Millions of hectares of protected tropical ecosystems are at risk from overlapping mining concessions ‌and oil and gas blocks, researchers said on Thursday, potentially weakening a global treaty aimed at conserving 30% of the world's land, freshwater and oceans by the end of the decade.

Growing numbers of orcas and whale sharks have started appearing off the coast of Mozambique, in an unusual development that’s coincided with the formation of the El Niño weather cycle.

Pacific leaders will launch the first call for proposals next week for a new regional fund designed to swiftly channel climate finance to local communities

For decades international climate diplomacy has kept a close eye on the atmosphere. Science shows it’s time to focus on the ocean too.

Africa and the EU are leading a push for COP31 to deliver a roadmap that lays out measures to protect fast-warming oceans

‘A new normal’: Miami faces worsening seaweed problem as piles of algae wash up on beaches: Officials have had to remove thousands of tons of sargassum from Florida’s beaches amid the climate crisis Dealing with seaweed is the bulk of Chris Bumpus’s job during the summer. As chief of cons...

Some 27 million metric tons of self-sustaining sargassum have been recorded in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in July, according to a report released Friday by the University of South Flor...

Offshore wind farms can pose risks to birds and marine life. But their foundations also serve as artificial reefs, offering essential habit.

Explore how the California Solar Canal Initiative aims to install solar panels over 4,000 miles of open canals—saving billions of gallons of water while generating clean energy and helping communities...

The U.S. withdrawal from the UNFCCC is a further blow to climate cooperation and a demonstration of U.S. foreign policy volatility.

Historical practice supports the conclusion that the President can unilaterally withdraw the United States from treaties which an earlier President joined with the advice and consent of two-thirds of ...

L.A. is partnering with colleges and nonprofits to launch ShadeLA, an initiative focused on tree planting, canopy design and urban heat resilience before the 2028 Games.

ShadeLA, a new USC-led initiative, unites civic, academic and community partners to expand urban tree canopy and shade infrastructure — building lasting heat resilience for Angelenos well beyond 2028.

The California Solar Canal Initiative project aims to use information gained in a University of California, Merced study and begin to identify communities willing to generate electricity with solar ar...