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July 6, 2020
Often called the Emerald Isle, Ireland prides itself on its green image – but the reality has been rather different.
July 3, 2020
Arguments over where to dump huge amounts of potentially radioactive mud are now ensnarling the UK’s nuclear plans.
July 2, 2020
Mediterranean winters could bring 40% less rain, hurting farmers in what’s called the cradle of agriculture – and not only farmers.
July 1, 2020
An Alaskan volcano once spurred climate change, darkening Mediterranean skies, launching a famine and possibly changing history.
June 30, 2020
Ocean sensitivity to atmospheric change is well established. But just how sensitive the oceans are remains a surprise to science.
June 29, 2020
Did eruptions set ancient coal fires burning? Global heating happened 250 million years ago, just as it is happening now.
June 29, 2020
Things are bad now, but worse droughts are coming. More rain will fall in a warmer world, but not where and when we need it.
June 25, 2020
The vessels plying the world’s oceans release huge volumes of polluting emissions. Existing fleets badly need a clean-up.
June 24, 2020
People go on getting richer, and the planet pays a mounting price. There’s a better way to balance nature’s accounts.
June 23, 2020
Antarctic melting can force sea ice retreat of 50 metres daily. CO2 levels are at their highest for 23 million years. Learn from the past.
June 22, 2020
The result of sport’s carbon footprint is worldwide damage. And global heating is itself penalising players and fans alike.
June 19, 2020
Even states seen as “climate progressives” are far from meeting their global commitments to avert dangerous climate change.
June 18, 2020
UK wind energy is forced to shut down to let more expensive nuclear stations go on operating at full power.
June 17, 2020
Rising tides driven by global heating could swamp the mangrove forests – bad news for the natural world, and for humans.
June 16, 2020
It’s all change as one oil major writes down its assets, seeing a possible 30-year slump ahead in global demand.
June 15, 2020
Far from the sunlight and even at the lowest temperatures, ocean warming is making marine life uncomfortable.
June 12, 2020
A warming world means milder winters and softer springs. It will also mean fewer blizzards, with milder impacts.
June 11, 2020
A French company has designs on the United Kingdom: new nuclear plans for more reactors, with British consumers footing the bill.
June 10, 2020
Ion drive works in outer space. Just possibly, plasma power could fill the skies with carbon-neutral aircraft.
June 9, 2020
Temperatures could get too high for tropical forests, and forest trees everywhere are changing in response to human action.
