As the planet warmed, politics wobbled: The defining climate moments of 2025
2025 was a challenging year for climate politics, and a challenging one for our warming planet. In the…
Experts issue warning about looming threat that could cause economic disaster: ‘It makes no difference’
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and destructive with rising global temperatures, and a multinational study has…
Chocolate could disappear by 2050. Could this climate-resistant alternative take its place?
Published on 24/12/2025 – 11:44 GMT+1 Chocolate is facing a “climate barometer” as extreme weather conditions threaten the…
Climate change is shrinking children’s height – and humidity is making things worse
Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:15 GMT+1 Millions of children risk experiencing stunted growth if heat-trapping emissions continue to…
ATP introduces new extreme heat rule to protect players during men’s tennis matches
By HOWARD FENDRICH with AP Published on 16/12/2025 – 14:34 GMT+1 The ATP Tour is adding a rule to address extreme…
Hotspots Capable of Driving Catastrophic Mega-Hurricanes Are Spreading Across the Oceans
Milton. Haiyan. Patricia. These names conjure memories of supercharged tropical cyclones that churned up a debate over whether…
Scientists make stunning discovery after lost probe emerges from ocean depths: ‘There’s no going back’
A missing ocean float that had drifted away and gone missing for two and a half years finally…
‘Hot droughts’ could push the Amazon into a hypertropical climate by 2100 – and trees won’t survive
The Amazon rainforest may be developing a climate unseen on Earth for tens of millions of years. In…
From extreme heat to poor mental health: How climate change is harming the workplace
The workplace is rapidly becoming the next unsuspecting victim of climate change, with rising temperatures threatening millions of…
Earth dimming accelerates climate change as sunlight reflection declines
Airborne pollution in northern cities has fallen rapidly thanks to stricter air-quality rules in North America, Europe and…
‘We’re going to probably see more of these’
Violent underwater “storms” could cause the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to melt much more quickly than originally thought,…
Scientists issue warning about powerful phenomenon that could change Earth’s rotation — here’s what you need to know
Researchers mapped out the regions where Antarctic ice melt would be most felt, providing a clearer picture of…