There is a 70% chance that the 2025-2029 period will be more than 1.5C hotter than pre-industrial times, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasters predicted in a report on Wednesday. The 1.5C
There is an 80% chance that global temperatures will break at least one annual heat record in the next five years, raising the risk of extreme droughts, floods and forest fires,
3 hours agoShareSaveCatherine MorrisonBBC News NIShareSaveGetty ImagesThe Giant’s Causeway has faced many threats to its survival, from mythical fights between giants to coastal erosion and rising sea levels. Now there’s a
The Colorado River basin has lost 27.8m acre-feet of groundwater in the past 20 years, an amount of water nearly equivalent to the full capacity of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir
CLIMATEWIRE | The clean energy transition may soon be on its own.The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed last week by the House would effectively end most clean energy tax credits,
Scientists at the University of Stirling have developed a new method of monitoring the presence of pathogens in rivers polluted by wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
Plastic pollution is among the most pressing environmental crises, and new research suggests that solutions may lie not only in scientific labs or policy rooms but within communities themselves.
Monica Feria-Tinta is a barrister at the Bar of England & Wales, and a leading advocate in environmental and climate change litigation both in English and international courts.What do melting glaciers
Naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham has condemned British supermarkets for a “dereliction of duty” over food labelling and sourcing, as a joint investigation by the Guardian and environmental website DeSmog reveals
Great swathes of the planet’s oceans have become darker in the past two decades, according to researchers who fear the trend will have a severe impact on marine life around the