Artificial intelligence will play a major role in helping the UAE to address issues caused by the increasing amount of extreme weather, newly appointed minister Dr Abdulla Al Mandous has declared. Dr Al Mandous, director general of the National Centre of Meteorology, said his ministerial appointment reflects how deeply climate issues are embedded in the UAE’s “long-term […]
Doctors in the UAE have sent out a safety plea to the public as temperatures soar ahead of the sizzling summer season. The mercury has been on the rise across the Emirates in recent days, with the temperature reaching a scorching 46.1°C in Al Shawamekh, Abu Dhabi, last Wednesday. The sweltering conditions have prompted medics […]
Harnessing the power of just one per cent of superhot rocks could provide more than eight times the current global electricity generation. Deep beneath the Earth’s surface lies an immense source of energy that scientists believe could help power a low-carbon future. A growing number of researchers and energy companies are now racing to unlock […]
Between 2002 and 2020, Antarctica lost roughly 149 billion metric tonnes of ice each year, according to NASA. Scientists have finally identified the ‘triple whammy’ behind Antarctica’s dramatic collapse, shedding new light on the chain reaction that has pushed its sea ice to record lows. A new study found that a combination of deep ocean […]
The cost of battery storage has dropped more than 90 per cent since 2010, bringing the cost of renewable energy down with it. Clean energy can provide reliable, around-the-clock electricity at prices that rival fossil fuels, as the war on Iran forces Europe to re-think its reliance. A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) […]
The last major El Niño event saw a string of heat records, and scientists fear warming seas signal more extreme weather to come. This April was one of the hottest on record for both the land and the seas. With the world’s oceans heating up again, scientists say a powerful El Niño could push global temperatures even […]
Humans use as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.7 Earths, meaning many European nations have already reached ‘Overshoot Day’. As of today (7 May), Portugal has exhausted the natural resources it has available for 2026. This means that if every person on Earth lived like the average Portuguese citizen, humanity would need […]
Trips to Antarctica “need to be regulated appropriately, as you would with any of the world’s sensitive and precious ecological sites,” says one expert. Some of the most remote destinations on Earth are irreversibly melting away, giving rise to ‘last chance tourism’ – an industry built around the desire to see places like Antarctica before […]
Thousands of anti-wind social media posts have been analysed, as researchers warn that Europe’s energy security could be threatened. Sweden has been hit the hardest by a coordinated attack on wind power, according to a new analysis. Last year, Sweden generated a staggering 99 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon sources, the highest of any […]
Direct air capture has been touted as ‘essential’ in meeting the EU’s climate goals – but is now really the time for investment? The argument for pumping money into direct air capture (DAC) “weakens substantially” when it comes to renewable energy, according to a new analysis. DAC technologies, which use chemical reactions to pull carbon dioxide out […]
