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17 09 2020 | 18:10

Hidden rivers of warm water threaten vast Antarctic glacier.

Sea levels could rise more than two feet if just this one glacier collapses. One of the largest, most unstable glaciers in Antarctica is sliding into the ocean. That's due, in large part, to hidden…

16 09 2020 | 14:51

EU commission accused of 'cheating' on net-zero emissions accounting.

Leaked proposal includes carbon sinks provided by trees, soils and oceans in target. The EU executive has been accused of “cheating” on its 2030 climate plans by proposing to include carbon sinks…

15 09 2020 | 23:20

Earth May Temporarily Pass Dangerous 1.5℃ Warming Limit by 2024, Major New Report Finds.

The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by the World Meteorological Organization warns this limit may be exceeded by 2024 – and the risk is…

15 09 2020 | 11:11

Huge cavities threaten glacier larger than Great Britain.

Water seeping into fissures in Thwaites glacier in Antarctica, accelerating rise of sea levels. British scientists have mapped cavities half the size of the Grand Canyon that are allowing warm ocean…

15 09 2020 | 11:07

Investors that manage US$47tn demand world’s biggest polluters back plan for net-zero emissions.

Climate Action 100+ group put 161 fossil fuel, mining, transport and other big-emitting companies on notice in latest campaign by shareholders. A group representing investors that collectively…

15 09 2020 | 11:04

Record-breaking 2.2 million acres burned by California wildfires.

There are more than 14,000 firefighters working across the state to contain around 25 major fires. California is having a record-breaking year of flames, as dozens of wildfires have set the state…

15 09 2020 | 10:55

California governor: 'We are in the midst of a climate emergency' – video.

The California governor, Gavin Newsom, said ‘this is not a world that anyone should be experiencing’ as he surveyed charred mountain terrain devastated by wildfires. ‘If you do not believe in science…

15 09 2020 | 10:49

Trump and Biden: Little Room for Climate Change in 2020 Election.

U.S. President Donald Trump has undone many major pieces of climate policy during his term,walking out on the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming and eliminating numerous Obama-era…

15 09 2020 | 10:39

State of emergency in Sudan after deadly floods.

Sudan is in a state of emergency after authorities declared the country a disaster zone last week because of heavy flooding that's killed around 100 people and inundated over 100,000 houses since…

15 09 2020 | 10:35

City of Hoboken Files Climate Suit Against Big Oil: Exxon, Shell, More.

The city of Hoboken on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against multiple Big Oil players—including ExxonMobil, incorporated in New Jersey—joining an increasing number of state and local governments using…

15 09 2020 | 10:30

Global oil demand may have passed peak, says BP energy report.

Oil will be replaced by clean electricity, BP predicts, as demand may never recover from Covid-19 pandemic. BP has called time on the world’s rising demand for fossil fuels after finding that demand…

15 09 2020 | 10:27

Weatherwatch: heatwaves become silent killer, hitting vulnerable hardest.

At least 300 more people in UK died than average in second week of August. While attention was focused on Covid-19, a spike in death rates in the UK during the second week of August slipped past…

15 09 2020 | 10:25

The city being swept out to sea: Nicky Quamina-Woo’s best photograph.

Saint Louis is on the frontline of the climate crisis. Entire rooms in people’s homes are underwater. In a few years, the sea defence this boy is striding along will be engulfed’.

15 09 2020 | 10:24

We’re at a Tipping Point — Toward Healing the Climate.

Climate change is the undercurrent that drives and shapes our lives in countless ways. Journalist Judith D. Schwartz sees the term as shorthand. "It's almost as if people think climate is this…

15 09 2020 | 10:13

Portuguese Youth Activists Sue 33 Countries Over Climate Crisis.

In what is being described as an unprecedented climate case, four children and two young adults from Portugal have filed a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against 33…

15 09 2020 | 10:03

HS2 protesters glue themselves to DfT as construction begins.

Campaigners spray fake blood over building’s entrance in protest against high-speed line. Anti-HS2 protesters have sprayed fake blood over the entrance to the Department for Transport and glued…

15 09 2020 | 10:00

Global heating motivated American mastodons to trek north.

Shift led to local extinctions and could have important implications for species today. Genetic diversity could shrink as animals venture into new territories because of global heating leaving them…

15 09 2020 | 09:59

'Greenhouse Gaslighting': Trump Declares Himself the #1 Environmental President.

President Trump told a crowd in Jupiter, Florida Tuesday that he is an environmental president, claiming that "it's true: number one since Teddy Roosevelt. Who would have thought Trump is the great…

15 09 2020 | 09:53

Queen of the Dolomites glacier could vanish within 15 years.

Italian scientists warn Marmolada has shrunk 80% in 70 years due to global heating. The largest and most symbolic glacier in the Dolomites could vanish within 15 years because of global heating,…

15 09 2020 | 09:48

Boris Johnson accuses Extinction Rebellion of trying to limit public access to news.

National papers missing from some newsagents after protesters blockading Murdoch-owned print sites. The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has accused Extinction Rebellion of seeking “to limit the…