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Wildfire smoke and dirty air are also climate change problems: Solutions for a world on fire
People wore face masks as wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky orange on June 7,…
Global Assessment Reveals Alarming Water Loss in Over 50% of the World’s Largest Lakes
In a groundbreaking assessment published in Science, researchers have discovered that more than 50 percent of the world’s…
Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics
Phew: heat plus humidity can make Bangkok an uncomfortable place in a heatwave. Pavel V.Khon/SHutterstock Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser,…
Climate change first ‘went viral’ exactly 70 years ago
Marc Hudson, University of Sussex We have grown so used to many things. To the pictures of wildfires…
Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe – new research
Matthew Patterson, University of Oxford On July 19 2022, the UK experienced its highest ever temperature. At 40.3℃…
Global warming to bring record hot year by 2028 – probably our first above 1.5°C limit
Andrew King, The University of Melbourne One year in the next five will almost certainly be the hottest…
Despairing about climate change? These 4 charts on the unstoppable growth of solar may change your mind
Shutterstock Andrew Blakers, Australian National University Last year, the world built more new solar capacity than every other…
Record low Antarctic sea ice is another alarming sign the ocean’s role as climate regulator is changing
Getty Images Craig Stevens, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research A changing climate is upon us, with…
El Niño is coming, and ocean temps are already at record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals
Marine heat waves can reach the ocean floor as well as surface waters. Sebastian Pena Lambarri via Unsplash,…
New Study Identifies Global Hotspots Most at Risk of Record-Breaking Heatwaves
A new study by the University of Bristol has revealed that certain regions worldwide are most at risk…