Some European Nations See Warmest Start to the Year Ever Measured – The New York Times

In the coastal Spanish town of San Sebastián, residents swapped coats for T-shirts and headed to the beach for a swim. In Rome, tourists and locals strolled in the sunshine in light sweaters. And in low-lying areas of the Pyrenees,…

Climate Change is Driving Millions to the Precipice of a ‘Raging Food Catastrophe’ – InsideClimate News

Photography by Larry C. Price This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. TORICHA, Kenya—If there’s a ring around the sun, it will rain. If the gude bird sings in descending notes, the skies will open. If vultures…

Why Have Climate-Change Activists Pitted Life Against Art? – Curbed

A Gustav Klimt splashed with an oil-like substance on November 15. Photo: Letzte Generation Oesterreich/AP This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. On October 14, climate activists…

How ‘warming stripes’ became the new symbol of global warming – Malay Mail

LONDON, Nov 23 — You’ve probably already seen them on a placard at a climate march, on television on a US senator’s badge, at Fashion Week or even on a football player’s jersey. Now famous, these so-called ‘warming stripes’ have…

How ‘warming stripes’ became the new symbol of global warming – Forbes India

‘Warming stripes’ have become the new symbol representing global warming. ‘Warming stripes’ have become the new symbol representing global warming. Image: Ed Hawkins / University of Reading You’ve probably already seen them on a placard at a climate march, on…

Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson’s’ Helps Scientists Develop Test

In Scotland there’s a woman who can smell changes in body odor corresponding to the presence or onset of Parkinson’s disease. Keeping with Scotland’s decorated history of medical discoveries, this “curse and a benefit” is now being used to develop a fast test for Parkinson’s that involves simply scraping a cotton ball over the back […]

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Fire Fests: Climate Change Is Making Some Outdoor Shows Hell This Summer – Rolling Stone

It’s hot. It doesn’t just feel hot, it’s actually hot. This summer, the temperature at 23 of our 32 outdoor shows was above the historical average. We felt it, our crew felt it, our fans felt it, and our bottom…

A/C And Global Warming: A Northern Call To Embrace Air Conditioning – Worldcrunch

-Analysis- BERLIN — The maps on TV weather reports were a glowing swathe of red. As the summer heatwave took hold in Germany, the country experienced record temperatures, with the mercury rising to over 35 °C in many places. Every…

The North and South Poles Are Melting. Time To Take it Seriously – TIME

Nothing on earth compares to the icy sweeps of the planet’s polar extremes. It’s why, perhaps, explorers and scientists who have been there often seek more distant analogies, describing the poles’ austere swaths of frozen terrain in lunar terms, unworldly…

10 steps you can take to fight climate change – The Washington Post

But that doesn’t mean you should feel helpless, or that your actions aren’t worthwhile. Taking steps to lower your own carbon footprint may help ease your climate anxiety by giving you back some power — and even the smallest of…