Opinion: Surviving the extreme temperatures of the climate crisis calls for a revolution in home and building design

• People spend 90% of their lives in buildings, which act as a protective ’third skin’ from the elements, but climates are becoming more extreme and so the design of places we live

Science · February 26, 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) · 1 min · 104 words

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather, climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR's

• Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 68 words

Climate change could fragment habitat for monarch butterflies, disrupting mass migration

• Suitable habitat for migrating monarch butterflies will shift southwards because of climate change, according to a study published in PLOS Climate by Francisco Botello and Caroli

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 84 words

Tropical flowers are blooming weeks later than they used to through climate change

• Climate change has caused some tropical plants to flower earlier or later than they used to; in some cases by a matter of weeks or even months, according to a study of 8,000 flow

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 120 words

Ocean carbon blind spot may skew climate forecasts

• A new report by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO reveals a critical lack of understanding of how the ocean absorbs and stores carbon • This glaring

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 123 words

Defunding Chile's climate research will undermine science and the region

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X In December 2025, the Chilean government announced that it would discontinue funding for the Center for Climate and Resilience R

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 371 words

Rising Temperatures Heighten Tour de France Heat Risk

• Study links rising temperatures to heat stress risk. • Tour de France faces increasing heat threat. • Over 50 editions data analyzed. • Heat stress risk now close to event. • Imp

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 140 words

Multinational companies could drive climate action better than governments

• U.S. federal administration has stepped back from leading climate action, weakening global momentum. • International government efforts to curb warming appear stalled amid policy

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 158 words

Why the planet doesn't dry out all at once: Scientists solve a global climate puzzle

• Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), in collaboration with international partners, have shown that ocean temperature patterns help limit the glo

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 164 words

Global greening: Study shows Earth's green wave is shifting northeast

• Scientists develop new method to track Earth’s greenness via center of mass calculation. • Approach uses satellite data to quantify vegetation health globally across regions. • F

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 179 words

Study reveals hidden climate impact of digital industries

• Digital technologies are widely viewed as drivers of efficiency, growth, and innovation. • However, their contribution to climate change is significantly greater than previously

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 155 words

Between flood and drought: The metric that could better explain what happens to water in the age of climate change

• A key question in any discussion about climate is ‘How much rain fell?’ But perhaps there is an even more important one. • Like any household budget, the global water economy is

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 158 words

How 'clean-up certificates' could lead to better climate protection

• An economic study calculates the effectiveness of a novel policy instrument: The underlying idea is that you are allowed to release the climate gas CO₂ into the atmosphere-but on

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 185 words

Congo Basin Peatland Lakes Release Ancient Carbon

• ETH Zurich researchers find large blackwater lakes in Congo Basin peatlands emit ancient carbon. • Peatlands previously thought to store millennia‑old carbon safely for centuries

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 165 words

Minnesota is falling short on its climate goals, new state data shows

• Minnesota is struggling to achieve its climate goals despite decades of falling greenhouse gas emissions, newly released state data shows. • State law requires Minnesota’s electr

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 76 words
IEEE Plays a Pivotal Role In Climate Mitigation Talks

IEEE Plays a Pivotal Role In Climate Mitigation Talks

• IEEE has enhanced its standing as a trusted, neutral authority on the role of technology in climate change mitigation and adaption. • Last year it became the first technical asso

New generation of climate models sheds first light on long-standing Pacific puzzle

• Researchers have long been puzzled by the observed cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific and the Southern Ocean accompanying global warming. • Existing climate models have fail

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 186 words
Climate Physicists Face the Ghosts in Their Machines: Clouds

Climate Physicists Face the Ghosts in Their Machines: Clouds

• Climate Physicists Face the Ghosts in Their Machines: Clouds Introduction In October 2008, Chris Bretherton lifted off from the coast of northern Chile in a C-130 turboprop plane

Quantum Computing · February 20, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 406 words
Q&A: How Trump is threatening climate science in Earth's polar regions

Q&A: How Trump is threatening climate science in Earth's polar regions

• Q&A: How Trump is threatening climate science in Earth’s polar regions Daisy Dunne 02.20.26Daisy Dunne 20.02.2026 | 10:42amSince Donald Trump returned to the White House last yea

Flickering glacial climate may have shaped early human evolution

• Researchers have identified a ’tipping point’ about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being relatively warm and stable to cold and chaotic, as co

Science · February 19, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 192 words

Climate change and persistent contaminants deliver one‑two punch to Arctic seals, study finds

• New research shows a single year of warmer-than-average Arctic temperatures can cause malnutrition in Arctic seals, intensifying risks to Inuit food security and northern ecosyst

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 77 words

Olympic Games and climate action: Time for a fundamental shift, say researchers

• The carbon footprint of the Olympic Games remains substantial, despite reforms by the International Olympic Committee. • A new study by the University of Lausanne shows that the

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 94 words

Corals in extreme coastal bays show greater resilience to climate stress

• Corals living in coastal bays with strongly fluctuating temperatures and environmental conditions are better able to withstand heat and other stressors than their counterparts on

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 160 words
Revealed: 10 new insights in climate science

Revealed: 10 new insights in climate science

• 2024 recorded hottest year, with record ocean temperatures, sea-level rise, glacier melt, and extreme weather. • Planet’s energy balance increasingly misaligned, accelerating oce

Space & Aerospace · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 281 words

Climate change widened Valencia's 2024 extreme rain footprint by 55%, study finds

• Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered Spain’s deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit the Valencia region in 2024, a new study

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 63 words

Extreme heat and drought at flowering could put future wheat harvests at risk, study suggests

• Short bursts of extreme heat during wheat flowering can drastically reduce yields. • Drought coinciding with flowering amplifies stress, leading to lower grain quality and quanti

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 128 words

Record-breaking Antarctic drill reveals 23 million years of climate history

• An international team featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York has drilled the longest ever sediment core from under an ice sheet, providing a rec

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 103 words
Q&A: What does Trump's repeal of US 'endangerment finding' mean for climate action?

Q&A: What does Trump's repeal of US 'endangerment finding' mean for climate action?

• Q&A: What does Trump’s repeal of US ’endangerment finding’ mean for climate action? • Multiple Authors 02.16.26On 12 February, US president Donald Trump revoked the ’endangerment

What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?

What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?

• Followingthree of the warmest years on record, as scientists reckon withclimate tipping pointsand states and cities grapple with the escalating cost ofextreme weatherand more int

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 305 words
Climate change made 'fire weather' in Chile and Argentina three times more likely

Climate change made 'fire weather' in Chile and Argentina three times more likely

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After Republican complaints, judicial body pulls climate advice

After Republican complaints, judicial body pulls climate advice

• On Friday, a body that advises US judges revised the document it created to help judges grapple with scientific issues. • The move came after a group of Republican state attorney

Science · February 10, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 179 words

The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data

• American citizens are left vulnerable

A C-Suite Framework for Climate Capability in 2026

A C-Suite Framework for Climate Capability in 2026

• Climate adaptation shifting from episodic risk management to core business strategy in 2026. • Extreme heat, water scarcity, and energy volatility now influence daily operations

How BASF's Agriculture Solutions drives traceability and climate action by tokenizing cotton value chains using Amazon Managed Blockchain

How BASF's Agriculture Solutions drives traceability and climate action by tokenizing cotton value chains using Amazon Managed Blockchain

• AWS Architecture Blog How BASF’s Agriculture Solutions drives traceability and climate action by tokenizing cotton value chains using Amazon Managed Blockchain BASF Agricultural