El Niño climate events cost tropical countries trillions of dollars
18 May 2023
Long periods of extreme weather caused by El Niño events have a severe and long-lasting economic impact for the hardest-hit nations, an analysis has found
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Vikings left Greenland after growing ice sheet caused sea level rise
17 April 2023
The increasing mass of the Greenland ice sheet caused local sea level to rise more than 3 metres after Vikings colonised Greenland, flooding many settlements and contributing to their abandonment of the place
Deforestation is reducing rainfall all over the tropics
1 March 2023
Satellite data shows rainfall in tropical regions across the globe has declined in deforested areas in line with what climate models have been predicting
We need to test solar geoengineering techniques soon, say researchers
27 February 2023
Solar geoengineering has met opposition, but dozens of climate scientists say in an open letter that more research is needed soon to understand the effectiveness of techniques to counter the planet’s warming
Amazon deforestation may shrink Himalayan snow and Antarctic ice
5 January 2023
Changes in temperature and precipitation due to rapid deforestation in the Amazon rainforest could have effects as far away as the Tibetan plateau and Antarctica
Shocking images show scale of megadrought devastation in North America
19 October 2022
The megadrought in south-western North America is the worst in more than 1000 years. These images from space reveal how much the severe dry spell is changing the landscape
How much do food miles matter and should you buy local produce?
20 June 2022
Despite a study claiming that food-mile emissions are higher than previously thought, eating less animal produce remains much more important than how far your food travels
Australia votes for stronger climate action in 'greenslide' election
23 May 2022
Voters chose to decisively kick out the pro-coal Coalition government in favour of candidates that support stronger action on climate change
Extreme global warming could see major ocean life extinction
28 April 2022
A computer model based on past mass extinctions predicts the percentages of marine organisms that may be lost in best and worst-case scenarios
We can now tell how much CO2 in the air is due to fossil fuel burning
22 April 2022
A way of distinguishing between natural carbon dioxide emissions and those from burning fossil fuels could help cities and countries monitor their progress in cutting emissions
