Unusually high temperatures in both Antarctica and the Arctic in recent days have shocked researchers, who warn that extremes will become more common as a…
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Heatwaves at both of Earth’s poles alarm climate scientists
Startling heatwaves at both of Earth’s poles are causing alarm among climate scientists, who have warned the “unprecedented” events could signal faster and abrupt climate…
View More Heatwaves at both of Earth’s poles alarm climate scientistsCould Ukraine war help end west’s reliance on hydrocarbons?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have a profound impact on the world’s race to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, climate experts have warned –…
View More Could Ukraine war help end west’s reliance on hydrocarbons?Life in the Arctic: the reindeer herders struggling against the climate crisis – video
As the arctic warms four times faster than the global average, Europe’s only indigenous population is under threat. For centuries, the Sámi people have herded reindeer…
View More Life in the Arctic: the reindeer herders struggling against the climate crisis – video‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried
The high Arctic saw a dramatic rise in lightning in 2021 in what could be one of the most spectacular manifestations of the climate crisis.…
View More ‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worriedThe heat is on: from the Arctic to Africa, wildlife is being hit hard by climate chaos
Sweating, headaches, fatigue, dehydration – the ways heat exhaustion affects the human body are well documented. As temperatures inch up year by year we need…
View More The heat is on: from the Arctic to Africa, wildlife is being hit hard by climate chaosEU aims for greater Arctic role and calls for oil, coal and gas to stay in the ground
The European Union has called for oil, coal and gas in the Arctic to stay in the ground, as it announced aspirations to play a…
View More EU aims for greater Arctic role and calls for oil, coal and gas to stay in the groundSmoke from Siberia wildfires reaches north pole in historic first
Smoke from raging forest fires in Siberia has reached the north pole for the first time in recorded history, as a Russian monitoring institute warned…
View More Smoke from Siberia wildfires reaches north pole in historic firstGreenland: enough ice melted on single day to cover Florida in two inches of water
Greenland’s vast ice sheet is undergoing a surge in melting, with the amount of ice vanishing in a single day this week enough to cover…
View More Greenland: enough ice melted on single day to cover Florida in two inches of waterDinosaurs lived in the Arctic, research suggests
It had long stretches of winter darkness, freezing temperatures and often scarce resources, but an array of tiny fossils suggests dinosaurs not only roamed the…
View More Dinosaurs lived in the Arctic, research suggests