Countries in the tropics could face extreme temperature swings due to global warming, according to new research. In a study examining how climate change will impact weather extremes including heat
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Over one thousand small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will become uninhabitable sooner than scientists thought, according to new research. The study warns that sea-level rise and wave-driven
400 million people in Europe could be affected by more severe droughts if global temperatures rise by 3°C, according to a team of international scientists. The team warned that droughts
New research has revealed the Atlantic Ocean circulation system that moderates temperatures in Europe is weaker than at any point in the last 1,600 years. Previous predictions suggested a collapse
Mountaintops in Europe have seen a drastic increase in plant species over the past ten years, according to a new study. Researchers said the observed changes are “unequivocally linked to
Warming oceans are causing Antarctica’s ice sheet to melt from underneath, according to a new study. The results suggest climate change is having a bigger impact on ice loss in
The West Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster than at any point in the last 450 years, according to a new study. Scientists say the high melt rate is due
The European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has released an update to a 2013 report that confirms a worrying trend throughout Europe and around the world: extreme weather events are
Summary of a collective report released today from scientists around the world warns “human well-being at risk” due to an increasing decline in biodiversity across the planet as result of
A “powerful” computer model has predicted that sharply reducing global greenhouse gas emissions would stave off rising sea levels by the end of the 21st century, significantly reducing a looming