We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you
Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity – are…
Hull mum ‘humbled’ by Hurricane Melissa ordeal
BBC Cherie Wiles, from Hull, was on a birthday holiday when the hurricane struck A woman who barricaded…
The world has changed; it is time carbon accounting did too
Alexander Bassen is chair of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Independent Standards Board Climate action cannot wait for the…
Starmer warns ‘consensus is gone’ on fighting climate change as leaders gather at COP30
Where do we stand on tackling climate change?published at 16:14 GMT 6 November 16:14 GMT 6 November Mark…
How we’re killing our internal ecosystem – and what we can do to reverse it | Environment
When people think about the biodiversity crisis, images of rainforests being bulldozed and species going extinct probably come…
As the Paris climate agreement turns ten, it’s showing its age
Ten years after the world agreed on an historic framework for climate action, the very features that made…
Climate change impacts on ocean light in Arctic ecosystems
Varpe, Ø, Daase, M. & Kristiansen, T. A fish-eye view on the new Arctic lightscape. Ices J. Mar.…
Antarctica’s collapse may already be unstoppable, scientists warn
Antarctica faces the possibility of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems. Scientists warn…
Antarctica Glacier Lost Half Its Ice In Two Months
Hektoria glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula. (Naomi Ochwat/CIRES) Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier may be considered small, but the amount…
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
As world leaders gather in Brazil this year for Cop30 – the first Amazonian Cop – it’s worth…
Battlefields to wastelands: UN warns conflicts are destroying ecosystems worldwide
The impacts affect livelihoods, and fuel displacement as well as ongoing instability. Moreover, they can linger even after the fighting has ended. In Sierra Leone, for example, “when the guns fell…
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study | Amazon rainforest
Amazonian lakes are being transformed into simmering basins hotter than spa baths as severe heatwaves and drought grip…