Global warming

Global water reserves decline as river discharge falls to 35-year low in 2025, WMO report shows

According to the WMO State of Global Water Resources Report, the water cycle has become “erratic and unpredictable” over the past few years.

This aerial photograph shows the wreckage of a World War II German warship, one of dozens sunk by retreating Nazi forces in September 1944, emerging from the low waters of the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia, on August 11, 2026.
View of floods in the central city of Yavne, as storm Byron hits Israel, December 11, 2025

Israel prepares for effects of 'Godzilla' El Niño with Health Ministry drills

The United Nations headquarters before a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN, in New York City, US, April 27, 2026.

UN backs world court climate opinion, Israel, US among few to oppose

Attendees walk in front of the China Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, November 14, 2025.

China finds bigger role as US sidesteps Brazil climate summit - analysis


Tons of greenhouse gases released due to thawing permafrost-study

From the desert to Alaska, a considerable amount of greenhouse gas is being produced and released into the atmosphere due to rapidly thawing permafrost.

Greenhouse gases

Fires rage in France and Spain as heatwaves sear Europe

In Britain, the national weather forecaster issued its first red "extreme heat" warning for parts of England on Monday and Tuesday.

 A view of trees burning amid a wildfire near Landiras

What is the most beneficial way to combat global warming? - study

A new study projected that it is up to 85% more beneficial to limit warming to 1.5°C globally, rather than to the accepted 2°C.

 A sign warns of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, US, July 11, 2021

50% chance of surpassing catastrophic climate change threshold within 5 years - study

Temperatures in 2022 are likely to be higher than the 1991-2020 average in almost all regions except parts of the Southern Ocean, South Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean.

BIRDS FLY near factory emissions n Tangshan, China, in 2016. Waskow emphasizes the importance of using religion to fight climate change

Climate change likely caused changes in bird morphology - TAU study

The two types of changes within the birds include migrant birds changing their body length, while non-migratory birds were likelier to change their body mass.

 Historical Specimens from the collections of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History.

Climate action: Extreme steps needed to avert disaster - IPCC

Radical emission cuts combined with some atmospheric carbon removal are the only hope to limit global warming to 1.5°, scientists warn.

Greenhouse gases

Gloomy outlook for global recovery, World Economic Forum survey finds

Climate change is already seen contributing to more extreme weather patterns.

A sign is pictured at the Congress Center ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 20, 2020.

Yale scientists predict expansion of hurricanes due to climate change - study

The study found that hurricanes and typhoons could migrate to more populated areas as the planet warms due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

 A satellite image shows Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and approaching the coast of Louisiana, US, August 29, 2021.

How can we harness the energy of the Earth's sun?

According to MIT scientist Prof. Washington Taylor, the Sun’s rays that strike the Earth every second comprise 10,000 times the world’s total energy use.

SUNRISE ON the River Liffey paints the calm waters in a rainbow of colors

The world’s concern with global warming

The cause of this global warming is the production of various gases resulting from industrialization, and our methods of producing the energy required to sustain our lifestyle.

 US President Joe Biden tours the Lost Valley neighborhood in Manville, New Jersey, that was impacted by Hurricane Ida in September.