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The world's cities aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough

The world's cities aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough

Liang Lan December 23, 2021

The pace of climate change is accelerating much more rapidly than urban areas are taking steps to adapt to it

How melting sea ice increases wildfire risk in the Northwest

How melting sea ice increases wildfire risk in the Northwest

George Scott December 20, 2021

Recent atmospheric research may help Northwest forest managers better prepare for wildfires.

Warmer winters can wreak as much havoc as hotter summers, say scientists

Warmer winters can wreak as much havoc as hotter summers, say scientists

George Scott December 18, 2021

Warmer winters are happening across the globe, and can be drivers of catastrophic weather events and profound changes

From Siberia to US west, wildfires spewed record carbon emissions this year

From Siberia to US west, wildfires spewed record carbon emissions this year

Liang Lan December 08, 2021

Climate crisis fanned intense blazes that emitted 1.76bn tonnes of carbon globally in 2021, says EU’s monitoring service

The Earth Strikes Back

The Earth Strikes Back

Julian Cribb November 15, 2021

Fifty-five million years ago, the Earth took a fever. Somehow, 12,000 billion tonnes of carbon escaped into the atmosphere –....

July was world’s hottest month ever recorded, US scientists confirm

July was world’s hottest month ever recorded, US scientists confirm

Rebecca Herbert August 17, 2021

Global land and ocean surface temperature last month was 0.9C hotter than 20th-century average, beating July 2016 record.

Australia's massive fires could become routine, climate scientists warn

Australia's massive fires could become routine, climate scientists warn

George Scott January 14, 2020

Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal unless the world moves....

Climate change protests stretch to London as Australia bushfires rage

Climate change protests stretch to London as Australia bushfires rage

Gian Bianchi January 11, 2020

Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change