Caroline Tracey’s book “Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History,” traces the history and decline of some of the world’s saline lakes, but also looks at how “queer...
The Iran war has triggered another fossil-fuel energy crisis, with surging global prices and increasing concerns over energy security. In the UK, many newspapers, opposition politicians...
India has unveiled long-awaited climate goals that aim to cut the carbon intensity of its economy, plant trees and expand clean electricity capacity. The targets, approved...
Limiting warming to 2C above pre-industrial temperatures may not be enough to prevent “extreme global climate outcomes”, according to research published in Nature. The authors simulate...
We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food and nature over the past fortnight. This is an online version...
The global energy shock triggered by the Iran war could give countries the chance to build a “new geopolitical balance” by forging a coalition committed to...
The new head of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) faces a formidable task: raise urgent funding to get the organisation back on track following damaging...
Unusually high March temperatures are shattering records out West—and the heat wave isn’t over yet. By Kiley Price Communities across the Western United States are in...
At CERAWeek, Energy Secretary Chris Wright urges a patriotic surge in oil production, but industry titans warn that the U.S.-Iran war has fractured the global energy...
In recent years, the monsoon season in Pakistan has taken a new and dangerous turn. July and August typically bring high levels of rainfall across the...