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This is the world's hottest autumn on record – and it's impacting the climate system and human society

This is the world's hottest autumn on record – and it's impacting the climate system and...

2 years ago

Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far

Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far

2 years ago

This is the hottest autumn on record – and it's impacting the climate system and human society

This is the hottest autumn on record – and it's impacting the climate system and human society

2 years ago

Earthworms are our friends – but they will make the climate crisis worse if we're not careful

Earthworms are our friends – but they will make the climate crisis worse if we're not careful

2 years ago

Rishi Sunak is wrong: we polled the British public and found it largely supports strong climate policies

Rishi Sunak is wrong: we polled the British public and found it largely supports strong climate...

2 years ago

UN's 'global stocktake' on climate is offering a sober emissions reckoning − but there are also signs of progress

UN's 'global stocktake' on climate is offering a sober emissions reckoning − but...

2 years ago

COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at Dubai summit

COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at...

2 years ago

Sunak's climate shift is out of touch with the demands of the UK's workforce

Sunak's climate shift is out of touch with the demands of the UK's workforce

2 years ago

Offering oil and gas licences every year distracts from the challenge of winding down UK North Sea

Offering oil and gas licences every year distracts from the challenge of winding down UK North Sea

2 years ago

Luminous 'mother-of-pearl' clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and Antarctic warming

Luminous 'mother-of-pearl' clouds explain why climate models miss so much Arctic and...

2 years ago

Abandoned oil rigs could scrape carbon from the sky and store it in empty undersea reservoirs

Abandoned oil rigs could scrape carbon from the sky and store it in empty undersea reservoirs

2 years ago

El Niño may be drying out the southern hemisphere – here's how that affects the whole planet

El Niño may be drying out the southern hemisphere – here's how that affects the whole planet

2 years ago

Forests are vital to protect the climate, yet the world is falling far behind its targets

Forests are vital to protect the climate, yet the world is falling far behind its targets

2 years ago

Our new map reveals the effects of 20th century land-use and climate change on Britain's wild species

Our new map reveals the effects of 20th century land-use and climate change on Britain's wild...

2 years ago

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

Extreme weather is outpacing even the worst-case scenarios of our forecasting models

2 years ago

Why young workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs – and what to do if you feel like 'climate quitting'

Why young workers are leaving fossil fuel jobs – and what to do if you feel like 'climate...

2 years ago

Electrifying offshore platforms targets a tiny fraction of the oil industry's emissions

Electrifying offshore platforms targets a tiny fraction of the oil industry's emissions

2 years ago

Solar power expected to dominate electricity generation by 2050 – even without more ambitious climate policies

Solar power expected to dominate electricity generation by 2050 – even without more ambitious...

2 years ago

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