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October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM

Black vultures attack, kill cattle. Climate change one reason they're spreading north

Black vultures have killed and eaten several calves on Tom Karr’s cattle ranch in southeastern Ohio, a loss he says didn't happen two decades ago
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A black vulture, top right, flies Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM

Anxiety over global warming leading some young Americans to say they don't want kids

Younger generations of Americans are increasingly citing climate change as making them reticent to have children
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A man holds up a child while walking in a park at sunset, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Shawnee, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM

Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but he thinks scientific innovation will curb it
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
FILE - Bill Gates poses for photos after an interview with The Associated Press in Indian Wells, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM

Billion-dollar disaster data returns, but it's not being run by the government

Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization comprised of scientists and communicators, announced it brought the billion-dollar disaster dataset back to life.
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
An aerial view shows the devastation left by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles, Jan. 27, 2025.
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM

Mosquitoes discovered in Iceland for 1st time as temperatures in region rise

Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in the garden town of Kjós. Along with Antarctica, Iceland was previously one of two regions too cold for mosquitoes to inhabit.
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes were found in the garden town of Kjós. Along with Antarctica, Iceland was previously one of two regions too cold for mosquitoes to inhabit.
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for 1st time as temperatures in the region rise

Mosquitoes have been detected in Iceland for the first time as the region warms due to climate change.
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In this Jan. 31, 2023, file photo, a ringworm mosquito (Culiseta annulata) is shown on a control monitor connected to a microscope in the laboratory for mosquito monitoring at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) on the German island of Riems.
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Carbon cost of meat in US: This is how many greenhouse gas emissions are released

Researchers have quantified how meat consumption in the U.S. is contributing to the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.
October 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Cows are seen here in this undated file photo.
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM

Why snow leopards are in danger of extinction

Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have evolved, scientists recently discovered.
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A snow leopard from Ladakh, India.
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM

King Charles III, Prince William attend climate event after William calls for change

King Charles III and Prince William attended a joint engagement on Thursday evening.
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Prince William, Prince of Wales and King Charles III smile as they attend the Countdown to COP30 at the Natural History Museum on October 09, 2025 in London, England.
1 month ago

Pope Leo makes first major address on climate change

The pontiff also appeared to criticize American politicians this week for the treatment of immigrants as “inhuman.”
1 month ago
VIDEO: Pope Leo makes first major address on climate change
1 month ago

Climate change results in rare hybrid bird between green jay and blue jay: Study

Researchers at the University of Texas believe warming temperatures prompted a rare hybridization of a blue jay and green jay.
1 month ago
Researchers at the University of Texas believe warming temperatures prompted a rare hybridization of a blue jay and green jay.
1 month ago

Fact-checking what Trump said about climate change during the UN General Assembly

President Donald Trump spent a considerable amount of his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday disparaging renewable energy sources.
1 month ago
A large array of solar panels, located one hour north of Los Angeles in Kern County, is viewed on November 15, 2022, near Mojave, California.
1 month ago

Climate change results in rare hybrid bird between green jay and blue jay

Warming temperatures have prompted a rare hybridization of a blue jay and green jay, according to researchers at the University of Texas.
1 month ago
Researchers at the University of Texas discovered a rare hybrid of a green jay and blue jay, seen here in this undated photo.
1 month ago

Fact-checking Trump’s climate change, renewable energy claims

ABC News’ Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee fact checks President Donald Trump’s claims on climate change and renewable energy being “too expensive” from his United Nations speech on Tuesday.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Fact-checking Trump’s climate change, renewable energy claims
2 months ago

How a coral 'baby boom' will help fortify reef system off Florida coasts

Researchers have orchestrated a "baby boom" of corals that will help fortify the reef system off the Florida coast that was heavily degraded as a result of record ocean warming.
2 months ago
Researchers have orchestrated a "baby boom" of corals that will help fortify the reef system off the Florida coast that was heavily degraded as a result of record ocean warming.
2 months ago

Dozens of scientists push back on Department of Energy climate report

Over 85 scientists released a critical review of a recent DOE climate report.
2 months ago
The sun flares over the U.S. Department of Energy Headquarters Building on April 13, 2025, in Washington, DC.
2 months ago

Scientists propose plan to turn nuclear waste into nuclear energy

Scientists have pitched a plan to use nuclear waste to help produce fuel for nuclear fusion.
2 months ago
The cooling tower of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.
3 months ago

Glacier lake outburst at Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier causes record-breaking flooding

Juneau, Alaska is bracing for possibly catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release rainwater and snowmelt downstream, according to officials.
3 months ago
Juneau, Alaska is bracing for possibly catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release rainwater and snowmelt downstream, according to officials.
3 months ago

Record glacial flooding threatens Juneau, residents urged to evacuate

One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the Mendenhall Glacier has started to release water.
3 months ago
In this screen grab from a video, Glacial Lake is shown, 2.5 Miles North of Nugget Creek near Auke Bay, AK., along the Mendenhall River, on Aug. 13, 2025.
3 months ago

Rapid ice loss on previously stable glacier leaves scientists baffled

What was once considered the most stable glacier in the Patagonia region is experiencing ice loss at rates far greater than previously thought.
3 months ago
Glaciar Perito Moreno as seen from below Cerro Buenos Aires on the Península de Magallanes, October 2024. On the left Brazo Rico; on the right Canal de los Témpanos.
3 months ago

Air quality alerts in place across 10 states as heat warnings issued in Southwest

Air quality alerts are in place for portions of 10 states from Minnesota to Delaware as officials warn the smoke may become dangerous for sensitive groups.
3 months ago
The Statue of Liberty is seen through haze due to Canadian wildfire smoke during sunset, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in New York.
3 months ago

How beaches are affected by climate change

Ocean experts warn about coastal shorelines changing over time and how climate change can impact coastal erosion.
3 months ago
VIDEO: How our beaches are affected by climate change
3 months ago

Trump's Environmental Protection Agency plans to kill 'endangerment' climate rule

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency moved to repeal a landmark environmental decision to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
3 months ago
In this Feb. 6, 2025, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency building is shown in Washington, D.C.
3 months ago

EPA moves to repeal scientific finding that allows climate regulation

Michael Gerrard, the founder of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, discusses the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest proposal.
3 months ago
VIDEO: EPA moves to repeal scientific finding that allows climate regulation
3 months ago

Hidden health dangers linked to heat during warm summer nights

Scientists are sounding the alarm on hot summer nights, saying they are quietly becoming a worrisome consequence of climate change -- and a public health concern.
3 months ago
People hangout at Elysian Park at night due to high temperatures during the day, Sept. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles.
4 months ago

Climate change amplifying extreme rain events in this part of the US, research shows

The extreme rainfall that occurred in the Northeast on Monday could happen more often in the future as a result of climate change, research shows.
4 months ago
A view shows a flooded subway station in New York, July 14, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
4 months ago

What scientists learned about climate change by studying whale poop

Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.
4 months ago
Aerial view of six bowhead whales traversing the Beaufort Sea.
4 months ago

Climate change will likely lead to more extreme weather events like in Texas: Experts

Climate change is likely to make extreme weather events like those experienced in Texas occur more intensely and more frequently, scientists are warning.
4 months ago
Boerne search and rescue teams navigate upstream in an inflatable boat on the flooded Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Comfort, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas with multiple fatalities reported.
4 months ago

Environmental advocates sound alarm over Trump's plan to repeal forest protections

The Trump administration's move to end protections for 58 million acres of national forests will open up the federal lands to destruction, environmental advocates say.
4 months ago
The Tongass National Forest on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, July 2, 2021.
4 months ago

The ocean is changing colors, researchers say. Here's what it means.

Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research.
4 months ago
Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research.
4 months ago

The ocean is changing colors, researchers say. Here's what it means.

Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research.
4 months ago
A man fishes from the shore of the Atlantic Ocean in Casablanca, May 31, 2025.
4 months ago

What growing Antarctic ice can tell us about a warming Earth

ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee discusses the relationship between rising temperatures and snowstorms.
4 months ago
VIDEO: What growing Antarctic ice can tell us about a warming Earth
5 months ago

Climate change leads to spread of infection-causing fungi, scientists say

Climate change may be putting millions more people at risk from an infection-causing fungi, which is likely spreading due to warming global temperatures.
5 months ago
In this undated file photo, a corn field is shown in Iowa.
5 months ago

EPA plans to repeal landmark power plant emission regulations

The changes would reverse two landmark power plant emission regulations.
5 months ago
The Warrick Power Plant, a coal-fired electricity-generating station, operates, April 8, 2025, in Newburgh, Ind.
5 months ago

How human-amplified climate change affects weather events

ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee reports on the complex relationship between climate change and weather forecasts.
5 months ago
VIDEO: How human-amplified climate change affects weather events
5 months ago

Ready for a scorcher? What to know about NOAA's summer 2025 forecast

The latest summer season outlook by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows above-average temperatures are favored across much of the country during the summer months.
5 months ago
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How penguin feces can help to mitigate climate change

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new research.
5 months ago
Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new research.
5 months ago

Penguin poop may be key in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica: Study

Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new research.
5 months ago
Adelie penguins walking along the Antarctic coastline.
5 months ago

These Trump policies will have the most lasting impact on the environment: Experts

Some of the policies enacted under the Trump administration will have lasting impacts on the environment far after the current president leaves office, experts say.
5 months ago
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Jason Ulseth shows a large collection area of trash along the bank during a boat tour of the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of Earth Day.
6 months ago

Where scientists may have found a hidden source of clean energy

A hidden source of clean energy could power the planet for more than a hundred thousand years if tapped into, according to new research.
6 months ago
Green Hydrogen renewable energy production pipeline - green hydrogen gas for clean electricity solar and windturbine facility.
6 months ago

Court rules that Joshua tree should have protections

A California federal court struck down an attempt from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revoke protections for the Joshua Tree under the Endangered Species Act.
6 months ago
Joshua trees stand in a campground in Joshua Tree National Park on February 20, 2025 near Joshua Tree, California.
6 months ago

Millions of pregnancies could be at risk due to climate change

Pregnancy heat-risk days are soaring worldwide as a result of climate change.
6 months ago
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Why too much carbon dioxide harms the planet

Carbon dioxide may be a naturally occurring substance on Earth, but too much of its presence has contributed to global warming, climate scientists say.
6 months ago
In this May 8, 2023, file photo, the Jon Amos Power plant is shown in West Virginia.
6 months ago

What Pope Leo XIV has said about climate change

The newly elected Pope Leo XIV could continue in his predecessor's footprints as the steward of the environment of the Catholic Church.
6 months ago
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, May 9, 2025.
6 months ago

Does it feel like allergy season is getting longer, more severe? Here's why

Research shows that allergy seasons may be hitting people harder by starting earlier, lasting longer and creating more pollen.
6 months ago
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How climate change prompted Hawaii to increase taxes on hotels

Hawaii has passed legislation to increase people staying at hotels to help the islands cope with the increasing pressures from climate change.
6 months ago
Tropical landscape with lush gardens, a lagoon-style pool, and buildings of Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club, Oahu, Kapolei, Hawaii, July 27, 2024.
6 months ago

Climate author on what his team's government dismissal could mean for the planet

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with climate assessment author and Tulane University Professor Jesse Keenan after his team was dismissed by President Donald Trump's administration.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Gov. climate assessment author on what his teams dismissal could mean for the planet
6 months ago

Largest coral bleaching event on record impacts 84% of world's reefs: NOAA

The world's coral reefs are in the midst of the fourth and largest global bleaching event in recorded history, NOAA announced this week.
6 months ago
In this May 8, 2024, file photo, bleached corals are seen in a reef in Koh Mak, Trat province, Thailand.
6 months ago

This sustainable solution could make housing cheaper, more environmentally friendly

Researchers, engineers and community planners may have found a solution to combat both the climate crisis and the housing crisis simultaneously: 3D printed homes.
6 months ago
3D printed homes can help ease the housing crisis and climate crisis, experts say.
6 months ago

The science that can protect Earth from climate change

ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee tackles one of the most common myths she hears about climate change.
6 months ago
VIDEO: The science that can protect Earth from climate change