State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2021
The climate data for 2021 is now mostly in, and it has proved to be another noteworthy year across the oceans, atmosphere, cryosphere and surface tem... Read More
Avoiding temperature ‘overshoot’ reduces multiple climate change risks, say scientists
Allowing global temperatures to temporarily “overshoot” end-of-century targets will drive greater economic loss and more severe climate impacts t... Read More
Analysis: Do COP26 promises keep global warming below 2C?
Depending on whom you ask, the COP26 climate summit may seem like the best of times or the worst of times. On the one hand, reports proclaim... Read More
UNEP: Current climate commitments are ‘weak promises, not yet delivered’
Despite stronger climate policy and higher ambition in the latest national pledges, there is still a large gap between near-term commitments under th... Read More
解説：「共通社会経済経路（SSP）」で未来の気候変動を探る
ここ数年、気候科学者、経済学者、エネルギーシステムモデル研究者による国際チームは、次の100年ほどの間... Read More
State of the climate: 2021 sees widespread climate extremes despite a cool start
While the early months of 2021 have been cooler than much of the past decade, global temperatures have risen in recent months as the effects of La Ni... Read More
Explication: Le réchauffement climatique s'arrêtera-t-il dès que les émissions nettes seront nulles?
Les médias affirment souvent que le monde est confronté à un "réchauffement déjà acté pour l’avenir” en raison des émissions passées, ce... Read More
Explainer: Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions are reached?
Media reports frequently claim that the world is facing “committed warming” in the future as a result of past emissions, meaning higher temperatu... Read More
Climate change could cause ‘irreversible impacts’ to lake ecosystems
New research shows that lake “stratification periods” – a seasonal separation of water into layers – will last longer in a warmer climate. ... Read More
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world
In the early 2000s, a new field of climate-science research emerged that began to explore the human fingerprint on extreme weather, such as floods, h... Read More
Lake heatwaves will be ‘hotter and longer’ by the end of the century
Climate change is causing “lake heatwaves” to become more frequent, intense and long-lasting, a new study warns. The research, publishe... Read More
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