Los Angeles is expected to face extreme “fire weather” today, as conditions remain dry and “hurricane-force winds” of up to 70 miles per hour are forecast ...
US supreme court has turned down an appeal from oil and gas companies attempting to block lawsuits that could find them responsible for damages due to climate change ...
The wildfires come at a fraught political moment for the US. Biden, who has championed climate action during his presidency, will soon be replaced by Donald Trump, a climate sceptic who has vowed to ...
The year 2024 was the first in which average global temperatures at the surface of the planet exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in the majority of leading datasets.
More than 2,000 buildings destroyed and at least five people killed in “wildfires scorching communities across Los Angeles County”, and more climate news.
Earth reached its hottest year on record in 2024, according to the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Service, the UK Met Office and Japan’s weather agency ...