requirements to reflect rising climate-driven disasters across the continent.The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority is...