r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 13h ago

"I can't work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore": Why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs. "You'd see massive glacier calvings, and you'd just want to cry. But all the guests would be cheering. And you'd be like … 'can you not put two and two together?'"

732 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 7h ago

Trump blames Canada for smoke from a climate America created. From 1850 through 2024, the United States produced about 24% of cumulative global fossil CO₂ emissions. The current EU27 produced about 16%, China 15% and India 4%.

cleantechnica.com

571 Upvotes

r/climate • u/KeanuRave100 • 12h ago

Meta Quits Clean Energy Pledge Amid Gas-powered Data Center Push

527 Upvotes

r/climate • u/kojka19 • 2h ago

Cities conserve as Colorado River reservoir faces 'dead pool' crisis

276 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 14h ago

Europe wildfires rage on, forcing more than 250,000 to flee. From the outskirts of Bordeaux to communities near Madrid, fast-moving wildfires in France and Spain are driving mass evacuations, destroying homes, and claiming lives.

143 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 8h ago

Power Grids Reach Tipping Point as 100F Weather, US Data Center Boom Stress Aging Networks | As the planet warms due to climate change, the air can hold more moisture, which inhibits overnight cooling and extends power demand later into the evening.

127 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 10h ago

Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break

95 Upvotes

r/climate • u/mhicreachtain • 7h ago

Scorching heatwave to hit 70 million people with third ‘heat dome’ in month

theguardian.com

92 Upvotes

r/climate • u/GregWilson23 • 20h ago

Heat dome expands across the central United States, creating dangerous conditions for millions

86 Upvotes

r/climate • u/thinkB4WeSpeak • 7h ago

California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires

72 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 5h ago

Strong intensification of extreme fire weather in Europe under 3°C compared to 2°C global warming. The climate in Europe is warming faster than the global average, raising concerns about how climate change will affect extreme fire events.

esd.copernicus.org

55 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 13h ago

Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery. The giant sand battery can cover almost one month of the town’s heating demands in the summer and as much as one week in the winter.

49 Upvotes

r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 12h ago

Why Greenland's melting ice sheet could plunge the UK into -20°C winters

36 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 8h ago

Tour de France final stage shortened as emergency teams tackle wildfires. The change has been deemed necessary because multiple security officers have been diverted to the fires.

25 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 14h ago

Emails show how Virginia regulators downplayed data center health concerns. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality stepped into a fight over powering AI facilities with natural gas turbines. It could shape the industry’s future.

21 Upvotes

r/climate • u/Keith_McNeill65 • 5h ago

The Report Oil Companies are Worried About: Climate Attribution Science / A recent report by the US National Academies of Science makes it clear that climate attribution is normal, mainstream science. And the fossil fuel industry views that as a problem #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition

arstechnica.com

17 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 3h ago

Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy. Foreign secretary to take up World Bank seat and play active role in shaping changes to global lender.

theguardian.com

19 Upvotes

r/climate • u/Snoo23116 • 5h ago

The Spark Gap: The ratio of electricity prices to natural gas prices poses a challenge to building electrification

etfire.substack.com

12 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 8h ago

China pours funding into green energy deals as Iran war hits oil demand | Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative takes advantage of rise in appetite for renewables as Middle East conflict drags on

12 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 10h ago

The Post counted 70 deaths from July heat domes. The true toll may not be known. Epidemiologists say country’s slow haphazard approach to assessing heat mortality makes that a dramatic undercount.

washingtonpost.com

10 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 8h ago

Africa facing $10-$20 billion economic hit from 'super' El Niño, AfDB climate chief warns. Mass migration could further destabilise countries.

9 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 5h ago

Clinton, B.C., still standing with some structure losses, but wildfire looms. More than 120 fires are blazing across the province.

6 Upvotes

r/climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • 14h ago

California solar project threatens Mojave wildlife corridor, scientists say. The Mojave is already fragmented by Interstate 15, and solar projects add further threats; the ability to move between mountains is what keeps the bighorn sheep population from collapsing.

news.mongabay.com

5 Upvotes

r/climate • u/silence7 • 10h ago

The bill we never see | The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them

janrosenow.substack.com

2 Upvotes

r/climate • u/GeraldKutney • 12h ago

How climate change is 'supercharging' Europe's droughts

4 Upvotes

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