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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 |
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 |
NASA reports record heat but omits reference to climate changeWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 14, 2026 Don't say the c-word. ... more
Slow orbital wobble patterns drive ancient greenhouse climate swingsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 When audiences watched the film The Day After Tomorrow, they saw an exaggerated Hollywood depiction of abrupt climate disruption, but the underlying concept that Earth's climate can shift rapidly ha ... more
Trump pulls US out of key climate treaty, deepening global pullbackWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty as part of a sweeping exit from collective global action, the White House announced Wednesday. ... more
German emissions cuts slow, North Sea has warmest year on recordFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 Germany's greenhouse gas emission cuts slowed sharply in 2025 as the North Sea experienced its warmest year on record, piling pressure Wednesday on the conservative-led government to boost climate protection efforts. ... more
How Climate Policies that Incentivize and Penalize Can Drive the Clean Energy TransitionLa Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 A new study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution ... 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 |
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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