How to stay safe during heat waves – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for

A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston • conversation
June 19, 2025 • ~9 min

The great coral reef relocation

Heatwaves in the tropics are pushing corals to the brink. Could reefs pop up elsewhere?

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
June 19, 2025 • ~8 min

Coal power plants were paid to close. Is it time to do the same for slaughterhouses?

The food industry faces the same ‘stranded asset’ problem as fossil fuel companies.

Stephanie Walton, Researcher on Food Systems and Sustainable Finance, University of Oxford • conversation
June 17, 2025 • ~9 min

AI is gobbling up water it cannot replace – I’m working on a solution

AI is turning up the heat on datacentres, causing their water use to soar.

Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Associate Professor and Head of Subject, Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
June 16, 2025 • ~6 min

Frozen, thawed: how Arendelle’s glacier would fare under modern climate change

A glaciologist investigates a Disney classic.

Harold Lovell, Senior Lecturer, Glaciology, University of Portsmouth • conversation
June 16, 2025 • ~6 min

China’s Everest obsession: following Mallory’s footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain

A century after the disappearance of explorer George Mallory, his photos and diary offer a valuable baseline for investigating impacts of tourism and climate change on the Tibet side of Everest.

Carl Cater, Associate Professor in Tourism Marketing, Swansea University • conversation
June 13, 2025 • ~28 min

How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate

Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.

Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
June 10, 2025 • ~10 min

Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?

As baby corals float in the currents, they can expand their species’ range. But can they get to climate refuges fast enough to survive? A new study has good news and bad.

Noam Vogt-Vincent, Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Biology, University of Hawaii • conversation
June 6, 2025 • ~8 min

Why climate professionals are often held to unrealistic standards

Whether intentional or not, holding climate professionals to unrealistic standards is a climate delay tactic for justifying the status quo.

Tess Davis, Research Associate, School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow • conversation
June 3, 2025 • ~8 min

Five geoengineering trials the UK is funding to combat global warming

The UK becomes the first country to put serious public money into solar geoengineering.

Robert Chris, Honorary Associate, Geography, The Open University • conversation
June 3, 2025 • ~9 min

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