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Antarctic ice feedback limits Southern Ocean carbon sink
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 A sediment core from the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean has provided a research team led by geochemist Dr Torben Struve from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, with evidence of an unexpected climate feedback in Antarctica. The study, published in Nature Geoscience, links changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to variations in marine algae growth over several glacial cycles, but in a way that contradicts conventional expectations about iron fertilisation and carbon uptake. The core contai ... read more |
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UN expert slams harsh sanctions on climate activists in NorwayGeneva (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 A UN expert took Norway to task Monday over "punitive and repressive" sanctions slapped on four activists who threw paint on sculptures and a government ministry to protest oil exploration. ... more 
Stable water tables help wetlands curb methane emissionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 03, 2026 Wetlands do not need to be fully submerged to deliver major climate benefits, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen. The study shows that keeping the water table slightly below ... more 
Climate setbacks mount as king warns, court acts, and floods worsen in AfricaWindsor, United Kingdom (AFP) Jan 28, 2026 King Charles III has warned the world is "rapidly going backwards" in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss, in an Amazon Prime documentary getting a Windsor Castle premiere Wednesday. ... more 
Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire RegimeMoffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2026 The number of wildland fires burning in the Arctic is on the rise, according to NASA researchers. Moreover, these blazes are burning larger, hotter, and longer than they did in previous decades. ... more |
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Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025Paris, France (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme. ... more 
Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstormsSamawah, Iraq (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms. ... more 
Turkmenistan's battle against desert sandBokurdak, Turkmenistan (AFP) Dec 18, 2025 Residents in the remote Turkmen village of Bokurdak have long depended on the Karakum Desert for their livelihoods, cultivating every square metre they can in a constant battle with nature. ... more 
Trump administration plans to dismantle leading climate centerWashington, United States (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions over what it said on Tuesday were concerns of "climate alarmism," despite opposition to the plan. ... more 
Rain in Tehran brings relief from nationwide droughtTehran (AFP) Dec 11, 2025 Tehran's first rains of the autumn, rare so late in the year, have brought relief to inhabitants suffering from a nationwide drought that has caused water shortages and degraded air quality. ... more |
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US agency wipes climate change facts from website: reports
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 10, 2025 The US federal agency tasked with protecting the environment has deleted facts from its website about how human activity drives climate change, media outlets reported Tuesday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tweaked its pages to focus on the "natural processes" driving climate change - like volcano eruptions and variation in solar activity - in October, the Washington Post reported. A webpage titled "Causes of Climate Change" and another that tracks global warming impacts in the US w ... read more 
To counter climate denial, UN scientists must be 'clear' about human role: IPCC chiefSaint-Denis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 With US President Donald Trump and other sceptics calling climate change a hoax, the UN's climate science body must tell the world in a "very clear way" that humans are heating the planet, its chairman told AFP. ... more |
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Spire soil data to support conflict early warning in Ethiopias Somali RegionLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Spire Global has been selected by GIST Research to supply satellite-derived Soil Moisture Insights for a project that links climate conditions to pastoralist movements and conflict risks in Ethiopia ... more 
Uzbek Muslims pray for rain amid severe droughtTashkent, Uzbekistan (AFP) Nov 28, 2025 Uzbek Muslims held mass prayers for rain Friday as the Central Asian country suffers severe droughts associated with climate change. ... more 
Global coastal settlements shift inland as climate risks riseBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 A global analysis of satellite nightlight data shows that more than half of the world's coastal settlements have moved inland over the past three decades as exposure to climate-related coastal hazar ... more 
Mountain climate changes outpace predictions as review highlights billions at riskLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 A global review of mountain regions over the last four decades finds accelerated shifts in temperature, rainfall, and snowfall. Researchers report that over one billion people rely on these regions ... more 
Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate historyCorvallis OR (SPX) Nov 24, 2025 Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the la ... more |
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