All the headlines from our Climate Change Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jan 29 2025 // As Europe gets hotter, more people are expected to die from extreme heat, outweighing the reduction in those killed by very cold weather.Cities in northern European regions such as the UK and Ireland and Scandinavia would...
Jan 29 2025 // Climate change made Southern California’s dangerous wildfire conditions in early January 35% more likely than they would have been before the industrial era, according to a new analysis by the scientific group World...
Jan 28 2025 // German watchdog BaFin said the country’s financial industry needs a better grasp of physical risks stemming from climate change because of the increasing impact of events such as floods and droughts.Banks often...
Jan 27 2025 // Winter Storm Éowyn pummeled Ireland and the UK with hurricane-force winds on Friday, creating blackouts for hundreds of thousands and disrupting travel across northwestern Europe.Éowyn was one of the strongest storms to...
Jan 27 2025 // Insurers saw the third most expensive year for natural catastrophe losses in 2024 — reaching a total of $140 billion — as climate change “is showing its claws,” according to Munich Re.Overall...
Jan 17 2025 // Here’s stark warning in a new report from a group of actuaries: the global economy could face a 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090.That is if immediate policy actions on risks posed by climate change are not...
Jan 16 2025 // This past year, 2024, was the warmest ever measured for the global ocean, following a record-breaking 2023. In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than...