Climate Change
Climate change ‘already’ raising risk of virus spread between mammals
Climate change is driving new encounters between species, raising the risk of more diseases like COVID-19, says a new study. Here's what needs to happen.
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Future of the Environment
Greenland to lose ice far faster this century than in the past 12,000 years
Greenland's ice sheet is set to lose more ice this century than in any other over the past 12,000 years, according to a new study published in Nature.
Forests
US sees ‘alarming’ increase in combined heatwaves and droughts
Study by Science Advances finds climate change has driven a rapid increase in the number of years with both heatwaves and droughts across the United States.
Arctic
Arctic sea ice shrinks to second-lowest 'summer minimum' on record
This year, the Arctic sea ice has reached its second lowest 'summer minimum' on record, according to data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Future of the Environment
‘Extreme’ glacier loss events linked to human-caused climate change for first time
A new study in New Zealand has shown for the first time that human-caused climate change made extreme glacial ice loss more likely.
Climate Change
Siberia’s 2020 heatwave made ‘600 times more likely’ by climate change
Siberia’s prolonged heat from January to June this year would have been “almost impossible” without human-caused climate change.
Climate Change
Scientists discover new ‘human fingerprint’ on global drought patterns
Human-caused climate change, including carbon emissions and aerosols, have intensified patterns of extreme rainfall and drought across the US, Central Asia and southern Africa.
Climate Change
South pole warmed ‘three times faster’ than global average over past 30 years
The world’s southernmost weather station has seen record-high temperatures over the past three decades, a new study says.
Water
380 million people could face 'water stress' by 2050, climate experts warn
A study, published in Earth's Future, examined how different scenarios involving global warming could affect water stress for citizens around the world.
Water
Rising water stress could counteract ‘global greening’, study says
New research suggests that the increased rate of plant growth around the world as a result of rising CO2 levels - known as 'global greening' - could be slowed by increased water stress.
Climate Change
Africa’s tropical land emitted more CO2 than the US in 2016, satellite data shows
New satellite data has revealed that, in 2016, Africa's tropical land emitted more carbon dioxide than the United States. Almost 6 billion tonnes was produced, compared to 5.3 billion fro...
Oil and Gas
More than half the world could see ‘record-setting heat’ every year by 2100
According to research, new heat records could be set in two-thirds of the world’s least developed countries each year by 2100.
Oil and Gas
Cold War spy photos reveal ‘doubling’ of glacier ice loss in Himalayas
Modern-day satellite data and declassified film taken by US spies during the Cold War show that, from 1975 to 2000, ice loss averaged 4 billion tonnes per year, compared to 8 billion tonn...
Climate Change
Climate change has influenced global drought risk for ‘more than a century’
The influence of human-caused climate change on global drought risk could extend back for more than a century, a study finds.
Health and Healthcare
Mosquito-borne diseases could spread to a billion more people as climate warms
Extreme global warming means one billion people could be exposed to mosquito-borne diseases for the first time by 2080, according to a study.