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Warming at twice the global rate, Europe experiences extreme sea temperatures and drought

The data does not lie. Climate scientists are deeply concerned about rocketing sea and air temperatures, occurring even before a predicted El Nino event in the Pacific, which normally fuels temperatures even further.

Increase in massive tornado outbreaks “can be attributed to warming of the planet”

One of the world’s leading climate scientists, Michael Mann from Penn State University has said the recent tornadoes were “no natural disaster”. Mann said: “Make no mistake, we have been seeing an increase in these massive tornado outbreaks that can be attributed to the warming of the planet.”

A letter to the future from a glacier that is no more

As our climate emergency deepens, as the once great Arctic icescapes melt before our eyes, and once majestic glaciers break up and melt and disappear, we are left to put plaques in their place to lament our lost world.

“Life threatening” Tropical Storm Barry is “exactly a climate change story”

Is history about to repeat itself? Fourteen years after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans and the coast of Louisiana, the region is bracing itself for Tropical Storm Barry.

Arctic warming & climate change “should be the number one urgent conversation right now”

"Every year there’s a new temperature record, it’s getting worse and worse and you feel like a broken record saying it. This should be the number one urgent conversation happening right now because it’s not just going to be Alaska, it’s going to be other communities all over the US"

Business leaders, investors, and experts to IEA: Align with Paris and help us plan for success

Today, over 40 business leaders, investors, and energy experts found remarkable alignment around demanding more from the IEA. In a letter covered by the Financial Times, a broad collection of signatories called on the IEA to develop a truly Paris-aligned scenario.

Scientists Warn that Canadian Glacial Melting is “Outside the Scope of Normal”

Canadian scientists are becoming progressively alarmed at the increasing rate of melting of the country’s glaciers, warning that climate change is having a severe impact on the region.

Breaking the 2-degree habit: Why 1.5 is critical

In a landmark special report, the IPCC has today confirmed the urgency and importance of keeping us to 1.5ºC of warming.

Now Europe’s Nuclear Reactors Fall Victim of the Heat

For the last decade the nuclear industry has been telling us it is the solution to climate change. But if their reactors can’t work in our rapidly warming world, are we just building a whole new generation of expensive white elephants?

As Europe Suffers its “Hottest Day”, Sweden’s Tallest Mountain Melts

The record hot temperatures have melted Sweden’s highest peak.