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29 04 2020 | 06:04

The Guardian joins forces with hundreds of newsrooms to promote climate solutions.

As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaches, we’re partnering with newsrooms around the world to report on solutions to the climate crisis – and drive hope. Even as the coronavirus pandemic…

27 04 2020 | 06:10

How hot will Earth get by 2100?

Climate researchers are studying a fresh set of scenarios to model the future of the planet.

25 04 2020 | 13:38

This Earth Day, we must stop the fossil fuel money pipeline.

Taking down the fossil fuel industry requires taking on the institutions that finance it. Even during a pandemic, this movement is gaining steam.

25 04 2020 | 13:25

Coronavirus and climate change: The pandemic is a fire drill for our planet's future.

Climate change will mean one emergency after another, year after year, as heat waves, floods, fire and storms blow cascades of failures through our systems.

19 04 2020 | 08:10

Madrid 1995: Diagnosing climate change.

John Houghton chaired the tense IPCC meeting without which there would be no Kyoto Protocol. Here he recalls how science won the day. Climate change is increasingly recognized as one of the most…

09 04 2020 | 10:36

Earth scorched in the first 3 months of 2020.

The American economy has seriously sputtered during the coronavirus pandemic, but the planet's relentless warming trend hasn't. 

08 04 2020 | 11:19

The oceans’ twilight zone must be studied now, before it is too late.

Exploitation and degradation of the mysterious layer between the sunlit ocean surface and the abyss jeopardize fish stocks and the climate.

23 03 2020 | 07:01

Win for conservation as African black rhino numbers rise

Slow recovery due to relocating groups and stronger protection through law enforcement. Numbers of African black rhinos in the wild have risen by several hundred, a rare boost in the conservation of…

20 03 2020 | 07:56

Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?

As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics. Μayibout 2 is not a healthy place. The 150 or so people who live in the…

17 03 2020 | 12:54

Why don’t we treat climate change like an infectious disease?

Schools are closed. Entire regions are on lockdown. President Trump has declared a national emergency and is weighing stimulus measures to help companies weather the storm.

16 03 2020 | 20:33

The world's largest ecosystems could collapse in decades - much faster than previously thought.

Scientists are concerned about the irreversible damage done to global ecosystems. The Amazon rainforest ecosystem could collapse in as little as 49 years and the Caribbean coral reefs in only 15…

12 03 2020 | 07:13

Poachers kill rare white giraffe.

In Summary The giraffe, described as one of a kind and believed to be the only one in the world, dazzled the local community, scientists and wildlife enthusiasts globally. Scientists…

12 03 2020 | 07:12

Drawdown’s Latest ‘Tools of Possibility’ Show Path to 1.5°C, with 1,570 Billion Tons of Emission Cuts by 2050.

Humanity can prevent or draw down 1,570 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 2020 and 2050 to approach a 1.5°C threshold for average global warming, or 992.77 billion tons to settle…

18 02 2020 | 08:50

Jeff Bezos: World's richest man pledges $10bn to fight climate change.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has pledged $10bn (£7.7bn) to help fight climate change. The world's richest man said the money would finance work by scientists, activists and other groups. He said: "I want…

07 02 2020 | 08:22

Animals' body sizes shrinking from climate change, study finds.

University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have collected clear evidence—over a 23 year period between 1976 and 1999—that climate change is shrinking animals' body sizes.   Associate Professor Res…

30 01 2020 | 11:24

New global record ‘likely’ within five years.

Latest predictions suggest that Earth’s global average temperature is likely to reach record warmth during the five-year period 2020-2024. The current warmest year on record is 2016, but the latest …

13 01 2020 | 14:56

This beautiful desert is blooming with wildlife found nowhere else on Earth

Van Zyl's golden mole is an extraordinary creature. It is more closely related to elephants than to the moles you might find in gardens and parks. It has no visible eyes or ears and it "swims" just…

08 01 2020 | 13:37

The Renewable Rather than Roaring Twenties: A Sustainability Decade.

With the Trump Administration trying to drive science out of environmental decision making and climate change out of environmental impact statements, it is easy to be pessimistic about our ability to…

27 12 2019 | 12:09

Somalia Hit by Worst Locust Invasion in 25 Years.

Tens of thousands of hectares of farmland is being destroyed as desert locusts swarm over Somalia, in the worst invasion in 25 years.    The locusts have damaged about 70,000 hectares of farmland in…

24 12 2019 | 09:56

Bah Humbug: Most of the World Will Never See a White Christmas.

Many people dream of a white Christmas each year. Why else would Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" from 1942 be the best-selling single in the world? But sadly, this dream will never come true for…