Climate


Concept art of spaceman playing basketball with earth

Does comparing tackling climate change to the space race make any sense?

ByAndrew BrooksJun 6, 2024
Andrew Brooks on why comparisons between the space race and the global environmental crisis are both misleading and counter-productive
Indian women shelter from heat

Climate change responsible for 26 extreme heat days

ByStuart ButlerMay 30, 2024
A new report shows that over the past year climate change has been responsible for an additional 26 days of extreme heat.
Aerial view of a cement factory

Scientists say they can make zero emissions cement

ByStuart ButlerMay 25, 2024
A team of scientists from the UK say that the secret to producing zero emissions cement has finally been cracked.
Saltmarsh Essex

Protection of saltmarshes vital for climate change mitigation

ByStuart ButlerMay 22, 2024
A new study highlights the importance of the UK's saltmarshes in mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Mystery behind the construction of the pyramids solved

Mystery behind the construction of the pyramids solved

ByStuart ButlerMay 18, 2024
Scientists think a long extinct river might be the key to solving the mystery behind how the pyramids were constructed.
Gas flaring in Russia. Oil and gas production is the second-largest source of anthropogenic methane

Tackling methane could have a big and quick impact on climate change

ByMark RoweMay 1, 2024
We need some quick wins to limit the impacts of climate change. Targeting methane, the second most potent greenhouse gas, could buy us time while we get our act together to cut CO2
UN-led panel to address abuses linked to mining of critical minerals

UN-led panel to address abuses linked to mining of critical minerals

ByStuart ButlerApr 29, 2024
The UN has convened a panel to address equity, sustainability and human rights abuses linked to the mining of critical minerals.
Banda Aceh in Indonesia

Geo Explainer: How are tsunamis detected?

ByKatie BurtonApr 24, 2024
Tsunamis can be devastating for coastal communities, particularly when they hit without warning. So how do scientists detect them in good time?
Sahel heatwave impossible without human-caused climate change

Sahel heatwave impossible without human-caused climate change

ByStuart ButlerApr 23, 2024
Scientists believe that a deadly heatwave that struck parts of West Africa would have been impossible without human-caused climate change.
Floods in Dubai froces drivers to abandbon cars

Dubai freak rainstorm was far too big to be caused by cloud seeding

ByGraeme GourlayApr 22, 2024
The Dubai downpour was a 'perfect storm', says scientist who worked on cloud seeding in the Gulf
concept art of a wooden door in a barren field opening up to a lush green landscape

Doors are closing on solutions, argues the Climate Crisis Advisory Group

ByMarco MagriniApr 18, 2024
The four Rs – reduce, resilience, repair & remove - are now considered to be the keys to tackling the climate crisis, reports Marco Magrini
Peat belongs in bogs not bags

Peat belongs in bogs not bags

ByStuart ButlerApr 16, 2024
Last chance for UK government to ban the sale of environmentally unfriendly peat-based products by the end of 2024.
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