climate change

If you’re feeling cooped up, defy the cold, head for your local park and marvel at the antics of gulls, starlings and fieldfares I endured the first lockdown while living alone for a period in Spain…

What are we thinking? Oh, right. We’re not. Standing on the moon, I see the battle rage below. Standing on the moon, I see the soldiers come and go. ~ Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter When I…

Country accounts for less than 0.1% of global emissions but suffers disproportionately from related disasters, say new report. Kenya needs $62bn (£46bn) to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis…

Maximum and minimum temperatures were above average for all states and territories, Bureau of Meteorology says The last decade was the hottest on record for Australia with the temperature almost 1C…

Heat stress, water scarcity, air pollution and energy insecurity are problems felt more acutely in dense urban areas Cities across the world will see a near-universal drop in humidity by the end of…

Europe’s second-largest financier of fossil fuels faces a vote to ramp up its climate commitments. HSBC could be forced to slash its exposure to fossil fuels – starting with coal – from next year,…

When the rains never arrived in the East African nation of Somalia in 2016, nor in 2017, hundreds of thousands of rural residents were forced to abandon their lands and livelihoods due to one of the…

While cities bear a heavy cost from the climate crisis, they could also lead the way in implementing climate adaptation strategies.

Grasslands play a critical role in carbon sequestration. But a recent study found human activity is causing grasslands to become a source of greenhouse gas emissions.

Below2C welcomes Elaine Blacklock as its latest guest contributor. Elaine is first and foremost a practicing physician. She is also Dr. Air Care, a fictional character who in real life masquerades as…

Four types of skills will be essential in a warming world. Dear Sara,

Advice on connecting with family members, ditching your commute, and understanding climate models. Dear Sara,

No place on Earth is immune from the consequences of climate change, but some regions will fare better than others. Dear Sara,

Furniture giant IKEA collaborated with Vox Creative and tiny home builder Escape to produce a tiny house on wheels that could inspire environmental- and climate-friendly changes in the housing…

In 2019 a study linked climate change and hotter weather to early childbirth in the United States.

Did you resolve to eat healthier this year but are unsure where to start? Luckily, U.S. News and World Report assembled a panel of experts to rank 39 common diets and name the best one for 2021. The…

Existing greenhouse gases will eventually push the climate into more than two degrees of warming, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change on Monday.

Climate disaster could be curtailed within a couple of decades if net zero emissions are reached, new study shows. The world may be barreling towards climate disaster but rapidly eliminating planet-…

In 2021, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reach levels 50% higher than before the industrial revolution, due to human-caused emissions, says a Met Office forecast. 

Still, it's not too late to make a big difference in the health of Earth and people who live here. It's already too late to meet the warming limit of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) set…