Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds
Collapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossible
Ancient sea sponges at centre of controversial claim world has already warmed by 1.7C
Findings in leading scientific journal that globe has breached key warming milestone challenged by climate science experts
How do you stop a glacier from melting? Simple – put up an underwater curtain
A 100km-long curtain moored to the Amundsen Sea bed in Antarctica could prevent catastrophic flooding elsewhere, say scientists
January 2024
Climate scientist Mark Maslin: ‘We have all the technology we need to move to a cleaner, renewable world’
Race against time to unlock secrets of Erebus shipwreck and doomed Arctic expedition
Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns
Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists
‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows
The Guardian documentary
Bhutan Mountain Man: video diaries from a lone glaciologist
The Guardian documentary
Bhutan Mountain Man: video diaries from a lone glaciologist
‘It opened a lot of old wounds’: Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone on Killers of the Flower Moon
December 2023
World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say
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Full Story revisited: Where did all the Antarctic sea ice go?
Health and climate
Climate crisis could cause 10,000 extra UK deaths a year by 2050, says health body
‘Magical’ tech innovations a distraction from real solutions, climate experts warn
We need power to prescribe climate policy, IPCC scientists say
Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims
November 2023
The climate crisis explained in 10 charts
From the seemingly inexorable increase in atmospheric CO2 to the rapid growth in green energy, we explore the data as Cop28 begins
Why the Guardian’s climate and nature journalism is needed now more than ever
We will keep putting the environment front and centre to ensure the most important voices of our time are heard
Weight of the world
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg received death threats for his work. He kept fighting anyway – video
The marine biologist’s pioneering research in the 1990s found coral bleaching was caused by rising sea temperatures. He has been advocating for action ever since