BeyondKONA: Climate

Scotland has become an unlikely renewable energy powerhouse. Unlikely, perhaps because it lacks the abundant sunshine that springs immediately to most […]

By Tim RadfordThe world's biggest animals—the largest birds, the bigger mammals and even reptiles, sharks and amphibians—are in increasing danger […]

US professor raised early alarms about climate change and popularised term ‘global warming’A pioneering scientist who raised early alarms about […]

At the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Nevada, friends and performers with wide-ranging views met to discuss climate change, immigration and other concerns […]

The UK’s kids protesting climate change were passionate, articulate and unafraid – those with old ideas need to get out of the wayThis is a country […]

Only one in three firms have climate goals set to go beyond 2025, report findsMost European companies have no target for reducing their greenhouse gas […]

Without a strong support base, centrist politicians lack the authority to tackle difficult issues such as climate changeLast week, the journal Biological […]

As climate change bites, research shows it is the beech rather than oaks we should fear forThere are few more glorious sights than a beech wood in spring with […]

Readers praise the thousands of schoolchildren and young people who walked out of classes to join a UK-wide climate strikeThank you for the coverage of last […]

By Tim RadfordAs the global temperature steadily rises, it ensures that levels of one of the most potent greenhouse gases are increasing in a way new to […]

Scheme will match donations to NGO up to £2m to help reduce ocean plastic pollutionA UK government-backed campaign to build recycling bases in Pakistan […]

Government criticised for relying on carryover credits from Kyoto to meet Australia’s targetLabor senators have accused the government of relying on […]

Australian Academy of Science panel says urgent steps needed to restore flowsA scientific panel investigating the causes of three mass fish deaths at the […]

Extinction Rebellion calls for British Fashion Council to declare climate emergencyProtesters from the environmental action group Extinction Rebellion […]

Experts warn that failure to act risks spike in global temperaturesDramatic rises in atmospheric methane are threatening to derail plans to hold global […]

This bracing account of the many predictions and uncertainties around climate change is designed to startle and shake usBetween 1833 and 1836, an ambitious […]

By John R. PlattThe world needs to change the way it eats, not just as individuals but as a society.That's the message from a groundbreaking report issued last […]

The Russian military is taking measures to protect the residents of a remote Arctic settlement from a mass of polar bears, German press agency DPA reported. […]

This year's letter from Bill and Melinda Gates focused on nine things that surprised them. For the Microsoft-cofounder, one thing he was surprised to learn was […]

Annapolis seeing sea rise at about twice the global rate. Flooding there foreshadows problems other coastal towns can expectWhen the parking lot in the […]

Thousands of young people take time out of school to join protests across the countrySome wore school uniform, with ties askew in St Trinian’s fashion, […]

Greta Thunberg led the way. Children skipping classes to take the moral lead is an indictment of adult complacencySuch is the upside-down, topsy-turvy state of […]

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Thousands of young people walk out of lessons in protest at political inaction over crisisDid you take part? Share your storiesThousands of schoolchildren and […]

By Shana UdvardyAfter a dearth of action on climate change and a record year of extreme events in 2017, the inclusion of climate change policies within the […]

Walkouts held in towns and cities across Britain in protest at environmental crisisAre you taking part? Share your experiences 3.47pm GMTWe’re going to […]

By Bill McKibbenMyron Ebell of the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute, the man who led the drive to pull America out of the Paris climate accords, […]

By David Rousell and Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles Students around the world are walking out of school once more, as part of ongoing strikes to protest […]

Across the country today, children left their classes to protest against climate change. This is my message to themThe Youth Strike 4 Climate gives me more […]

Muddy water from historic flooding in Queensland, Australia is now flowing out of rivers into the sea, threatening even the outer shelves of the Great Barrier […]

By Kieran CookeAustralia has been going through one of its hottest and stormiest summers on record and usually temperate Tasmania, its island state, has taken […]

Mike Cannon-Brookes is co-founder and co-CEO of Australian software giant Atlassian, and in recent years, he’s put the fame that comes with being a […]

By Jake JohnsonSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appears to believe that he can divide and embarrass the Democratic Party by rushing ahead with a […]

By Marlene CimonsWarren Washington can trace at least one of the origins of his extraordinary scientific career—more than half a century of […]

Temperatures in U.S. cities are set to shift drastically as the climate warms, with New York feeling as hot as Arkansas, Washington, DC changing to […]

A damaging storm pummeled the Hawaiian islands over the weekend, downing trees and power lines, raising 60-foot-waves, and potentially breaking records for […]

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill on Monday would block oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Reps. […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's sweeping Green New Deal resolution was never going to be embraced by her Republican foes, but she's taking the criticism in […]

Our recent annual global broadcast of 24 Hours of Reality set its sights on a critical public health fight heating up right now. In our warming world, […]

An estimated 500,000 are feared dead after historic floods inundated Queensland, Australia, according to News.com.au, citing the state's cattle industry. […]

The training comes at a critical time. The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) demonstrated that holding global warming to […]

By Tara LohanMore than 1,000 people lined the banks of the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine, on July 1, 1999. They were there to witness a rebirth.The ringing […]

Authorities in northern Russia's Novaya Zemlya islands declared a state of emergency this weekend after a "mass invasion" of polar bears in the settlement of […]

By Jeff TurrentineThe costliest hurricane season in our nation's history took place two years ago, when 17 named storms—including three that went by the […]

By Hamilton Coimbra Carvalho I live in São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil, home to some 12 million people—20 million if you count the […]

Climate change is seen as the biggest international threat facing many nations, according to a 26-country survey released by the Pew Research Center on Sunday. […]

Pope Francis is being challenged to go vegan for Lent in exchange for a $1 million donation to a charity or charities of his choice. The aim of the Million […]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced on Thursday their highly anticipated joint resolutions on a Green New Deal. […]

We’re with you: Trying to understand the climate crisis can seem a little intimidating at first. If it’s been a minute since you were in science […]

By Rhea SuhWednesday marked a watershed moment in the national fight against the growing dangers of climate change, with two governors—a southern […]