Weather forecasts once gave Britons something safe to chat about. Not any more, and that’s a problem for the experts – indeed, for all of usIn this fragmented but supposedly mild country, watching and talking about the weather...
Read MoreEven as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influentialIn the timeless week between Christmas and the new year, two Spanish men in their early 50s –...
Read MoreDavid Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passedThe Kenyan marine ecologist David Obura is chair of a panel of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on...
Read MoreEconomic assumptions about risks of the climate crisis are no longer relevant, says the communications expert Genevieve GuentherClimate breakdown can be observed across many continuous, incremental changes such as soaring carbon...
Read MoreAnalysis shows fossil fuels are supercharging heatwaves, leaving millions prone to deadly temperaturesThe climate crisis caused an additional six weeks of dangerously hot days in 2024 for the average person, supercharging the...
Read MoreMelting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPSThe climate crisis is causing the length of each day to get longer, analysis shows, as the mass melting of polar ice...
Read MoreExclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despairHundreds of the...
Read MoreDemonstration against Welsh Labour policy included No Farmers No Food campaign calling for end to climate measures, and Welsh Tory leaderRishi Sunak attended a protest alongside a group which has posted conspiracy theories about...
Read MoreRapid ocean warming and unusually hot winter days recorded as human-made global heating combines with El NiñoFebruary is on course to break a record number of heat records, meteorologists say, as human-made global heating and...
Read MoreCollapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossibleThe circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the...
Read MoreRecord levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade“Astounding” ocean temperatures in 2023 supercharged “freak” weather around the world as the climate crisis...
Read MoreDisastrous events included flash flooding in Africa and wildfires in Europe and North AmericaThe hottest year in recorded history casts doubts on humanity’s ability to deal with a climate crisis of its own making, senior...
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