Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study. Climate change is slowing the planet’s spin at an “unprecedented” rate compared to the past 3.6 million years – as scientists warn that our days are getting longer. Research had previously shown how the melting of polar ice […]
Experts warn that the EU’s interim climate targets are being ‘undermined’ by a loophole that comes into effect in 2036. The EU has been accused of “weakening its climate leadership” after greenlighting an interim emissions target for 2040. Last week, the European Council formally adopted the amended European climate law. It means by 2040, member […]
“Winning for this species might mean losing for another species,” one scientist warns. The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it’s usually bad news for species that depend on each other – like flowers blooming too early and pollinating bees arriving too late. But researchers have found the rare critter that’s getting […]
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), working with international collaborators, have discovered that ocean temperature patterns play a key role in limiting how widely droughts spread across the globe. Their findings, published in Communications Earth & Environment, are based on climate records spanning 1901-2020. The analysis shows that synchronized droughts typically affect only […]
Wildfires sweeping through the vast boreal forests of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia could be having a larger impact on the climate than scientists once believed. A new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley suggests these northern fires may release far more carbon into the atmosphere than current estimates indicate. The reason is that […]
Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change. Heatwaves that lead to sudden and damaging drought are spreading across the globe at an accelerating rate, highlighting how climate change-fuelled extremes can build dangerously off each other, a new study found. Researchers from South Korea and Australia […]
According to experts, the two whale skeletons found are “among the most complete in Europe”. Two fossilised whale skeletons, thought to be around 10 million years old, have been discovered on a Portuguese beach. The partial skeletons were identified at the end of last week following excavation work to the north of Galé-Fontainhas beach, in […]
A new study highlights a ‘methodological blind spot’ in the way sea level rise is measured. Rising sea levels spurred by climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought. A new study, released on 4 March, exposes mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are. […]
More than 200,000 hectares of European forests could be disturbed annually by 2100, according to a new study. Forest damage in Europe is projected to rise by 20 per cent by 2100 compared to recent decades, even if the world sticks to ambitious climate measures. A new international study published in the journal Science, with contributions […]
“It just shows that we are connected across borders and across continents,” says Copernicus scientist Mark Parrington. If you live in Spain, Portugal, or France, you might want to wait to wash your car. A massive plume of Saharan dust is currently sweeping across the Mediterranean and into Western Europe, bringing with it orange sunsets, […]
