'Dangerously high' temperatures as Europe named world's fastest warming continent.
Last year heatwaves hit from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, and Greenland lost 139 billion tonnes of ice, according to a new report from Copernicus, while solar power soared to new heights.
Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown.
Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughts.
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought.
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas.
UK shows signs of earliest spring on record.
Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerate seasonal change.
Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?
A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an ‘alarming’ view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystems.
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high.
State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat.
Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says.
Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050
Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’
Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits
Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study.
An acceleration in human-caused global warming could see the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit breached before 2030, a new study suggests.
Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests.
Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific
‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say.
Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds.
Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires.
Dangerous days have nearly tripled in past 45 years – an increase largely driven by human-made warming.
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say.
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware.
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief.
António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment.
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn.
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points.
Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds.
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune.
RHS unveils plans to future-proof for drought.
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has unveiled emergency plans to protect its gardens from future water shortages after severe drought conditions last year.
Adopting low-cost ‘healthy’ diets could cut food emissions by one-third.
Choosing the “least expensive” healthy food options could cut dietary emissions by one-third, according to a recent study.
State of the climate: 2025 in top-three hottest years on record as ocean heat surges.
The year 2025 was in the top-three warmest years on record, with average surface temperatures reaching around 1.44C above pre-industrial levels across eight independent datasets.
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires.
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago - a crisis fuelled by climate change.