‘Temporary reprieve’: Why is Arctic Sea ice melting more slowly despite global warming?
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Abrupt Antarctic climate shifts could lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations,” experts warn
Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and…
Guest post: Why the recent slowdown in Arctic sea ice loss is only temporary
The retreat of sea ice in the Arctic has long been a prominent symbol of climate change. Observations…
Italy’s Ventina glacier has melted so much geologists now can only monitor it remotely
By SILVIA STELLACCI with AP Published on 19/08/2025 – 10:10 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Italy’s Ventina glacier, one of the biggest in northern…
Beavers were brought to the desert to save a dying river. 6 years later, here are the results.
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Has the 1.5°C goal set out in the Paris Climate Agreement been breached?
ADVERTISEMENT Looking at the many heatwaves crippling large parts of Europe during the first summer weeks, the findings…
Australian scientists record accelerating glacier loss on sub-Antarctic Heard Island
Glaciers on the remote Australian territory of Heard Island have lost almost a quarter of their size in…
Scientists are planning to change our weather
When the remnants of a tropical storm dumped 15 inches of rain on a corner of Texas earlier…
Pelican Point residents build seawalls despite scepticism of rising sea-level threat
Their houses are just a few metres from the sea, but many locals in the South Australian town…
Marine heatwaves may have driven the world’s oceans to a critical tipping point, scientists warn
ADVERTISEMENT In 2023, the Earth experienced an unprecedented surge in marine heatwaves across its oceans. They set new…
Three Books to Understand Our Ravaged Climate
The summer of 2025 has been a season of climate-driven catastrophes: wildfires in Turkey, flooding in China and…
Wildfires in Europe burn area the size of Luxembourg as 2025 shapes up to be an ‘extreme’ year
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