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UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms

Climate change - physical impacts

Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists

Climate change - physical impacts

London homes 'overheating due to climate change'

Carbon footprints

Wildflowers blanket Death Valley in best display since 2016

Climate change - physical impacts

Pipeline fears 'brushed aside' by government

Carbon footprints

This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left

Difficulties predicting climate change

How are flooding and storms affecting wildlife?

Climate change - ecological impacts

UK puffins in peril as winter storms threaten mass seabird 'wreck'

Climate change - ecological impacts

Six possible effects of Trump's climate policy change

Carbon footprints

Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health

Carbon footprints

Expert scientists say climate change is here

Climate change - physical impacts

Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?

Climate change - physical impacts

Ferry fares may rise under new carbon tax rules

Carbon footprints

Could river restorations be key to easing floods?

Climate change - physical impacts

Visit the North Sea oil field used to store greenhouse gas

Carbon footprints

Polar bears on Norwegian islands fatter and healthier despite ice loss, scientists say

Climate change - physical impacts

Climate stripes updated to show third-hottest year

Climate change - physical impacts

Global temperatures dipped in 2025 but more heat records on way, scientists warn

Climate change - physical impacts

Himalayas bare and rocky after reduced winter snowfall, scientists warn

Climate change - physical impacts

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

Carbon footprints

'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas lead to record UK numbers

Climate change - ecological impacts

2025 one of the lowest yielding years, says farmer

Climate change - physical impacts

2025 likely to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office

Climate change - physical impacts

EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Carbon footprints

Is there a future for carbon capture and storage in Scotland?

Carbon footprints

William announces Earthshot Prize 2025 winners in Rio

Carbon footprints

Antarctic glacier's rapid retreat sparks scientific 'whodunnit'

Climate change - physical impacts

What was agreed on climate change at COP30 in Brazil?

Carbon footprints

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

Carbon footprints

China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions

Carbon footprints

Rare ladybird recorded in the UK for the first time

Climate change - ecological impacts

Britain is hotting up - but is home air-con the answer?

Climate change - physical impacts

Britain's migratory birds arriving 'too soon'

Climate change - ecological impacts

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

Carbon footprints

Warming chalk streams 'perfect environmental storm'

Climate change - ecological impacts

Iberian orca seen for first time in Cornish waters

Climate change - ecological impacts

Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming

Greenhouse gases

How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?

Cliamte change - physical impacts

Changing climate affecting lavender crops

Climate change - ecological impacts

Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn

Climate change - physical impacts

Sharks and oysters set to thrive in warmer UK waters

Climate change - ecological impacts

Rowing research finds UK seas are warming

Climate change - physical impacts

Project to suck carbon out of sea begins in UK

Carbon footprints

Grangemouth: A new dawn for the home of UK's oldest oil refinery?

Carbon footprints

World's sea-ice falls to record low

Climate change - physical impacts

Could the UK actually get colder with global warming?

Climate change - physical impacts

Trump vows to leave Paris climate agreement and 'drill, baby, drill'

Carbon footprints

Planet-warming gas levels rose more than ever in 2024

Greenhouse gases

Hi-tech sail will tackle emissions at sea

Carbon footprints

2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit

Climate change - physical impacts

Turning methane into the world's strongest material

Greenhouse gases

'Green' ferry emits more CO2 than old diesel ship

Carbon footprints

One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report

Climate change - physical impacts

Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists

Climate change - ecological impacts

UK 'not ready' for extreme weather like Storm Darragh

Climate change - physical impacts

This year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit

Climate change - physical impacts

Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic

Climate change - ecological impacts

Nearly £22bn pledged for carbon capture projects

Carbon footprints

CO2 pipeline 'could devastate coast' residents told

Carbon footprints

How farms are using 'magic dust' to capture carbon

Carbon footprints

UK farming's 'net zero' climate target in doubt

Carbon footprints

No, UK weather is not being manipulated

Carbon footprints

UK breakthrough could slash emissions from cement

Greenhouse gases

Ozone hole: Why Antarctic wildlife is being 'sunburnt’

Ozone depletion and control

Climate change: The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice

Carbon footprints

Huge deal struck but is it enough? 5 takeaways from a dramatic COP29

Carbon footprints

World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit

Climate change - physical impacts

2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record

Climate change - physical impacts

Climate change: Seasonal shifts causing 'chaos' for UK nature

Climate change - ecological impacts

A23a: Monster iceberg just shy of a trillion tonnes

Difficulties predicting climate change

What was agreed on climate change at COP28 in Dubai?

Carbon footprints

What is carbon capture and how does it fight climate change?

Carbon footprints

Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists

Climate change - physical impacts

COP27: What was agreed at the Sharm el Sheikh climate conference?

Carbon footprints

COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate conference?

Carbon footprints

Ozone layer may be restored in decades, UN report says

Ozone depletion and control

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