Global Warming

Cheese platter with assorted cheeses, including soft-ripened and herb cheeses, decorated with olives, radishes, orange slices, and greens – illustrating the diversity of cheese quality affected by climate change and dairy feed choices.

Cheese Weather

Hotter, drier summers mean less fresh grass for cows – and that means blander, paler cheese.

A wooden construction panel in a Venetian square, Campo Santa Marina, features black spray-painted graffiti reading ‘RISE UP 4 CLIMATE JUSTICE.’ The panel is part of a temporary structure, bordered by red and white hazard tape, with a pile of metal pipes stacked on the cobbled ground in front. Behind, historic buildings with shuttered windows and balconies frame the scene.

Inheritance Pattern

The wealthiest 10% of people are responsible for two-thirds of the global warming we see today, while the top 1% account for one-fifth.

A world map showing global terrestrial water storage anomalies for December 2019. The map uses shades of brown and blue to illustrate areas with below-average (brown) and above-average (blue) water storage compared to the long-term average from 2003 to 2019. Large parts of North and South America, southern Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia display significant water deficits (brown), while areas such as Canada, northern Eurasia, and parts of Southeast Asia show above-average storage (blue). The background is a dark navy grid indicating global latitude and longitude lines

Drying the Spine

The climate crisis is not just altering weather – it is rewiring Earth’s hydrological systems.

A serene sunset over a calm body of water, with the golden-orange glow of the sun illuminating the surface. Silhouetted mountains form a jagged horizon in the distance, and a small boat drifts peacefully across the water. The scene evokes a sense of tranquillity and natural beauty.

Burning Seas

Ocean temperatures in 2024 reached record highs, signalling escalating global warming, with severe consequences for weather, ecosystems, and vulnerable communities.

Photograph of a boreal forest in late winter, featuring tall evergreen trees dusted with snow. The ground is blanketed in unbroken white snow, while the trees reach upwards under a clear blue sky. Soft shadows stretch across the snow, creating a serene and crisp winter scene

Drunken Forests

Boreal forests face warming risks as unstable permafrost reduces tree growth, limiting carbon storage.

The Earth Rises to Meet the Sea

Predicting sea level rise is complex due to Antarctic Ice Sheet behaviour and Earth’s uneven structure. New models show land shape affects ice melt rates, improving accuracy.

At the Edge of the Lakes

Rising lake temperatures from climate change will disrupt aquatic life, especially in warmer regions, causing significant habitat shifts.

Cool Roofs in the City

Painting roofs white significantly reduce urban temperatures, offering effective heat mitigation in large cities.

Shadows in the Sea

Marine heatwaves impact Arctic phytoplankton, crucial to ecosystems, with stable warming boosting productivity, but varied responses highlight the need to consider both warming and cooling phases for accurate predictions.

Blue Reflections of Time

Using 45 Meyer’s spruce samples, researchers in North China traced a 281-year temperature record, highlighting blue light reflection’s crucial role in unveiling climate changes and linking global patterns.