Deep emissions cuts this decade could prevent ‘abrupt ecological collapse’
Swift global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could prevent the “abrupt” collapse of ecosystems, which may otherwise begin within the ne... Read More
In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s special report on the ocean and cryosphere
Earlier today in Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing c... Read More
Climate change is driving plankton towards the poles, study says
Communities of zooplankton – microscopic drifting animals that underpin marine ecosystems – are migrating poleward in response to climate change,... Read More
Bottlenose dolphin numbers declined by ‘12%’ following marine heatwave
An unprecedented spell of marine heat in Shark Bay, Australia, caused bottlenose dolphin numbers to decline for the following six years, a study finds... 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
Ocean warming has caused ‘sustainable’ fish stocks to drop by 4% since 1930s
Warming of the world’s oceans has caused the total amount of fish that can be caught sustainably to fall by an average of 4% globally since the 1930... Read More
The Carbon Brief Interview: Prof Terry Hughes
Prof Terry Hughes is the director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Townsvill... Read More
Restricting global warming to 1.5C would ‘halve’ risk of marine heatwaves
Marine heatwaves could become 41 times more likely across the globe by 2100 than in pre-industrial times if little is done to stop greenhouse gas emis... Read More
Factcheck: Will climate change bring great white sharks to UK waters?
Last week, many news publications reported on “a new study” claiming that climate change could lead several shark species to move into UK waters. ... Read More
‘Atlantification’ of Arctic sea tipping it towards new climate regime
Rising temperatures and declining sea ice are driving a “rapid climate shift” in the Arctic’s Barents Sea, a new study says. The research, pu... Read More
Great Barrier Reef at ‘unprecedented’ risk of collapse after major bleaching event
The record-breaking marine heatwave in 2016 across the Great Barrier Reef has left much of the coral ecosystem at an “unprecedented” risk of colla... Read More
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