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04 02 2019 | 10:29

Cañete: ‘No way around it’, climate neutral EU is needed

EU climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete is in no doubt that the EU has to achieve ‘climate neutrality’ by 2050 and wants to use his final months in the job to push the bloc towards meeting the…

04 02 2019 | 10:15

Townsville flooding: boats, helicopters and garbage trucks used in rescues – as it happened

Thousands of homes at risk as Townsville braces for ‘once-in-a-century’ flood. This blog is now closed

01 02 2019 | 13:07

“Missing –14 Billion Tons of Antarctica’s Ice”

  NASA found a giant underground cavern two-thirds the area of Manhattan and almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall – growing at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica –one of several…

01 02 2019 | 11:50

Q&A: How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?

The past week has seen some brutal weather hitting the US and Canada. With cold Arctic air plunging south down to the US midwest, six states have seen temperatures lower than the south pole and at…

01 02 2019 | 11:44

The Difference Between Weather and Climate

Let’s get one thing straight: Weather is not climate. Look, I get it. It’s easy to conflate the two. After all, climate is the average of all the weather recorded over a period of time. But it’s …

01 02 2019 | 11:24

Teenagers Emerge as a Force in Climate Protests Across Europe

BRUSSELS — Tens of thousands of children skipped school in Belgium on Thursday to join demonstrations for action against climate change, part of a broader environmental protest movement across Europe…

01 02 2019 | 10:00

January was Australia's hottest month since records began

January was Australia’s hottest month on record, with the country’s mean temperature exceeding 30C for the first time since records began in 1910. The Bureau of Meteorology released its climate…

01 02 2019 | 09:19

What causes the seasons?

Many people believe that the reason why there’s spring, summer, autumn, and winter is due to our planet’s proximity to the sun. According to this intuitive (but flawed) line of reasoning, Earth is…

30 01 2019 | 11:39

Arctic region experiencing its warmest century in over 115,000 years

Climate change is revealing Arctic landscapes that haven't been seen in over 40,000 years. Arctic temperatures are increasing faster than the Northern Hemisphere average due to strong positive…

29 01 2019 | 10:46

Fast food giants under fire on climate and water usage

A coalition of investors is calling on McDonalds, KFC, and other fast food suppliers to take swift action on climate change. The group, with around $6.5 trillion under management, want the chains to…

25 01 2019 | 11:21

‘10 year challenge’ sparks environmental concern

A new 10 year challenge has sparked environmental concern about how much the environment has changed in the last ten years. There has been a flood of photos shared across social media highlighting…

25 01 2019 | 10:49

2018 was the fourth warmest year on record -- and more evidence of a ‘new normal,’ scientist group reports

The year was one in a string that have been a full degree Celsius, or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, warmer than temperatures in the late 19th century, the report found. The year 2018 is likely to have…

25 01 2019 | 10:38

Teenage activist takes School Strikes 4 Climate Action to Davos

Protest by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg snowballs to last day of World Economic Forum The 16-year-old activist behind the fast-growing School Strikes 4 Climate Action has taken her campaign to the…

25 01 2019 | 10:18

Climate change: six positive news stories you probably missed in 2018

Climate change news can be incredibly depressing.

25 01 2019 | 09:24

Six things that citizens around the world urgently need to know about climate change in light of several recent scientific reports

This article identifies and explains six things that most citizens around the world, although particularly those in developed countries, need to understand about climate change in light of the most…

24 01 2019 | 11:20

Online course "Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet"

You can now enroll in a massive, open, online course (or MOOC) entitled Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet, which will run for the third time starting on January 28, 2019, on edX. This…

24 01 2019 | 11:03

Nominate for Equator Prize 2019

The call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2019 is now open.  

24 01 2019 | 10:47

Arctic nations bet on ‘blue economy’ to reconcile climate, development goals

From global warming to over- and illegal fishing, the ocean on which Arctic communities are so heavily dependent is under threat like never before, delegates heard at the Arctic conference in Tromsø…

24 01 2019 | 10:43

As Climate Warms, Plants Will Absorb Less CO₂, Study Finds

The last time the atmosphere contained as much carbon dioxide as it does now, dinosaurs roamed what was then a verdant landscape. The earth’s lushness was at least partly caused by the abundance of…

24 01 2019 | 10:17

Google and Facebook backed an event denying climate change

This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Deskcollaboration.