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... Read More
Guest post: Why BECCS might not produce ‘negative’ emissions after all
Dr Anna Harper is a research fellow and lecturer in climate science in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University... Read More
The 2004 lecture that finally convinced David Attenborough about global warming
Sir David Attenborough’s long career as a presenter of BBC natural-history programmes first began in 1953 with a three-part series called “Animal... Read More
Solar geoengineering could ‘fail to prevent damage to crop yields’
Releasing aerosols into the atmosphere in order to limit the rise in global temperature would not stave off damage to crop yields, a new study... Read More
Methane uptake from forest soils has ‘fallen by 77% in three decades’
The amount of methane absorbed by forest soils has fallen by an average of 77% in the northern hemisphere over the past 27 years, a new study finds. ... Read More
State of the climate: 2018 set to be fourth warmest year despite cooler start
Temperatures on the Earth’s surface in the first half of 2018 were lower than over the same period for the three previous years. This was due, in... Read More
Media reaction: The 2018 summer heatwaves and climate change
This year’s northern-hemisphere summer has seen a succession of heatwaves take hold in Europe, Asia, North America and northern Africa. ... Read More
In-depth: How the UK plans to adapt to climate change
The UK government last week published its updated strategy for tackling the impacts of climate change, including higher temperatures, drought and... Read More
‘Powerful evidence’ of global warming’s effect on seasons found in troposphere
Scientists studying the troposphere – the lowest level of the atmosphere – have found “powerful evidence” that climate change is altering... Read More
Slowdown of Atlantic conveyor belt could trigger ‘two decades’ of rapid global warming
A slowdown in the Atlantic Ocean current bringing warm water up to Europe from the tropics could trigger “a period of rapid global surface... Read More
Permafrost and wetland emissions could cut 1.5C carbon budget ‘by five years’
Emissions of CO2 and methane from wetlands and thawing permafrost as the climate warms could cut the “carbon budget” for the Paris Agreement... Read More
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