Cold-war spy photos reveal ‘doubling’ of glacier ice loss in Himalayas
The rate of glacier retreat in the Himalayas has doubled since the late 20th century, a new study finds. ... Read More
State of the climate: Heat across Earth's surface and oceans mark early 2019
Global surface temperatures in 2019 are on track to be either the second or third warmest since records began in the mid-1800s, behind only 2016 and... Read More
Guest post: Arctic warming is causing a 60-fold increase in permafrost landslides
Dr Antoni G. Lewkowicz is a professor in the department of geography, environment and geomatics at the University of Ottawa. He is president of the... Read More
Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2019 is seventh lowest on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking at 14.78m square kilometres (sq km) on 13 March. It is the joint seventh smallest... Read More
Factcheck: Is 3-5C of Arctic warming now ‘locked in’?
Update – 22 March 2019: In response to this factcheck and feedback from other experts, both the UN Environment report and press release have been... Read More
Factcheck: What Greenland ice cores say about past and present climate change
A misleading graph purporting to show that past changes in Greenland’s temperatures dwarf modern climate change has been circling the internet since... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Jonathan Bamber
Prof Jonathan Bamber is a professor of glaciology at the University of Bristol and the current president of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). He... Read More
Studies shed new light on Antarctica’s future contribution to sea level rise
A widely reported study in 2016 that suggested Antarctica could add more than a metre to sea levels by 2100 was likely an “overestimate”, new... Read More
Q&A: How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?
The past week has seen some brutal weather hitting the US and Canada. With cold Arctic air plunging south down to the US midwest, six states have seen... Read More
Guest post: Is ‘glacier carbon’ good or bad for the climate?
Dr Arwyn Edwards is a senior lecturer in biology from the University of Aberystwyth and Dr Joe Cook is a postdoctoral researcher in glaciology from... Read More
Natural ocean fluctuations could help explain Antarctic sea ice changes
Since satellite records of sea ice began in the 1970s, the world’s poles have shown a contrasting picture. While Arctic sea ice levels have fallen... Read More
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