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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier (PIG) is spawning huge 'piglet' icebergs

The climate crisis is showing its effects in Antarctica.

We might lose 1 out of 3 animal and plant species by 2070 due to climate change

One-third of plant and animal species could be gone within five decades.

The Amazon is on its way to becoming a full carbon source, researchers claim

Up to 20% of the Amazon is now a net source of CO2

Bumblebees apparently headed towards mass extinction

Climate chaos is driving the bumblebee populations to extinction, a new study concludes.

How the cold climate shaped Scotland’s political climate

Tree rings reveal how severe cold and political isolation brought disaster to Scotland, inspired a colonization effort in Panama, and helped drive union with England.

“I’m not relying on evidence” for climate change, says Australian senator

When the evidence becomes overwhelming... simply ignore it.

Fossil-free steel by 2026: company decision could slash Sweden's emissions by 10%

The steel industry seeks to be greener. But there's a long way ahead

Scientists drill on an Antarctic glacier to see if it will collapse

The Thwaites Glacier is 74.000 square miles and is vulnerable to climate change

Shifts in melting patterns pose new problems for Pine Island glacier

Antarctica's largest glacier is melting in new ways.

It's not just hotter days: global warming is affecting wine production

Adaptation strategies could still reduce the losses

The recipe for a carbon-neutral UK? Less meat, more trees and peatland

Major changes in the way land is used should be implemented

Ancient viruses discovered in a 15,000-year-old glacier

Many unknown pathogens might lie inside the ice.

A "blob" of hot water killed a million seabirds in the Pacific, researchers found

Warmer water affected the food source of the seabirds

Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal

The country would leave behind fossil fuels with a clean energy matrix

Palm oil's emissions mainly come from getting the land ready

Twice the amount of emissions come from young plants than mature plantations.

New dataset describes 436 possible futures and their climate

It has already been used in 186 countries to create adaptation strategies

Not even the 'indestructible' tardigrades will be spared by climate change

The almost indestructibles organisms would struggle to adapt to a warmer world

World's oceans have warmed 450% faster than in 1987

In the past three decades, oceans absorbed as much energy as 3.6 billion Hiroshima-sized atom bombs.

Climate change is causing more plants to grow higher in the Himalayans

Vegetation cover is increasing across four height brackets in the area.

Why climate change will make insurance unaffordable for most people

Wildfires in Australia and California shows how the devastation of climate change can affect anyone. And, in the future, you might not even be able to get insured against such damage.

Americans have big misperceptions on climate change, new survey shows

People recognize the climate crisis but fail to understand key elements

Netherlands' Supreme Court forces government to act on climate change

Dutch government will have to cut emissions by at least 25% by 2020

China's changing diet is increasing air pollution - and leading to more premature deaths

More people are eating meat in China, leading to farmers using more fertilizers.

Why is 2020 is a key year for the future of the planet's environment

Governments have the chance to increase ambition next year

US coalition says “we are still in” at UN climate summit

Coalition of actors from the US rejects Trump's stand on climate change

Pollution pods give feeling of smog in diverse cities at COP25

Art installation at UN climate summit recreates air quality of major cities

Civil society kicked out of COP25 climate talks after unexpected protest

Activists entered the plenary of negotiations at the climate talks but were soon kicked out by security.

Greta Thunberg: “Every change in history has come through the people”

Backed by science: Swedish climate activist asked countries to raise climate ambition.

When it comes to climate, US is the worst-performing country

None of the most polluting countries is on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals

Climate heating is sucking the oxygen out of the oceans

There are about 700 ocean sites with low levels of oxygen, an IUCN report presented at COP25 reported.

Extreme weather is the 'new normal' (among other depressing climate projections)

Key report at COP25 summarizes main insights behind climate change

Decades-old climate models accurately predicted global heating -- but no one listened

Climate models from as early as the 1970s were already reliable enough to offer reliable projections of temperature increases as a result of GHGs.

Climate risks are increasing worldwide -- even for high-income countries

Japan, Germany and Philippines were among the most affected countries last year

Sick reefs that sound healthy attract back marine wildlife

Scientists installed underwater speakers in dead or dying coral which played sounds typical of healthy reefs. Wildlife soon flocked back.

Finding Nemo is getting difficult because of climate change

The anemone fish is finding difficulties to adapt to the fast changes in its environment

No room for denialists: 100% consensus on anthropogenic global warming

New study says there's a full consensus among scientists on man-made climate change

'Coal knew' -- investigation shows that the coal industry knew about climate change since 1966

Like Exxon, the coal industry knew that its product would cause climate change and has tried its best to hide this fact.

We're getting dangerously close to climate tipping points

A further global warming could lead to irreversible changes

UN warning: get more ambitious or get drastic warming

World needs to increase its climate action five times

Startup makes breakthrough that could reduce carbon emissions by 20%

Heavy industries could replace fossil fuels with a new solar technology.

Climate woes: China ramps up coal power

While most of the world says goodbye to coal, China keeps opening new plants

This year is likely to be Earth's second warmest on record

The longer trend is clear: the Earth is feverish.

Eradicating poverty requires surprisingly little energy

Pulling billions out of poverty and stabilizing climate change aren't necessarily at odds.

What are greenhouse gases and why we need to worry about them? A simple explainer

They are in the atmosphere and have an influence on the energy balance of the planet

Almost all countries are failing their Paris Agreement contributions

Three years after being implemented, the Paris Agreement faces a lack of ambition

Life at Antarctica's first zero-emissions research station

The Princess Elisabeth is the only base there with no emissions

Australia faces record bushfire outbreak set to last for months

Most populous state already declared a state of emergency

Hurricanes are getting stronger, bigger and more dangerous due to climate change

The worst hurricanes are now three times as frequent now than 100 years ago

What does it mean for New Zealand to become carbon neutral?

The country seeks to reduce to zero all its greenhouse gases by 2050 - except methane

Europe sees first cases of Zika, as experts warn over climate change effects

More cases could emerge as temperatures grow

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