Why spring 2025 is so dry

Despite the familiar saying, April 2025 was significantly short on showers.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
May 14, 2025 • ~7 min

Arctic ice is vanishing – our bold experiment is trying to protect it

Scientists are pumping seawater onto existing ice to make it thicker and more resilient.

Shaun Fitzgerald, Director, Centre for Climate Repair, University of Cambridge • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~7 min

As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.

Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist for the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts

From a longlist of nine, five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the finalists.

Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~7 min

How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring

‘April showers’ were few and far between in 2025.

Matthew Patterson, Research Fellow in climate and machine learning, University of St Andrews • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~7 min

As US doubles down on fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block

The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.

Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist for the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington • conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min

Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm

From sending more pollen airborne to breaking up pollen grains, which lets them penetrate deeper into your lungs, the wind is not the allergy sufferer’s friend.

Christine Cairns Fortuin, Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University • conversation
May 5, 2025 • ~6 min

Britain’s nuclear future? What small reactors, fusion and ‘Big Carl’ mean for net zero

What the next generation of nuclear technology might involve.

Tomas Martin, Associate Professor in Materials Physics, University of Bristol • conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~6 min

Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue

Dating back centuries, a legal principle declares certain natural resources must be protected by the government for present and future generations to benefit from.

Alexandra Klass, James G. Degnan Professor of Law, University of Michigan • conversation
May 2, 2025 • ~10 min

Tony Blair opposes phasing out fossil fuels. These academics disagree

Not only is a phase-out of coal, oil and gas necessary, it offers huge economic benefits.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
April 30, 2025 • ~8 min

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