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Last Year Was Warmest Ever That Didn’t Feature an El Niño, Report Finds
Last year was the warmest ever recorded on Earth that didn’t feature an El Niño, a periodic climatic event that warms the Pacific Ocean, according to the annual state of the climate...
What Is ‘Hothouse Earth’, and How Bad Would Such a Climate Catastrophe Be?
Oceans engulfing coastal cities, coral reefs eliminated and vast swathes of the Earth left completely uninhabitable.
This is what we have to look forward to in a future “Hothouse Earth” – a planet...
These Massive Renewable Energy Projects Are Powering Chilean Mines
Minerals are so abundant in Chile’s northern Atacama Desert, you can get copper just by kicking the mountain—or so says one of the miners’ favorite proverbs. A century after many of the...
EU Efficiency Improvements ‘Could Avoid 27,500 Premature Deaths by 2030’
Domestic energy efficiency improvements in the EU could avoid up to 27,500 premature deaths from indoor cold by 2030.
That’s according to several new research projects at the University of Manchester – one...
Domino-Effect of Climate Events Could Move Earth into a ‘Hothouse’ State
A domino-like cascade of melting ice, warming seas, shifting currents and dying forests could tilt the Earth into a “hothouse” state beyond which human efforts to reduce emissions will be increasingly futile,...
‘New World Record’: Imperial, California Felt Rain at 48°C
Southern California is not only sweltering under extreme heat, the city of Imperial actually witnessed rainfall when it was a scorching 48 degrees Celsius outside on July 24, weather experts observed.The bizarre...
Europe’s Microwave Ovens Emit Nearly As Much CO2 As 7m Cars
The biggest impact comes from electricity used to power the microwaves, but study also highlights rising environmental cost of our throwaway culture.
Popping frozen peas into the microwave for a couple of minutes...
5,500 UK Churches Switch to Renewable Energy
More than 5,500 churches including some of the UK’s most famous cathedrals have converted to renewable power to help tackle climate change.
Church of England places of worship, along with Catholic, Baptist, Methodist,...
Study Finds New Reason to Ban Plastic: It Emits Methane in the Sun
The proliferation of plastic pollution has led to concerns over its impact on marine life and human health as the toxins it absorbs and emits move up the food chain. Now, a...
World’s Largest King Penguin Colony Collapses by almost 90% in Space of 35 years
Number of pairs has fallen from 500,000 in the 1980s, to just 60,000 by 2017.
The world’s largest colony of king penguins has collapsed by almost 90 per cent over the last 35...
‘Unlike Many Other Air Pollutants, Ammonia Emissions Have Increased since 2013’
The Environment Agency says farmers must take the lead by changing their land management practices
Unlike many other air pollutants, emissions of ammonia have increased since 2013.
That’s the verdict from the Environment Agency,...
Almost all World’s Oceans Damaged by Human Impact, Study Finds
The remaining wilderness areas, mostly in the remote Pacific and at the poles, need urgent protection from fishing and pollution, scientists say.
Just 13% of the world’s oceans remain untouched by the damaging...
Extreme Global Weather Is ‘the Face of Climate Change’ Says Leading Scientist
Exclusive: Prof Michael Mann declares the impacts of global warming are now ‘playing out in real-time’
The extreme heatwaves and wildfires wreaking havoc around the globe are “the face of climate change,” one...
UN Pact Acknowledges Climate Migration for the First Time
The final draft of a UN compact on migration published July 11 recognized the existence of climate refugees specifically for the first time, The Thomas Reuters Foundation reported Thursday.The Global Compact for...
Croatian Firm Lent €130m for Efficient Heat and Power Units
A Croatian energy company has been granted loans totalling €130 million (£116m) for new electricity and heat co-generation units.HEP will replace outdated oil and gas-fired turbines and boilers with modern, efficient and...
Climate Change Linked with Increased Suicide Rates
Climate change is likely to cause thousands of additional suicides in coming decades as the earth’s temperature soars, according to a new study.
Global warming has already been implicated in the spread of diseases...
