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A weather station in Santa Cruz, Calif. Cuts to government agencies monitoring the weather will increase the impacts of extreme weather events. (Shutterstock)

Terminations at U.S. government agencies that monitor extreme weather events will have negative effects

Weather forecasting relies on international collaboration. Cuts at U.S. government agencies will negatively impact attempts to predict and mitigate the effects of extreme weather events.
The United Nations’ climate chief Simon Stiell, left, and senior climate advisor Joanna MacGregor, centre, after a closing session at COP29. Rafiq Maqbool/AP

From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks

Expectations were low for the latest UN climate summit. But climate law expert Jacqueline Peel – who was at the talks – explains what progress was made.
Women collect water from a makeshift borehole in drought-stricken Zimbabwe. Aaron Ufumeli/AP

Developing nations are least responsible for climate change but cop it worst. Will the COP29 climate talks tackle this injustice?

This week, nations are hashing out new goals for climate finance at the COP29 talks. Loss and damage is finally on the agenda – but the chance of major new funding is low
Further warming hugely increases the risk we will pass climate tipping points, such as the collapse of Greenland’s ice sheet. Michal Balada / shutterstock

Overshooting 1.5°C is risky – that’s why we need to hedge our bets

Investing in carbon removal, on top of the most ambitious emissions cuts possible, is a no-regrets strategy.
A man walks through windy and rainy conditions on a deserted street in downtown Tampa, Fla., during the approach of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 9, 2024. Climate change is making extreme weather more likely and many IPCC authors remain skeptical that real change can be achieved. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

New survey of IPCC authors reveals doubt, and hope, that world will achieve climate targets

‘Climate scientists’ are often understood as being a block of experts with monolithic beliefs. A new survey sheds considerable nuance onto the beliefs and perceptions of climate scientists.

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