- Victoria Janes-Bassett and Jess Davies, Lancaster University
- Read Time: 6 mins
The planet had already warmed by around 1.2℃ since pre-industrial times when the World Health Organization officially declared a pandemic on March 11 2020.
High fire risk days have been common this year as the 2020 wildfire season shatters records across the West.
Improved “weather forecasts” for oceans hold hope for reducing devastation to fisheries and ecosystems around the world
It was a grim record. On June 20 2020, the mercury reached 38°C in Verkhoyansk, Siberia – the hottest it’s ever been in the Arctic in recorded history.
Peatlands cover just a few percent of the global land area but they store almost one-quarter of all soil carbon and so play a crucial role in regulating the climate.
We know the climate changes as greenhouse gas concentrations rise, but the exact amount of expected warming remains uncertain.
Global emissions of methane have reached the highest levels on record, research shows.
The last time global carbon dioxide levels were consistently at or above 400 parts per million (ppm) was around four million years ago during a geological period known as the Pliocene Era (between 5.3 million and 2.6 million years ago).
Jules Verne sent his fictional submarine, the Nautilus, to the South Pole through a hidden ocean beneath a thick ice cap.
A ruling by the UK Supreme Court could have huge implications for British companies accused of environmental damage overseas.
Ice shelves, massive floating bodies of ice, are well-known for their buffering effect on land-based ice sheets as they slow their flow towards the sea.
How can I reduce my carbon footprint? As sustainability researchers, we regularly field this question, from friends and family but also journalists.
When I studied climate in my university geography course in the 1960s, I am sure we were told that the Earth was cooling.
Everyone is going on about reducing our carbon footprint, zero emissions, planting sustainable crops for biodiesel etc.
Humans are emitting CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. As these gases build up they trap extra heat and make the climate warmer. But how much warmer?
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