In a hotter world, periods of extreme heat are on the increase. And that presents a massive threat to life and health.
Climate Denial? Flat Earth? What’s the Difference?
People who deny that climate change is happening have something in common with people who believe in a flat Earth.
People who deny that climate change is happening have something in common with people who believe in a flat Earth.
A Billion Children Face Extreme Climate Risk − UN
The climate crisis and pollution from other sources are putting a billion children in jeopardy, the United Nations says.
The climate crisis and pollution from other sources are putting a billion children in jeopardy, the United Nations says.
Cut Poverty and Energy Use To Cool the Climate
To cut poverty and energy use would cool the planet, build a more just society − but end dreams of economic growth.
To cut poverty and energy use would cool the planet, build a more just society − but end dreams of economic growth.
Orkney’s Renewable Energy to Fuel Foreign Needs
The tough climate of the North Atlantic is an ideal proving ground for Orkney’s renewable energy boom.
The tough climate of the North Atlantic is an ideal proving ground for Orkney’s renewable energy boom.
Melting Tropical Glaciers Sound an Early Warning
Climate change means melting tropical glaciers are losing frozen landscapes of great beauty − and high value to millions.
Climate change means melting tropical glaciers are losing frozen landscapes of great beauty − and high value to millions.
Arctic’s Coldest Sea Ice Is Vulnerable To Melting
Every year an ice floe as big as Austria simply vanishes. That’s climate change, as the Arctic’s coldest sea ice risks melting.
Every year an ice floe as big as Austria simply vanishes. That’s climate change, as the Arctic’s coldest sea ice risks melting.
More Carbon Dioxide Will Dry World’s Rainforests
More carbon dioxide could parch the rainforest as effectively as the woodman’s axe or farmer’s torch. Both are on the cards.
More carbon dioxide could parch the rainforest as effectively as the woodman’s axe or farmer’s torch. Both are on the cards.
Waste Plastic Deluge Could Soon Prove Irreversible
The waste plastic deluge fouling the world’s beaches could be more than just an eyesore. It could be a toxic timebomb.
The waste plastic deluge fouling the world’s beaches could be more than just an eyesore. It could be a toxic timebomb.
Extreme Heat and Cold Kill Five Million Every Year
Five million people die annually of ever more extreme temperatures. And this is happening now on five continents.
Five million people die annually of ever more extreme temperatures. And this is happening now on five continents.
Wind Power Bids To Save the North Sea Oil Industry
Can the world’s largest floating offshore wind farms help the North Sea oil industry to cut carbon emissions? Should they?
Can the world’s largest floating offshore wind farms help the North Sea oil industry to cut carbon emissions? Should they?
Livestock’s Harmful Climate Impact Is Growing Fast
Lobbyists are trying to downplay livestock’s harmful climate impact, which adds large amounts of methane to the atmosphere.
Lobbyists are trying to downplay livestock’s harmful climate impact, which adds large amounts of methane to the atmosphere.
Hotter Worlds Cut Humans’ Size − and Their Brains?
In a greenhouse world, humans’ size could shrink. And there is a hint of hazard to thinking capacity as well.
In a greenhouse world, humans’ size could shrink. And there is a hint of hazard to thinking capacity as well.
Ireland Presses Un To Agree a Global Fracking Ban
Campaign groups urging the United Nations to adopt a global fracking ban say they have won the backing of Ireland.
Campaign groups urging the United Nations to adopt a global fracking ban say they have won the backing of Ireland.
Climate Heat Is Changing Earth’s Water Cycle
Humans have begun to alter Earth’s water cycle, and not in a good way: expect later monsoon rains and thirstier farmlands.
Humans have begun to alter Earth’s water cycle, and not in a good way: expect later monsoon rains and thirstier farmlands.
Nuclear Legacy Is a Costly Headache for the Future
How do you safely store spent nuclear waste? No-one knows. It’ll be a costly headache for our descendants.
How do you safely store spent nuclear waste? No-one knows. It’ll be a costly headache for our descendants.