Climate change: no reprieve from heat this decade as globally agreed 1.5°C limit looms

A new report predicts that Earth will break another annual heat record in next five years.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
May 29, 2025 • ~7 min

What a 120-year-old research station is telling us about the warming of the sea around the UK

An ‘almost continuous’ marine heatwave state appears to be emerging around the UK.

Tim Smyth, Head of Group: Marine Processes and Observations, Plymouth Marine Laboratory • conversation
May 28, 2025 • ~7 min

Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios

Park and forest managers can’t rely on the past any longer to understand future risks. Fires, pests and climate change are changing the game.

Imtiaz Rangwala, Research Scientist in Climate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
May 27, 2025 • ~10 min

For many island species, the next tropical cyclone may be their last

Species-rich islands are in the crosshairs of stronger storms as the climate crisis escalates.

David Jorge Pereira, PhD Candidate, Conservation Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
May 23, 2025 • ~6 min

Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them

Two ecologists explain why a misleading map is worse than no map at all, and how they have worked for years to track the emergences of 13-year and 17-year cicadas.

John Cooley, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut • conversation
May 22, 2025 • ~9 min

Anti-environmentalism is on the rise but it’s full of contradictions

Some of the contradictions of anti-environmentalism reflect its departure from traditional conservatism.

Alastair Bonnett, Professor of Geography, Newcastle University • conversation
May 22, 2025 • ~9 min

Clownfish shrink during marine heatwaves – new study

Shrinking appears to help clownfish survive stressful periods.

Melissa Versteeg, PhD Candidate in Marine Sciences, Newcastle University • conversation
May 21, 2025 • ~6 min

The psychology of climate traps and how to avoid them

Climate shocks trigger emotional distress, which limits long-term thinking and can lead to environmentally harmful choices.

Lucrezia Nava, Assistant Professor, Climate Psychology, Carbon Dioxide Removals, Business School, University of Exeter • conversation
May 21, 2025 • ~7 min

Overshooting 1.5°C: even temporary warming above globally agreed temperature limit could have permanent consequences

Even allowing warming to exceed 1.5°C for a few decades could trigger irreversible damage.

Paul Dodds, Professor of Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
May 19, 2025 • ~9 min

Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents

A long-time leader of California’s climate efforts explains how governors from Brazil to Indonesia have become the leading edge in fighting climate change. Several are meeting this week in Brazil.

Mary Nichols, Distinguished Counsel for the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
May 19, 2025 • ~9 min

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