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Planetary waves, cut-off lows and blocking highs: what’s behind record floods across the Southern Hemisphere?
Tess Parker, Monash University and Michael Barnes, Monash University From February to May 2022, many places in Queensland,…
How One Scientist “Poisoned” a Generation—And Endangered Many More
Oftentimes people hear about how some of history’s most notorious minds have led to some of the most…
Climate change is now on the menu at seafood restaurants
Warmer-water preferring fish species like sardines and squid may soon dominate seafood menus on the west coast of…
Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next generation’s path
Models suggest that CCS tech alone won’t be enough to avert climate disaster. Marcin Jozwiak/Pixabay Avit K Bhowmik,…
Climate Change May Be Giving the Deep Sea Little Room to Breathe
Nestled between Canada’s Labrador Peninsula and the island of Greenland is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean…
Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research
Tim Newbold, UCL and Charlie Outhwaite, UCL Speed read The world may be facing a devastating “hidden” collapse…
Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms
Permafrost and ice wedges have built up over millennia in the Arctic. When they thaw, they destabilize the…
IPCC finds the world has its best chance yet to slash emissions – if it seizes the opportunity
Shutterstock Thomas Wiedmann, UNSW Sydney; Arunima Malik, University of Sydney; Glen Peters, Center for International Climate and Environment…
How fast can we stop Earth from warming?
The ocean retains heat for much longer than land does. Aliraza Khatri’s Photography via Getty Images Richard B.…
Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife
Windmill Islands, near Casey Research Station, Antarctica Dana M Bergstrom, Author provided Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong;…