Rappler's latest stories on Global warming
U.N. forecasts even warmer temperatures over next 5 years
In 2020, the Arctic is likely to have warmed by more than twice as much as the global mean
Pink ice in Italy's Alps sparks algae probe
'Overheating of the planet is a problem, the last thing we needed was algae,' says tourist Marta Durante
Green aviation still has electrifying future despite coronavirus
The drop in air traffic due to coronavirus lockdowns is translating into a reduction in pollution, and the industry doesn't expect to recover fully before 2023
India wilts as temperature hits 50 degrees Celsius
The hot spell is projected to scorch northern India for several more days, 'with severe heat wave conditions in isolated pockets'
Global CO2 emissions to drop 4-7% in 2020, but will it matter?
In early April, coronavirus lockdowns led to a 17% reduction worldwide in carbon pollution compared to the same period in 2019, according to the first peer-reviewed assessment of the pandemic's impact on CO2 emissions
Oceans may rise over a meter by 2100, 5 meters by 2300
Even if the Paris climate treaty goal of capping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius is met, oceans could rise by two meters by 2300
April 2020 tied for warmest on record, says EU climate service
'The average temperature for the 12 months to April 2020 is close to 1.3C above the pre-industrial level,' the benchmark by which global warming is often measured, says Copernicus Climate Change Service
March 2020 among hottest on record – EU
The Copernicus Climate Change Service says March 2020 was 0.68 degrees Celsius warmer than the average March from 1981 to 2010, and on par with March 2017 and 2019
[OPINION] The coronavirus: A warning to care for our common home
'The outbreak proves once again that we fail to learn from our history. This reality is not just limited to armed conflicts, political patterns, or social revolutions; it also applies to the way we treat our environment.'
[OPINION] The Pope and single-use plastics
Pope Francis’s encyclical 'Laudato Si’' points to one undeniable fact: that human behavior is at the root of the ‘ecological crisis,’ and therefore at the heart of solving it
[OPINION] Dreaming on a dying planet: A letter from a young climate activist
'Having clean air, water, and soil means that we can become who we have always wanted to be'
EU unveils climate law, but Greta is unimpressed
Greta Thunberg dubs the law a 'surrender' to the threat of climate change
Half of world's beaches could vanish by 2100
Even if humanity sharply reduces the fossil fuel pollution that drives global warming, more than a third of the planet's sandy shorelines could disappear by then
Arctic 'doomsday vault' stocks up on 60,000 more food seeds
The vault holds stocks of the world's agricultural bounty in case of global catastrophe
Nations seek biodiversity accord to stave off mass extinction
'This degradation of nature is unprecedented in the history of mankind,' says IPBES executive secretary Anne Larigauderie
Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions – study
China's carbon emissions have dropped by least 100 million metric tons over the past two weeks, the study says
Bushfire crisis hit 75% of Australians – survey
The scale of the impact shocks researchers
Extreme weather to overload urban power grids, study shows
'Extreme weather events could reduce reliability of power supply by 16%, which can easily lead to blackouts resulting huge economic losses,' says the lead researcher
Half-a-million insect species face extinction – scientists
The decline of butterflies, beetles, ants, bees, wasps, flies, crickets, and dragonflies have consequences far beyond their own demise
Global warming to blame for hottest day in Argentine Antarctica
The new record is 'of course shocking but unfortunately not surprising because Antarctica is warming up with the rest of the planet,' said Greenpeace in a statement
Multiple eco-crises could trigger 'systemic collapse' – scientists
Research shows that some parts of the world may soon cope with up to 6 extreme weather events at once, from heat waves and wildfires to diluvian rains and deadly storm surges
[PODCAST] I've Got An Opinion: Capitalism is killing the earth
Are metal straws and tumblers doing more harm than good? Find out what our latest podcast guest has to say!
U.K. vows action after envoy slams plans for U.N. climate talks
'We've poured so much CO2 into the atmosphere collectively that our entire planet is swaddled in a great tea cozy of the stuff,' says Prime Minister Boris Johnson
[ANALYSIS] My takeaway from the bushfires Down Under
'Australians are quite divided on how to effectively deal with the recurrent bushfires'
Greta Thunberg patents own name and 'Fridays for Future'
'My name and the #FridaysForFuture movement are constantly being used for commercial purposes without any consent whatsoever,' says Thunberg
Protests in Germany as cabinet passes coal exit law
Demonstrators and environmentalists say the law does too little, too late
'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever
The clock ticks down to 100 seconds to midnight, symbolizing the greatest level of peril to humanity since its creation in 1947
Global natural resource consumption tops 100 billion tons for first time
Wealthy nations, the authors note, consume 10 times more resources per person than in the developing world, and produce far more waste
'Green Swan': Bankers warn of climate change risks
Climate risks could generate a 'green swan' – a reference to the concept of an unpredictable and devastating 'black swan' event developed by philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Climate change pushing the platypus towards extinction – researchers
The platypus is one of the world's strangest animals, with the bill of a duck, tail of a beaver, otter-like feet, and a venomous spur on its hind leg
[OPINION] Resilience is not enough
You cannot expect local communities to keep rebuilding disaster after disaster, considering the ones hit the hardest are often among the poorest and most vulnerable
[OPINION] Use solar energy for responding to disasters
The urgent need for electricity access is hardly considered during preparations against disasters; it is only considered in the wake of disasters when supplies have been cut off
Living in tents, thousands of Puerto Rico's earthquake survivors wait for relief
Some 5,000 people are hoping that their president, Donald Trump, will heed the island's plea to be designated a disaster zone and free up much-needed aid
U.N. warns of 'much extreme weather' ahead after hottest decade on record
Scientists stress the urgent need to do more to counter the warming trend
Protect 30% of planet by 2030 – U.N. nature rescue plan
The first UN 'state of nature' report in two decades finds that one million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction
Pope slams leaders on 'weak' response to climate crisis
In his annual speech to Vatican diplomats, the pontiff says climate change was a 'concern of everyone,' despite a tepid response from the international community
2019 is 2nd hottest year on record – EU
Average temperature in 2019 was only a few hundredths of a degree below the 2016 level
[OPINION] Plastikang polisiya
Nakalulungkot na tayong nagrereklamo tungkol sa lumalalang basura ay siya ring nagpaplastikan sa implementasyon ng polisiyang makakalutas sana sa nasabing problema
[OPINION] Our current climate policy is leading us to a future underwater
It's unfortunate that since President Duterte assumed office, our work in the international climate policy arena has come to a screeching halt
[OPINION] Closing the gap: A 15-year-old's call to end the climate crisis
In China, some children grow up never knowing that the sky gleams a blue hue and is never gray
The fight of our lives
We cannot lie down in the face of the overwhelming climate crisis because science can pull us up with the mental muscle that can reinvigorate the resistance
Sea levels could rise even faster, higher than feared – study
Scientists say global warming could drive a much more dramatic increase in sea levels than current projections suggest
[OPINION] Ushering in a new urban future centered on people and the planet
Tagged as the most important climate-related event of the year, the global summit makes headlines around the world as C40 mayors launch a Global Green New Deal
[OPINION] If you're tired and weary of the fight against climate change, read this
We’ve all languished through record-breaking heat waves. We’ve all suffered through repentance-inducing floods. We all have skin in this game.
[OPINION] In defense of Greta Thunberg
If being dramatic means you can influence as many people as possible for a good cause, then what's wrong with that?
[OPINION] An argument for people who don't believe in climate change
I’m not trying to be alarmist or anything, but I think the alarm bells have been ringing for years now, and we just got used to the sound
[OPINION] Concrete ways young Filipinos can help divest the world from fossil fuels
Philippine banks continue to finance the development of coal-fired power plants, which worsens global warming. If you or your family are one of the millions of clients of these banks, is this how you want your money to grow?
Humanity must rescue oceans to rescue itself, U.N. warns
The report is a sobering reminder greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from burning fossil fuels, are driving the planet towards a hothouse climate our species might not tolerate
5-year period ending 2019 set to be hottest on record
The report 'highlights the urgent need for the development of concrete actions that halt global warming and the worst effects of climate change,' the Science Advisory Group writes
'Largest polar expedition in history' to probe Arctic climate
'The Arctic is the epicenter of global warming, it is the part of our planet which warms most rapidly, where the warming rates are at least twice the global average,' says mission leader and atmospheric scientist Markus Rex
