A flagship UN report on livestock emissions is facing calls for retraction from two key experts it cited who say that the paper “seriously distorted”…
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‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
On 18 March, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station on the east Antarctic plateau documented a remarkable event. They recorded the largest jump in…
View More ‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastropheCopernicus online portal offers terrifying view of climate emergency
There is so much information on the newly launched Copernicus Climate Change Service atlas that my laptop started to overheat trying to process it all.…
View More Copernicus online portal offers terrifying view of climate emergencyScientists divided over whether record heat is acceleration of climate crisis
Record temperatures in 2024 on land and at sea have prompted scientists to question whether these anomalies are in line with predicted global heating patterns…
View More Scientists divided over whether record heat is acceleration of climate crisisAmazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
Up to half of the Amazon rainforest could hit a tipping point by 2050 as a result of water stress, land clearance and climate disruption,…
View More Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warnAtlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds
The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the climate system and humanity”, a study has…
View More Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows
“Astounding” ocean temperatures in 2023 supercharged “freak” weather around the world as the climate crisis continued to intensify, new data has revealed. The oceans absorb…
View More ‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data showsWorld will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say
The hottest year in recorded history casts doubts on humanity’s ability to deal with a climate crisis of its own making, senior scientists have said.…
View More World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists sayThe climate crisis explained in 10 charts
The problem: rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere The level of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas, has been rising since the Industrial Revolution and…
View More The climate crisis explained in 10 chartsSuck carbon from the air? US facility launches novel climate solution
Inside a vast new warehouse in the California town of Tracy, tall towers of trays containing a gray powder are stacked in neat rows. It’s…
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