Average sea surface temperature hits new high
– The daily global average sea surface temperature (SST) reached 21.1 degrees Celsius on Aug. 22, surpassing the previous record…
Category: Climate
We’re building a New York‑sized city every month. That’s worrying for our climate
Philip Oldfield, UNSW and William Craft, UNSW Each of us needs of a roof over our head, classrooms to learn…
Deep‑sea sponges survive in complete darkness in ways we didn’t know before
The deep-sea sponge Calyx sp. in its natural habitat. PROBIO-DEEP/Fugro Alessandro N. Garritano, University of Sydney; UNSW Sydney and Torsten…
Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant restarts
Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant restarted Turbine 6 of Unit 3 on Saturday as emergency construction measures and rising water…
Powerful cyclone sweeps northward across the three Baltic states
A powerful cyclone swept northward across the three Baltic states on Saturday, killing two as strong winds, torrential rain and…
Carbon capture explained: how EU member states are funding and rolling out the technology to clean up Europe’s fossil fuel industry
Marzia Sesini, European University Institute; Adrien Nicolle, European University Institute, and Burçin Ünel, New York University Carbon capture and storage…
Extreme heat has already cost Europe hundreds of billions of euros, and economists say the bill is only growing
Record-breaking temperatures across June and July have triggered a chain of economic disruption across Europe, exposing just how far climate…
Myanmar floods leave 32,000 people at risk of deepening hunger, WFP says
The UN World Food Programme has launched an emergency response in Myanmar, where monsoon flooding threatens to push already vulnerable…
Storm causes damage in occupied Trikomo area, sparking fire and water disruption
A severe storm and strong winds caused significant damage and disruption in the occupied Trikomo area over the weekend, centred…
Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
Sarah Njeri, SOAS, University of London and Christina Greene, University of Arizona When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz…