Reducing fossil fuel emissions aggressively but gradually will not cause a large spike in short-term warming as feared, according to new research.

The University of Leeds has fully divested from significant fossil fuel extractors and has set out seven bold principles it will adopt to help tackle the climate crisis.

Researchers find hundreds of premature deaths and thousands of hospital and emergency room visits resulting from climate-sensitive events.

Knowing when and how this weather pattern occurs gives scientists an ability to say what weather will be like in the future.

CU Boulder-led study: Warming climate could expand Arctic ice slabs substantially by 2100, accelerating sea-level rise.

Since 1900, global average sea level has risen about 8 inches. In New Jersey, sea level has risen even faster – about 1.4 feet over that same period. 

Three of the world’s foremost scientists will co-chair a commission of leading international experts to identify risks and develop a coherent suite of scientific targets to protect Earth’s life support systems.

Toxins produced during harmful algal blooms may be more harmful to people than previously known.

From 23 – 25 September 2019, heads of government from around the world will convene at the United Nations’ General Assembly to discuss efforts to advance climate action and global sustainable development. 

Strategies to limit climate change that focus on warming in the next couple of decades would leave less of a burden for future generations.