Limiting warming to 1.5C could ‘substantially’ cut risk of ice-free Arctic summers
Meeting the Paris Agreement’s aspirational target of limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels could “substantially” reduce... Read More
Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest winter peak on record
Arctic sea ice has experienced its maximum extent for the year, reaching 14.48m square kilometers on 17 March – the second smallest in the 39-year... Read More
Explainer: The polar vortex, climate change and the ‘Beast from the East’
While much of Europe is shivering in subzero temperatures, the Arctic and eastern US have basked in unseasonably warm conditions in recent weeks. ... Read More
State of the climate: how the world warmed in 2017
The climate data for 2017 is now in. In this article, Carbon Brief explains why last year proved to be so remarkable across the oceans, atmosphere,... Read More
State of the climate: 2017 shaping up to be warmest ‘non-El Niño’ year
The year 2017 has seen some of the warmest temperatures ever recorded, only slightly below the record set in 2016. It has also seen unusually low... Read More
Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2017 is eighth lowest on record
Arctic sea ice has dwindled to its summer minimum for 2017, with its smallest extent for the year clocking in at 4.64m square kilometres (sq km) on 13... Read More
State of the climate: Warm temperatures and low sea ice mark first half of 2017
The first half of 2017 has seen record low sea ice extents at both poles and near-record global average temperatures – despite the absence of a... Read More
Antarctica’s high elevation is slowing rate of warming, says study
Temperatures in the Arctic are increasing around three times as fast as the global average, yet the pace of warming has been much slower at Earth’s... Read More
The 1981 TV documentary that warned about global warming
On the evening of Tuesday, 8 December, 1981, the UK's only commercial TV channel, ITV, broadcast an hour-long documentary called "Warming Warning". ... Read More
Video: Climate scientists discuss record lows in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice
Scientists confirmed last week that sea ice in both the Arctic and Antarctic fell to record low levels in March, capping off an exceptional few months... Read More
Sea ice falls to record lows in both the Arctic and Antarctic
The Arctic and Antarctic have experienced record lows in sea ice extent so far in 2017, according to the latest data from the US National Snow and Ice... Read More
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