15 December news
Loretta Lohman
AP
Evacuations ordered in 3 south Seattle suburbs after levee fails after week of heavy rain
Axios
How winter is warming in California
Canary Media
Why this Colorado coal town is digging geothermal
Indiana says it’s retiring two coal plants, but is it making other plans?
Permitting talks are back, and clean energy is caught in the middle
Carbon Brief
‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000
DeBriefed: EU under ‘pressure’; ‘Unusual warmth’ explained; Rise of climate boardgames
Spain urges EU not to weaken 2035 combustion engine ban, letter shows
UK to stick with EV targets as EU looks to water down petrol ban
US: More atmospheric rivers coming for flooded Washington and the West Coast
Key meeting maps out plan for China’s economic work in 2026
Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president
‘UK is now an electrostate and, yes, this will mean lower bills’
The Climate Brink
TCB quick hit: How climate change broke the Pacific Northwest’s plumbing
Climate Home News
The ocean, our planet’s forgotten hero, deserves a formal place in UN climate talks
Conversation
Earth 911
The Cost of Climate Change for U.S. Households Keep Rising
Earth.com
How the Arctic atmosphere is amplifying global warming
Eco-Business-
This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels
EDF
Food for Thought: How EDF is Accelerating Climate Action in Food Systems Post-COP30
Environmental News Network
Scientists Search for Ancient Climate Clues Beneath Antarctic Ice
The Alps to Lose a Record Number of Glaciers in the Next Decade
Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest
Grist
How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly
Under Trump, the National Renewable Energy Lab is losing ‘renewable’ from its name
Inside Climate News
Disaster Survivors Denounce Proposed FEMA Downsizing
One Big, Shining Beacon for Climate Hope
Virginia Regulators Weigh Expanded Use of Data Center’s Polluting Generators
Wyoming Ranchers Hoping Solar Can Lower Costs Say Utilities and the State Stand in Their Way
Invading Sea
While Florida leaders ignore climate change, nonprofits are helping communities adapt
Macro Business
China plays the West for fools on energy and climate change
National Center for Science Education
The Shoshone Instream Flow Acquisition: Public Process Carves a Path Forward
NPR
Houses floated away in this Alaska Native village. Now residents want to move
Nature
Near-term climate extremes in Iran based on compound hazards analysis
New York Times
Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans
Phys.org
2025's extreme weather had the jet stream's fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
Iron minerals' hidden chemistry explains how soils trap carbon
Climate change can affect human diseases in widespread and varied ways
Amazon could lose over a third of forest cover by century's end
Satellites help tackle landfill methane leaks
The Alps set to lose a record number of glaciers in the next decade, study warns
Traffic pollution alters the atmospheric electric field, study finds
Ancient lake from ice age comes back to life in Death Valley after record rainfall
The rise of sinkholes: How to spot the risks before disaster strikes
Semafor
Nigeria licenses 28 firms to capture gas that oil producers burn off
Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote criticizes Nigerian oil regulator
IEA raises prediction for global oil demand in 2026
Saudi’s ACWA Power eyes China and green hydrogen
TIME
10 Years After the Paris Climate Deal: What Went Right–And Wrong
WAMC
Washington Post
Supersized data centers are coming. See how they will transform America.
Weekly Anthropocene
paNOW
How many glaciers in Canada’s Arctic can be saved from extinction?
UN Trade and Development
Climate-resilient development: How trade and finance can help
APTN News
How many glaciers in the Arctic can be saved from extinction?
Trinidad Guardian
Climate change forcing migration across Caribbean and South America
The Guardian
We must not stop research on solar geoengineering | Letters
Weather tracker: Bushfires ravage Western Australia as temperatures soar
Conservatives would end 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars
Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?
BBC
Spain's commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt
Tories to scrap petrol car ban if they win next election
Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025
King’s College London
Why incremental adaptation isn't enough
Dorset Echo
Olympian calls for rapid response to climate change after historic briefing
www.coe.int
Updated factsheet on environment and climate change now available
Times of India
‘Point of no return’: Scientists warn the world is heading towards ‘peak glacier extinction’
Down to Earth
Biodiversity loss and land degradation fuel climate feedback loop, UN report warns
Greater Kashmir
Daily Times
Climate minister warns of fragmenting global order
Pakistan Today
Climate change and Pakistan’s struggle for survival
Dawn
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
HKUST-Led Study Warns of Climate “Whiplash” Threatening Global Stability by 2064
RNZ
Climate change could claim nearly all of NZ's glaciers, research shows
UNSW Sydney
Students Portrayed World Leaders to Debate Climate Change — and Why They Failed
UNESCO
Zambia: Teachers Equipped to Drive Climate Action in the Kafue Biosphere Reserve
MSN
Open-source platform boosting farmers’ resilience to climate change
Daily Nation
When the rains fail, violence rises: New study warns of deepening gender risks
EnviroNews Nigeria
2026 Budget: Group urges Kano Assembly to boost climate funding
