Climate Change


Glacier melt in Greenland

Climatewatch: Probability problems

ByMarco MagriniDec 22, 2023
Rather than scaremongering, Marco Magrini argues, scientists have, in fact, erred on the side of caution when predicting climate outcomes
Did climate change re-shape the Fens?

Did climate change re-shape the Fens?

ByStuart ButlerDec 12, 2023
Did a major worldwide climatic event wipe out the ancient yew forests that once dominated the Fens in eastern England?
Graphic of seasons in a row with summer the biggest

Climatewatch: changing seasons

ByMarco MagriniDec 6, 2023
Marco Magrini on implications of the changing length of the seasons as a warming world brings longer summers and shorter, hotter winters
Geo Explainer: What is COP?

Geo Explainer: What is COP?

ByKatie BurtonDec 4, 2023

From COP1 to COP28 make sure you know the basics of the world’s biggest climate conference What is COP? COP…

Is sustainable aviation fuel the future of flying?

Is sustainable aviation fuel the future of flying?

ByStuart ButlerDec 1, 2023
Passenger plane makes first trans-Atlantic flight powered only by sustainable aviation fuel. But, is this really the future of flying?
COP28 preview: time to take stock

COP28 preview: time to take stock

ByMarco MagriniNov 28, 2023
Marco Magrini, Geographical's Climatewatch columnist, looks at the challenges for the COP28 in Dubai
UN boss says world faces a hellish future

UN boss says world faces a hellish future

ByStuart ButlerNov 22, 2023
As COP28 approches the world crosses a key warming threshold and UN boss warns of 'hellish future' for the planet.
A production line for wheat flour. Global trade in wheat is greater than for all other crops combined

How we feed the 9 million people on our warming planet

ByMark RoweNov 16, 2023
What we grow where is changing dramatically as global warming causes more and more disruption to food production
Kenyans given public holiday to plant trees

Kenyans given public holiday to plant trees

ByStuart ButlerNov 15, 2023
Kenyan government has declared November 13 to be National Tree Planting Day in order to encourage the planting of a hundred million trees
How is climate change impacting the seasons?

How is climate change impacting the seasons?

ByCharlotte HallOct 24, 2023
Climate change is throwing the seasons into turmoil. But what exactly is happening? And how will it affect life on Earth?
Big ambitions set out for COP28

Big ambitions set out for COP28

ByStuart ButlerOct 19, 2023
The COP28 meeting in Dubai will take stock of how likely we are to meet our Paris Agreement commitments towards tackling climate change.
The warming Black Forest

Climate change is killing Germany’s Black Forest

ByGeographical StaffOct 17, 2023
A new study reveals that the rise of tree mortality in Germany's Black Forest can be directly attributed to climate change
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