Previous Climate Change News 2026
When Ocean Temperatures Increase, so Does Child Malnutrition on Land 08-31-26
Researchers are just discovering this troubling consequence of climate change, but they still don’t know why it happens. Read more
The Great American Road Trip is in Peril 08-26-26
Along my family’s 9,000-mile trip this summer, our days whiplashed between grandeur and extreme weather crises. Read more
A New Type of Levee is Taking Root in Northern California 08-11-26
Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, “horizontal levees” could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas. Read more
A New Plan to Preserve Georgia’s Marshes: Give Them Space to Migrate 08-10-26
Environmental protections usually only cover existing ecosystems. A group of conservationists wants the state to take a longer view. Read more
How Wildfire Smoke is Reshaping Childhood 08-01-26
Smoky summers are becoming the new normal across the American West, forcing a generation of children to grow up indoors. Read more
In an overheating era, the old ways of keeping fires from raging out of control may no longer work.
‘A five-alarm fire’: Western Reservoirs that Supply California Fall to Record Low Levels 07-21-26
The two reservoirs are now lower than the previous record in 2023, researchers say.
Rising Seas Magnify the Dangers of Coastal Georgia’s Industrial Past 07-20-26
The state’s first Superfund research center is looking into how climate change is resurfacing industrial pollution. Read more
How to Build a Highway in the Age of Climate Change 07-09-26
A San Francisco Bay Area project is raising questions about what it will take to fortify highways against rising sea levels. Read more
The Plan to Make Climate Science Harder to Erase 07-07-26
As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere. Read more
Climate Activists Take on a New Foe: Data Centers 06-29-26
As climate action stalls, the movement is finding new energy in local fights to stop polluting, power-hungry facilities. Read more
America’s Data Center Backlash is Bipartisan — Can it Stay That Way? 06-22-26
As opposition mounts, some experts wonder how long AI infrastructure can steer clear of the partisanship that defines U.S. politics. Read more
‘Scientists were dead right’: Al Gore Says 20 Years After ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ 06-16-26
The scientists have been right about climate change all along, says former Vice President Al Gore on the 20th anniversary of the release of “An Inconvenient Truth.”
What’s Driving Up Your Expenses? Many Americans Say Climate Change. 06-12-6
Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows. Read more
Boiling Point 06-11-26
This might come as a surprise, unless you’re plugged into ocean science lore: The oldest and longest-running marine ecosystem monitoring program in the world is based right off the coast of Southern California.
Why Are So Many Democrats Going Quiet on Climate Change? 06-08-26
The common wisdom says it’s a losing issue. Evidence suggests it actually helps Democrats. Read more
As Seas Rise, Where Will Louisiana’s Fishers Go? 05-21-26
A new paper says New Orleans must relocate inland. But that’s a lot harder when your economy revolves around seafood. Read more
This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real 05-10-26
Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the U.S., as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over. Read more
Louisiana’s Shrinking Coast Offers a Narrowing Window for Managed Retreat 05-08-26
Residents of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe who lived on the Isle de Jean Charles in southern Louisiana, also home to the United Houma Nation, were relocated inland in a first-of-its kind federally funded initiative. Read more
Deep-diving Robots Help Crack the Mystery of Antarctica’s Vanishing Sea Ice 04-17-26
A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a ‘very violent release’ of deep, pent-up heat. Read more
How the Trump Administration’s Climate Math Doesn’t Add Up 04-10-26
There’s an old argument that protecting the environment hurts the economy. It’s wrong for a lot of reasons. Read more
‘Climate change is kicking our butts.’ March Smashes Heat Records For Continental US 04-08-26 Read more
Why This NASA Climate Scientist Wants You to Stay Angry 04-07-26
Mind-blowing March Heat Wave Crests; Records Melt From Arizona to Minnesota 03-23-26
Fourteen states have set all-time March heat records, and the U.S.-wide record was tied or beaten on four consecutive days.
4 ways Trump is Sabotaging Climate Action Around the World 03-16-26
In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign. Read more
Almost a Third of 2026 Oscar-nominated Films Acknowledge Climate Change 03-13-26
To pass the ‘climate reality check,’ a movie must depict climate change in some way, and a character in the story must recognize it. Read more
The Planet is Overheating. Why is the News Looking Away? 03-11-26
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein. Read more
States Push Climate Superfund Bills Despite Trump’s Opposition 02-17-26
The legislation would make oil and gas firms pay for climate damages from burning their products. Trump has referred to such laws as “extortion.” Read more
A Massive Climate Resilience Program is Escaping Florida’s DOGE Purge 02-17-26
Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund. Read more
Inside the Polarizing Plan to Stash Carbon in a California Wetland 02-04-26
A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California pursues climate solutions. Read more
Scientists Call Another Near-record Hot Year a ‘warning shot’ From a Shifting Climate 01-14-26
Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams reported. Read more
In 2025, the US Suffered a Billion-dollar Disaster Every 10 Days 01-08-26 Read more