CLIMATE
The carbon-raising effect of fatter plants
Nov 09, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
Most plants thicken their leaves in response to higher carbon levels in the atmosphere – a new climate change model reveals this could have a big impact on global warming
Gas leaks: methane and fossil fuels
Nov 03, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Not just the preserve of flatulent cows, methane is causing problems on a much wider scale discovers Marco Magrini
Juliana v US: How America’s youth is fighting Trump on climate injustice
Oct 31, 2018
Written by
Matt Maynard
As the United States’ Supreme Court delays a landmark climate change legal case, young people in the US and across the world are demanding that their voices be heard and their futures protected
A warming world is unhealthy for everyone
Oct 06, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Marco Magrini finds that a warming world also means a more unhealthy one, not just for the planet itself, but for those of us living on it
Volcanic eruptions enhance ozone loss
Sep 28, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The ongoing recovery of the planet’s ozone layer is being significantly affected by volcanic eruptions
Time lapse
Sep 08, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
One of the problems in getting accurate climate science out there, says Marco Magrini, is that there are far too many people unwilling to hear
A feminist solution to climate change
Jul 30, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
Sharing the ideas of climate justice with a little humour and a lot of women
Heat cheats
Jul 09, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Well-meaning promises and actions don't always have the best outcomes. Marco Magrini finds that paradoxes abound despite the best intentions
Eastward expansion: why the 100th meridian is on the move
Jun 02, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
As climate conditions at the 100th meridian, the traditional United States boundary between the humid east and the dry west, are shown to be on the move, could it mean a reshaping of America’s farmlands?
Shipping: all at sea
May 26, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
International shipping may be attempting to reduce its carbon footprint, but as Marco Magrini finds, it’ll take a lot more than good intentions
Angels in hell
May 12, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
As the planet warms and tensions rise, Marco Magrini finds that the term ‘climate change’ can be interpreted in several different ways
Feeling the heat in the Arctic
Mar 01, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Why is Europe so cold right now? Marco Magrini suggests looking north, to an exceptionally warm Arctic, for some answers
Extent of harmful surface ozone levels revealed
Feb 06, 2018
Written by
James Field
Harmful ozone levels found at the Earth’s surface, or troposphere, continue to be a cause for concern across the world
Heat waves: climate change and immigration
Feb 06, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Those concerned with external asylum applications to the EU might want to focus on reducing the impacts of climate change
The sea floor is sinking under the weight of climate change
Jan 15, 2018
Written by
James Field
The ocean floor is being deformed under the weight of ever-increasing water from melting ice and redistribution of land water. This unexpected consequence of climate change also appears to be skewing global sea level data making it appear less severe
Pre-caution: a warming world
Jan 09, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Progress on halting warming has not been great throughout 2017. For Marco Magrini, 2018 cannot be more of the same
No waste for Wales
Jan 03, 2018
Written by
James Field
Wales is the second best recycler in the world
An end to flat growth for CO2
Jan 03, 2018
Written by
James Field
A series of worrying reports by the Global Carbon Project has revealed that after three years of flat growth, global fossil fuel emissions are once again on the rise
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