All articles tagged with #climate crisis
Netflix’s six-episode limited series 'Below' stars Josh Hartnett as a fisherman in a dying Newfoundland town, where a giant cephalopod emerges from melting ice. The series blends creature horror with themes of climate change and corporate exploitation, receiving mixed but generally positive reviews for its pacing and performances.
Bangkok declared a city-wide flood disaster on Saturday after nearly 48 hours of heavy rain, with some areas recording 300mm of rainfall. The flooding has affected approximately 52,000 households, forcing nearly 4,900 people into shelters. Authorities are working to drain the city's canal network, with rain expected to taper off by Monday.
Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring life-threatening flooding to Hawaii, with rainfall potentially reaching 25 inches in areas already damaged by Hurricane Lala. The state activated over 230 National Guard members and closed schools, while Bank of Hawaii suspended branch operations. Governor Josh Green requested a federal disaster declaration, and Senator Brian Schatz linked the repeated storms to climate change.
A Guardian photo essay shows Europe grappling with an extreme summer drought and heat, with shrinking river levels, drying fields, and wildfires across the continent, from the Danube and Tiber to forests near Bursa and beyond, underscoring the visible impacts of the climate crisis.
UN agency WFP warns that a developing El Niño could push about 50 million more people into acute hunger by the end of next year, on top of the 225 million already in crisis, with the worst impacts in Central/South America, the Caribbean and southern Africa and rainfall shortfalls in parts of Asia. If strongest in seven decades, the event—amplified by climate change—could raise food prices and deepen lean seasons; the WFP is using anticipatory relief funded around $80 million, but data gaps and potential price shocks complicate aid as regional harvests and export decisions influence outcomes.
On April 27, 2026, AQI data showed every one of the planet's top 50 hottest cities was in India, with average peak temperatures around 112.5°F and Banda reaching 115.16°F—the day's highest. Experts call this unprecedented clustering a stark sign of the climate crisis, noting hotter summers, earlier heat onset, risks to farming and health, and the potential for an El Niño to worsen upcoming monsoon conditions in 2026.
A Trump-appointed council proposes transforming FEMA into a locally executed, federally supported agency with a lump-sum disaster funding model, higher thresholds for federal declarations, reduced federal environmental reviews, and a larger private-sector role in flood insurance, aiming for efficiency and accountability but drawing criticism for potentially weakening disaster preparedness as climate-driven disasters rise and local capacities remain uneven; many recommendations require new legislation.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists pushed the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, citing rising nuclear tensions, accelerating climate impacts, and potential AI misuse, alongside waning international cooperation and growing great-power rivalry; the clock was at 89 seconds last year, and experts say decisive global leadership could push it back.
In 2025, Earth's oceans reached a record-high heat content, absorbing 23 Zetta Joules of energy, which accelerates climate change impacts such as stronger storms, rising sea levels, and more extreme weather events, with uneven warming across regions fueling unpredictable weather patterns.
A suspected arson attack by left-wing extremists, Vulkangruppe, caused a major power outage in Berlin, affecting around 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses, with power restoration expected by Thursday amid cold weather. The attack targeted infrastructure linked to the fossil fuel industry and was part of a series of similar incidents in Berlin over recent months.
Photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk has documented the seals and walruses of the Frisian Islands over ten years, highlighting their beauty and the environmental threats they face due to climate change, as these islands are remnants of ancient Doggerland and serve as indicators of rising sea levels.
The article highlights how the climate crisis has increasingly impacted Americans' lives through record heat, wildfires, water shortages, shrinking growing seasons, and loss of biodiversity, with individuals sharing personal experiences of these changes and efforts to adapt.
The article provides a visual and narrative overview of the 21st century, highlighting key events such as 9/11, the Iraq war, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and political shifts, alongside significant cultural moments and technological innovations, illustrating a century marked by turbulence, resilience, and hope.
Most Americans link the worsening climate crisis to rising living costs, opposing Trump’s policies to cut climate research and halt renewable energy projects, with a majority viewing climate change as a key factor affecting their bills and quality of life.
The critically endangered red-bellied toad in Brazil, known for halting a dam construction in 2014, is now facing the impacts of severe floods in 2024, highlighting the challenges of climate change and habitat threats, but recent fieldwork shows signs of resilience and ongoing conservation efforts.