The UK’s Climate Change Act, once the envy of the world, faces a stress test

Looming carbon budget deadlines pose a challenge for the UK’s flagship climate legislation.

Rebecca Willis, Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University • conversation
yesterday • ~5 min

The weather experiment that really flooded Dubai

Hint: it’s not cloud seeding.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
yesterday • ~7 min

Climate change is depleting deep sea oxygen, but tides are helping to keep the ocean healthy

Warmer water holds less oxygen, while warmer fish need more oxygen.

Ben Lincoln, Research Fellow in Applied Observational Oceanography, Bangor University • conversation
April 22, 2024 • ~5 min

Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence

The last time that these two groups of cicadas emerged from underground together, Thomas Jefferson was president.

Chris Simon, Senior Research Scientist of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut • conversation
April 18, 2024 • ~11 min

Migratory birds are on the move and nature-friendly farms can help them on their way

As climate change threatens their food supply, migratory birds may find help in an unlikely place.

Yali Si, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Leiden University • conversation
April 17, 2024 • ~5 min

More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.

Riley Duren, Research Scientist, University of Arizona • conversation
April 16, 2024 • ~9 min

The secret world of earthworms: meet the tiger worm and the nightcrawler

And why earthworms are careful to select a mate of the same size as themselves.

Kevin Richard Butt, Reader in Ecology, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
April 16, 2024 • ~8 min

The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle

Extreme downpours and droughts, both fueled by rising global temperatures, are taking a toll on water infrastructure. Communities trying to manage the threats face three big challenges.

Megan E. Heim LaFrombois, Associate Professor of Political Science; Director of Master of Community Planning Program, Auburn University • conversation
April 12, 2024 • ~9 min

Older Swiss women just set a global legal precedent for challenging their nation’s climate change policy

Their victory in the European Court of Human Rights is a huge win for the climate.

Aoife Daly, Professor of Law, University College Cork • conversation
April 11, 2024 • ~6 min

A landslide forced me from my home – and I experienced our failure to deal with climate change at first hand

The climate policies I research aren’t working – as I found out the hard way.

Ralitsa Hiteva, Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex • conversation
April 10, 2024 • ~7 min

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