Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever – report
Our annual reports will update the world on the climate’s vital signs.
Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds •
conversation
June 8, 2023 • ~6 min
June 8, 2023 • ~6 min
1.5°C: where the target came from – and why we're losing sight of its importance
There is no safe limit to global warming – there is only what people deem to be acceptable damage.
Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds •
conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~8 min
Dec. 14, 2022 • ~8 min
Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years
Injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere won’t immediately cool the entire planet. A new study shows how parts of the US, China and Europe might still see temperatures rising a decade later.
Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University •
conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~8 min
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~8 min
Sharks that hunted near Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate history in their teeth
These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth's cooling shift some 50 million years ago.
Sora Kim, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology, University of California, Merced •
conversation
July 12, 2021 • ~8 min
July 12, 2021 • ~8 min
Ancient shark teeth lost in Antarctica millions of years ago recorded Earth's climate history
These giant predators are helping solve the mystery of Earth's cooling shift some 50-30 million years ago.
Sora Kim, Assistant Professor of Paleoecology, University of California, Merced •
conversation
July 12, 2021 • ~8 min
July 12, 2021 • ~8 min
Why lockdown had little to no effect on global temperatures
Some atmospheric pollutants actually help cool the planet, but the sudden shutdown of heavy industry threatened to purge them.
James Weber, PhD Candidate in Atmospheric Chemistry, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge •
conversation
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Oct. 22, 2020 • ~7 min
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