Over 2.5 million US properties face wildfire risk, says Cotality
More than 2.5 million properties across the ten US states most exposed to potential wildfires face a ‘moderate or greater’…
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The June heatwave cost the UK economy £1.15 billion, study finds
The June heatwave that hit the UK resulted in an estimated £1.15 billion loss to the UK economy and 24…
UN Climate Change chief: climate alarm is ‘blaring’ amid continued wildfires
With wildfires continuing to wreak havoc across France, Spain and other parts of Europe, UN Climate Change executive secretary Simon…
Don’t blame El Niño for extreme weather, when the issues run far deeper, say experts
Blaming El Niño for the increasing intensity of extreme weather events worldwide is only telling part of the story, according…
Ocean heat damage now occurs all year-round, not just in summer
The world’s oceans experienced significant damage throughout the first year in which global temperatures temporarily exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels,…
Last month was the joint-third warmest April on record, says ECMWF
The European Centre for Medium–Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)’s latest Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) report has said that last month…
Climate scientist calls out ‘demonstrably incorrect’ US environmental claims
Professor Benjamin Santer, honorary professor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and one of the first scientists to identify…
Hydrogen industry will need to address leakage issues ahead of long-term adoption
The hydrogen industry will need to address the potential environmental impacts from leakage, as well as how it interacts with…
Southern hemisphere ozone hole developed early this year, says CAMS
The southern hemisphere ozone hole, located over the Antarctic, developed early this year, reaching an area of approximately 15 million…
Artificially cooling the polar regions could cause irreversible harm, study finds
Artificially cooling the Arctic and Antarctic, a ‘solution’ put forward by some entrepreneurs and think tanks to tackle global warming,…
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