Flexible power and energy security are being used to lock Europe deeper into fossil fuels, a new report warns. The fossil fuel price shock triggered by the war on Iran has exposed Europe’s dangerous reliance on oil and gas. But rather than treating it as a warning, governments across the EU are doubling down – […]
An Arabian Sea humpback whale, which usually hugs the coastline of Oman, has been tracked making a journey to Goa in search of food or a mate. This is the first direct evidence that the species crossed the Arabian Sea and is considered by scientists to be a behavioural anomaly because its members are so uniquely […]
This year’s potentially record-breaking El Niño could impact food systems, energy production, economies, ecosystems and human wellbeing. Climate scientists have warned that El Niño has officially begun, as the world braces for a year of turbocharged weather. The natural phenomenon, which happens irregularly every two to seven years, occurs when sea surface temperatures in the […]
Renewable energy is saving crops from going to waste. When dicing vegetables, few of us pause to think about the challenges farmers had to overcome to get that food to our chopping board: drought, extreme heat, flooding, poverty and sky-high fuel costs to name just a few. If they manage to grow and harvest healthy […]
A new study examines the one region on Earth that has cooled, not warmed, in recent years. Researchers say the ‘cold blob’ is closely tied to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, AMOC. In the North Atlantic, south of Greenland, lies the so‑called “Cold Blob”, a mysterious patch of cold that is considered the only place […]
Technology is transforming the race to save nature, by drastically cutting the time it takes to identify specimens, a report has found. AI models have been able to identify the correct place in the “Tree of Life” for millions of plants and fungi, some with only microscopic distinguishing features. As well as “triaging” those most at […]
The new heat record comes amid a prolonged heatwave that has seen maximum daily temperatures above zero degrees for three consecutive weeks. The Antarctic has been experiencing alarmingly high temperatures this month. The mercury climbed to over 15C at one weather station in June, soaring past previous winter heat records. Instead of the usual 20-centimetre […]
Since the 1960s, human-caused warming has been the main reason sea levels are rising, new research shows. Extreme floods once rare in coastal communities are becoming far more common as human-caused climate change pushes sea levels higher, according to new research published on 10 June. Experts say the findings are crucial for making plans about floods and coastal […]
NOAA has officially confirmed the start of El Niño, which is set to worsen global warming from the burning of fossil fuels. El Niño, nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced on 11 June. Experts said the El Niño, a natural […]
The rate of human-induced warming remains at an all-time high, according to the latest Indicators of Global Climate Change report. The world is edging dangerously close to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming threshold, with human-induced warming reaching 1.37°C in 2025, a major new report warns. ADVERTISEMENT If emissions continue at current levels, the 1.5°C limit […]
