Environment|Science
El Niño just leveled up to super status. Here’s what that means for the weather
El Niño just leveled up to super status. Here’s what that means for the weather
September 14, 2026climate change
Arts|Economy|Environment|Europe|Finance|Science|World
European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears
European leaders are highlighting growing competition in the Arctic as global warming opens new shipping routes
September 14, 2026
Environment|Science
Japan’s biomass energy boom threatens further deforestation in Indonesia
Expanding deforestation in Indonesia caused by the country’s wood pellet and chip industry is putting further pressure on tropical forests, Key Biodiversity Areas, and Indigenous territories in the archipelago, according to new satellite analysis from Indonesia-based nongovernmental organizations
September 14, 2026
Environment|Science
Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season
The Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean
September 12, 2026
Education|Environment|Science|Technology
How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away
A new study connects early winter heat high up on the plateau to the jet stream and, ultimately, storms headed for the US coast. The results could mean better forecasts.
September 10, 2026
Europe|Travel
French military jets launch a 40-day global flight to project power and strengthen alliances
Four French fighter jets have embarked on a 40-day flight to showcase the country's military might and international cooperation
September 11, 2026
Arts|Entertainment|Europe
Buildings are sinking and cracking in one of Europe’s largest cities
Buildings are sinking and cracking in one of Europe’s largest cities
September 11, 2026
Economy|Environment|Science|World
2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat
El Niño can affect agriculture, marine life and economies in profound ways, including slowing commerce at the Panama Canal. This El Niño is likely to be the strongest in over a century.
September 10, 2026
Environment|Science
If August felt like the hottest month on Earth … you’re right
If August felt like the hottest month on Earth … you’re right
September 10, 2026
Economy|Environment|Science|Technology
Malaysian data centres guzzle more power as temperatures soar
Malaysia's data centres are consuming more power as temperatures rise, leaving a 9 gigawatt gas-fired capacity gap for the government to fill by 2032,
September 08, 2026
Asia|Environment
Nepal rescue focused on workers trapped in three tunnels
Rescuers in Nepal are focusing on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of workers could be trapped, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a
September 08, 2026
Australia|Environment
Australia braces for its own fire season after sweltering European summer
Australian firefighters say they are on alert as temperatures in the southern hemisphere
September 08, 2026
Arts|Environment|Health|Science
Parched summer in the Rockies sends hungry bears into urban areas and confrontations with people
Wildlife officials in the Rocky Mountain region are reporting far more trouble than usual between black bears and people this summer
September 08, 2026
Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Health|Science|World
Nepal endured months of political upheaval. Devastating floods are now testing its new government
The flash floods two weeks ago swallowed settlements in Nepal, damaged hydropower projects and left thousands of homes in need of rebuilding
September 08, 2026
Uncategorized
EU seeks to reassure a Trump-rattled Greenland with promise of a new partnership and investment
The European Union is promising Greenland a stronger partnership and hundreds of millions of euros in investment
September 07, 2026
Arts|Business|Environment|Science|Technology|World
Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill 1,300
Nepal is holding a day of mourning to remember people who died in the Aug. 26 floods with government offices lowering flags and family members concluding mourning rituals
September 07, 2026
Environment|Health|Science
Wildfires, heat waves threaten to undermine air quality, UN weather agency says
Pollution from increasingly intense wildfires and heat waves could undermine global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the United
September 07, 2026
Arts|Interview|Technology
Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk
Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival
September 07, 2026
Asia|Economy|Environment|Science
'Slumping' South Korean corals worry divers, scientists studying climate change
Ko Myeong-hyo loved the vibrant colour and thriving life of South Korea's soft corals when she first began diving off the coast of Jeju island six
September 07, 2026
Environment|Science|Technology
Hurricane Lowell remains powerful Category 4 as Hawaii braces for possible impacts
Hurricane Lowell remains powerful Category 4 as Hawaii braces for possible impacts
September 04, 2026
Arts|Asia|Business|Economy|Education|Entertainment|Environment|Fashion and Beauty|Finance|Lifestyle|Science|Sports|Technology|Travel|World
Mudslide kills 2 and leaves 10 missing in China after heavy rain from Typhoon Saudel
A mudslide in eastern China has killed two people and left 10 missing
September 05, 2026
Environment|Science
EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands
The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers
September 04, 2026
Economy|Environment|Science
Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather
A handful of U.S. farmers are looking at a new solution to extreme weather
September 04, 2026
Environment|Science|Technology
‘Extremely rare event:’ Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants
‘Extremely rare event:’ Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants
September 04, 2026
Europe|Health|Science
France saw 7,000 excess deaths during heatwaves until late July, minister says
French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on Friday that there were around 7,000 excess deaths recorded during the blistering heatwaves that hit the country this summer as
September 04, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Sports
Edouard’s flood threat finally wanes after dumping 20+ inches on east Texas
Edouard’s flood threat finally wanes after dumping 20+ inches on east Texas
August 31, 2026
Environment|Europe|Science
France records its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago
France has recorded its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago, according to the environment minister
September 03, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle
High heat adds another obstacle to Indy flood recovery efforts
High heat adds another obstacle to Indy flood recovery efforts
September 03, 2026
Economy|Environment|Science
Trump administration ratchets up its fight to get more oil flowing from California
The Trump administration has been fighting with California officials over offshore oil projects and the state's coastal commission, which works to protect the state's shores
September 03, 2026
Environment|Science|World
'Supersized' El Niño may become strongest ever recorded, UN says
The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the
September 03, 2026
Environment|Europe|Health|Science
Belgium reports about 3,000 excess deaths over summer due to heat
Heatwaves from June 18 through August 16 caused 2,935 excess deaths in Belgium, or 22.6% excess mortality, public health body Sciensano said in a report on Thursday.
September 03, 2026
Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World
Pacific island nations seek to turn geopolitics into funding to offset climate change harm
Stormy weather can send the Pacific Ocean flooding into people's homes in small, remote island nations
September 03, 2026
Arts|Environment
Relentless storm threat slides south after days of flooding and damage in the Northeast
Relentless storm threat slides south after days of flooding and damage in the Northeast
September 01, 2026
Asia|Environment|Science|US
The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal
The Trump administration cut funds for natural hazards monitoring in Nepal
September 03, 2026
Arts|Environment
Nepal flood rescue hopes dim amid glimmer of finding tunnel survivors
Rescue teams raced on Wednesday to reach dozens of workers believed to be trapped inside hydropower
September 02, 2026
Economy|Environment|Europe|Food|Science|Travel
Italy has started exporting a delicacy prized abroad, reviled at home
Fishermen in Italy have shifted from incinerating invasive Atlantic blue crabs to commercializing them
September 02, 2026
Europe|Political|World
Denmark sends conscripts to Greenland as Arctic tensions grow
For the first time in recent history, Danish conscripts have been deployed to Greenland, as Denmark moves to bolster its presence in the Arctic after U.S.
September 02, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Political|World
Australia, US commit $580 million to support Pacific Island nations
Australia and the United States on Wednesday announced a combined $580 million in funding for the Pacific Islands as they
September 02, 2026
Environment|Science|World
Global temperature rises to exceed 1.5 Celsius 'within a few years', UNEP says
Global temperature rises are set to exceed the key threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) "within a few years", the UN's environmental body said on
September 02, 2026
Environment|Science|World
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming
September 02, 2026
Asia|Environment|Science
As climate change warms the Himalayas, disasters like the Nepal floods are becoming more frequent
The flash floods in Nepal were only the latest in an accelerating series of disasters that have battered the Himalayas in recent years
September 02, 2026
Environment|Science|Technology
India’s power demand is surging, but some solar energy is going to waste
As extreme heat and poor monsoon rains result in more demand for power in India for cooling and pumping out groundwater for agriculture, India is managing to meet its power needs
September 02, 2026
Asia|Environment|Science|Technology
Himalayas face severe glacial flood risks in years ahead, UN official warns
The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death toll from last week's flood in Nepal,
September 01, 2026
Arts|Environment|Science|Technology|World
Drones helped find people after Nepal floods but the search inside hydropower tunnels is a challenge
Drone pilot Manish Maharjan has helped rescue teams in Nepal find people missing after last week’s catastrophic floods
September 01, 2026
Arts
Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000, rescuers reach remote areas
The death toll from Nepal's devastating floods surpassed 1,000 on Tuesday as rescuers deployed heavy
September 01, 2026
Environment|Europe|Science
In Serbia's scorched dunes, foresters plan for an even hotter future
More than a month after flames tore through Serbia's Deliblatska Pescara reserve, foresters are facing tough choices as they work on plans to restore
September 01, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Political
New York cannot enforce $75 billion climate 'superfund' law, US judge rules
A federal judge ruled on Monday that New York cannot enforce a 2024 state law that sought to force fossil fuel companies to contribute
September 01, 2026
Environment|Science|Technology
Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
A new study highlights the life-saving role of air conditioning
August 31, 2026
Arts|Asia|Environment|World
Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
Nepal's rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, stepped up efforts on Monday to reach hundreds of
August 31, 2026
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology
Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas
As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects
August 31, 2026
Environment|Science|Technology
The disease that decimated American elms could help bring them back
A group of 6,000 young American elms in Vermont could help save one of the country’s most iconic trees
August 31, 2026
Science|Technology
Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery
Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
August 28, 2026
Arts|Environment|World
Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900
Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing
August 31, 2026
Environment|Science
A massive heat dome is bringing storms to the Northeast, and causing sweltering temperatures heading into fall
A massive heat dome is bringing storms to the Northeast, and causing sweltering temperatures heading into fall
August 30, 2026
Environment|Science|World
How severe are Indonesia's wildfires?
As Indonesia's wildfire season intensifies, authorities are on high alert as they work to contain the damage and avoid the devastation that hit the
August 31, 2026
Asia|Environment|Science
Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings
Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley
August 30, 2026
Environment|Science
When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.
August 29, 2026
Asia|Environment|Science|Technology|World
The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before
The Himalayas are unpredictable. But countries are building there like never before
August 29, 2026
Arts|Business|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel|World
The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why
The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why
August 28, 2026
Asia|Environment|Science
The Latest: Almost 2,000 missing in Nepal as Himalayan border flash flood death toll passes 570
Nepal’s disaster management authority said the number of people reported missing after a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China has doubled to 1,924
August 28, 2026
Opinion|Science|Technology
Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for
Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.
August 28, 2026
Environment|Science|Technology|World
Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability
Why living downstream from a glacier has become a deadly liability
August 28, 2026
Uncategorized
How to help after Nepal and Tibet's catastrophic floods
Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday
August 28, 2026
Environment|Science|World
What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal
As researchers investigate how a landslide caused such catastrophic flooding in Nepal, a CNN review of satellite imagery and videos sheds light on how the flood unfolded. CNN's Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports
August 26, 2026