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Normale Ansicht

Americans Doubt Countries Will Do Enough to Tame Climate Change

28. Mai 2026 um 19:10

Pew Research Center polling finds a majority of US adults view global warming as a significant problem, though with a sharp partisan divide. 

Structures burn during the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. The most destructive wind storm to strike the Los Angeles area in 14 years is fanning wildfires and has sent thousands of residents fleeing for their lives, with dangerous gusts expected to persist for at least another two days.

The Worst-Case Climate Scenario Is Dead — and Still Spurring Debate

19. Mai 2026 um 21:38
RCP8.5 is officially retired, scientists say.

A coal pile is burnt at a mine in the outskirts of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India, on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Indian state of Jharkhand has passed a bill imposing mining taxes, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that's set to inflate the prices of minerals from coal to bauxite. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg

A Quieter Hurricane Season This Year Could Still Pummel the US Power Grid

07. Mai 2026 um 12:00

The number of storms isn’t the best predictor of damage to infrastructure or how long it takes to repair. 

Debris and damaged power lines on the side of a road after Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, US, on Monday, July 8, 2024. Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast early Monday, bringing heavy rains and life-threatening storm surge after churning across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Spring’s Hot-to-Cold Swings Are Being Juiced by Climate Change

02. Mai 2026 um 15:10
Abrupt changes in temperature are getting spikier as the planet warms.

Residential luxury towers along Billionaire's Row from Central Park in New York, US, on Friday, May 1, 2026. Luxury second homes in New York will have to be taxed at a "significant" amount to generate the $500 million of revenue the city is counting on to help close a gaping budget hole, according to a new study from New York City Comptroller Mark Levine's office. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Prediction Markets for Weather and Climate Are Heating Up

11. April 2026 um 17:49
Weather trades are gaining traction, drawing in casual participants, experts and tech firms testing their wares.

A Polymarket advertisement in a subway station in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Kalshi and Polymarket, which have been assailed by critics for encouraging financial risk taking by making betting more accessible, are now using the promise of free groceries to win over New Yorkers. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

How a UK Flood Insurance Program Benefits the Wealthy

Subsidies meant for poor regions are inadvertently reaching wealthy enclaves.

Flood water, from the burst banks of River Arun following heavy rains during storm Henk, close to residential properties in Pulborough, UK, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. The effects of floods are severe, with this storm affecting over 1,000 homes in England. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

Arctic Sea Ice Ties Ominous Record Amid Geopolitical Upheaval

26. März 2026 um 17:02

Wintertime ice shrank to a record-low level for the second year running, a sign of how climate change is reshaping the region.

Northern lights over sea ice in a fjord in Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Denmark launched a second Arctic military package on Oct. 10, including investments in additional capacities for defense at sea in Greenland, with maritime patrol aircraft for monitoring and combatting submarines.

This Is Where Global Warming Poses the Most Deadly Risks

New research models how many more deaths extreme heat could cause by 2050.

A child drinks from a public water fountain during a heat wave in central Paris, France, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The heat wave searing western Europe is set to peak in the coming days, threatening power networks and triggering health alerts. Photographer: Cyril Marcilhacy/Bloomberg

Prominent Researcher Exits NASA, Citing US Attacks on Science

24. März 2026 um 22:56

Climate expert Kate Marvel pointed to “upheavals” under the Trump administration as a reason for her departure. 

The Mary W. Jackson NASA headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. President Donald Trump is weighing slashing “thousands” of federal jobs ahead of a meeting with his budget director, Russell Vought, as the White House looks to ratchet up pressure on Democrats to end a government shutdown that has entered its second day.

China’s New Green Law Signals Xi’s Environmental Ambitions

13. März 2026 um 15:38
Also: How climate scientists are using AI and El Niño is on the horizon.

Delegates inside the Great Hall of People during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. China adopted a law cementing President Xi Jinping's push to assimilate the country's ethnic minorities, another shift away from Beijing's long-held policy of giving such groups at least symbolic autonomy. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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