Prepare for the unthinkable’ warning over autumn flooding
Autumn in the UK used to mean crisp mornings, turning leaves, and the first excuse to dig out a decent coat. Lately, it also means watching the sky with a growing sense of dread. The Met Office has already issued stark warnings about the months ahead, and the phrase “prepare for the unthinkable” is not…
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Switzerland’s Alps have shaped everything from its national identity to its water supply for centuries. The glaciers carved those valleys, fed those rivers, and drew millions of visitors every year. But something has shifted in a way that researchers are calling genuinely alarming. Over just a five-year window, Switzerland lost roughly one-fifth of its total…
A ‘super’ El Niño sets an ocean temperature record as aid groups prepare for the worst
Oceanographers watched the numbers climb through late 2023 and early 2024 with the kind of dread that comes from recognizing a pattern too familiar to ignore. Sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific weren’t just warm; they were shattering benchmarks set during the infamous 1997-98 and 2015-16 events. By mid-2024, the ocean temperature…
A super El Niño threatens our food system. Here’s how farms can prepare
Back in 2015 and 2016, farmers across the southern United States watched their fields flood while growers in Southeast Asia prayed for rain that never came. That was the last super El Niño, and it cost global agriculture tens of billions of dollars. Now, meteorologists are tracking conditions that suggest another could be forming, with…
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The ocean has always done the heavy lifting when it comes to absorbing the consequences of human activity. It soaks up carbon dioxide, moderates temperatures, and keeps the planet from cooking faster than it already is. But 2023 pushed that relationship to a breaking point. According to a peer-reviewed study published in Advances in Atmospheric…
Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions
The roads Americans drive on are about to get a whole lot dirtier, at least in terms of what comes out of the tailpipe. The Trump administration has moved aggressively to roll back the clean car rules designed to cut climate-warming emissions from the transportation sector, which remains the single largest source of greenhouse gas…
- Prepare for the unthinkable’ warning over autumn flooding
- ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
- A ‘super’ El Niño sets an ocean temperature record as aid groups prepare for the worst
- A super El Niño threatens our food system. Here’s how farms can prepare
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