Entire Earth vibrated for nine days after climate-triggered mega-tsunami
Landslide in Greenland caused unprecedented seismic event that shows impact of global heating, say scientists
Young people ask US Supreme Court to revive climate change lawsuit
Twenty-one young people on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a novel lawsuit claiming the U.S. government’s energy policies violate their rights to be protected from climate change.
A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge
The smokestacks on the aging Sherco coal power plant tower over gleaming solar panels that stretch across thousands of acres of farmland.
Polish city urged to evacuate as floods batter central Europe
The mayor of a Polish city has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as widespread flooding continues to batter central Europe.
In the UK, a dangerous escalation in the criminalization of climate protests
Last week, record prison sentences were handed down to five British climate activists for organizing a multi-day protest on the M25, the motorway that goes around London. Four of them received sentences of four years each. The fifth, Roger Hallam, got a five-year sentence. These sentences are an alarming escalation…
Alphabet soup: NASA’s GOLD mission finds surprising C, X shapes in atmosphere
Who knew Earth’s upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup? NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere.
More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says
More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday.
Evacuations ordered near Athens as Greek authorities try to contain wildfires
A deadly and fast-spreading wildfire tore through several neighborhoods close to the Greek capital of Athens on Monday, triggering a multi-pronged rescue effort coordinated with European allies. Emergency crews were extinguishing smaller hotspots amid an “improving” situation, the national fire service reported Tuesday, after the main blaze began Sunday afternoon near the…
Urban Heat Hot Spots in 65 Cities
More than half of the global population and about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities — and faces higher heat risks. The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the built environment further amplifies both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities.
Explore the new NASA Climate Change website
From the unique vantage point in space, NASA collects critical long-term observations of our changing planet. Explore their new site here
