Was the freak 'medicane' storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa's future?

Climate models suggest North Africa will get drier in future. But its caves tell a different story.

Mahjoor Lone, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Palaeoclimatology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Sept. 21, 2023 • ~7 min

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth's climate is part-way through a 'termination-level transition'

The last time methane in the air rose so fast, Greenland warmed by 10°C within decades.

Euan Nisbet, Professor of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Aug. 14, 2023 • ~9 min

How mapping the weather 12,000 years ago can help predict future climate change

Ice Age glaciers can help us track the jet stream 12,000 ago, and by comparing its path today we can see how it's moving northwards, changing weather patterns and indicating climate change.

Brice Rea, Professor, Geography, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Jan. 12, 2021 • ~7 min

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