Global Warming

Global temperatures over the past three years have risen faster than expected, sparking a growing debate among scientists about whether climate change itself is accelerating — and how much time remains to limit its worst impacts. Most…
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A new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) has found that global warming has been accelerating more rapidly since around 2015, marking the first time researchers have detected a statistically significant increase…
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Global warming is now likely to reach 2 degrees Celsius before 2050 unless urgent action is taken, a new report has warned, a threshold linked to severe and potentially catastrophic impacts on societies and economies worldwide. The 31-page…
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Scientists are warning that the world could lose thousands of glaciers each year over the coming decades unless global warming is urgently addressed, leaving only a fraction of the current glaciers by the end of the century. A study…
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The ozone layer shields us from harmful UV rays that can cause skin cancer and damage crops, making its recovery a major environmental success. But new research warns that this healing process could also worsen global warming. A study from…
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The UK government is set to give the green light for experiments to dim sunlight to fight global warming, the Daily Mail reported. The green light is expected to come within weeks. Scientists are considering various methods to prevent…
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The damage climate change will inflict on the world’s economy is likely to have been massively underestimated, according to new research by my colleagues and I which accounts for the full global reach of extreme weather and its aftermath.…
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China’s glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat intensifying in recent years, official data released in March showed. Glaciers around…
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The world set yet another monthly heat record in January 2025, despite predictions of a slight cooling trend due to La Niña. According to the European climate service Copernicus, global temperatures in January 2025 were 0.09 degrees…
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How do we feel the effects of climate change in our everyday lives? It could be in the form of the intense heat wave that swept through Delhi in the summer. On 29 May, the daytime temperature read 52.3 degrees Celsius on one of the city’s…
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