Fed up with rainy summers? Blame global warming, and specifically, the melting Arctic. But for the future, nothing is certain.
… If next summer is rained off, blame the melting Arctic … sea ice.jpg Could melting sea ice and wet summers be related? Fed up with rainy summers? Blame global warming, and …
The last 30 years of European summers have been the hottest in thousands of years, writes Alex Kirby, and we had better start getting used to it - most of all in the Mediterranean and the Arctic, where a 1.5C global temperature rise could be amplified to 3.4C and 6C respectively.
… Europe's summers hottest for 2,000 years - and you … The last 30 years of European summers have been the hottest in thousands of … 3.4C and 6C respectively. The unusually hot summers in Europe over the last three decades …
We can expect British summers to get drier as climate warms - but there is a catch. When it rains, it's more likely to come down in 'tropical downpours - causing devastating flash floods that overwhelm street drainage, streams and rivers.
… Our future summers - thunderstorms and flash floods … We can expect British summers to get drier as climate warms - but … streams and rivers. The state of the British summer has always been a constant source of …
The Arctic Ocean is coming close to complete summer meltdown, writes John Nissen - indeed it could happen as soon as September, triggering a severe deterioration in climate across the northern hemisphere. With fast-rising temperatures predicted in the coming decade, we must act now to save the Arctic, before it's too late.
… The Arctic Ocean is coming close to complete summer meltdown, writes John Nissen - indeed … It is declining towards disappearance in summer months, yet the colossal negative … for a bonanza when the sea ice disappears in summer: it will be so much easier and safer to …
New research warns that rising temperatures will reduce the mountain snow in 97 major river basins worldwide, writes Tim Radford - cutting summer water supply to 2 billion people in lowland areas who depend on the meltwaters.
… worldwide, writes Tim Radford - cutting summer water supply to 2 billion people in … who depend on winter snow to deliver their summer water could see shortages by 2060 as … once fell as snow, to be preserved until the summer, now falls as winter rain, and runs off …
Will an hour's extra daylight after work make us greener, happier, healthier and safer? A campaign to move the clocks forward by one hour all-year-round says it will...
… Should we stay on British Summer Time all year round? Christine Ottery | … a policy of adopting ‘Single Double Summer Time' (SDST), or Central European Time, … has... Timewarp World War I saw British Summer Time passed as law after a lifelong …
Extinction Rebellion is to target five UK cities with civil disobedience in July in a bid to force politicians to take faster action on climate change.
… XR's massive summer uprising Catherine Early | 4th July … sign up to action in five UK cities over the summer which will be “as large, if not larger” … in the Global South,” it continued. The summer action has been codenamed “project …
The decline of Arctic sea ice demands a response, writes Matthew Worsdale. As Arctic temperatures rise, so does the danger of huge eruptions of methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - that will tip the climate into 'hot'. The only solution is geo-engineering.
… Yet it stands to disappear at the end of summer within a few years. We could have 6 … The dramatic shrinkage of the ice in the summer of 2012 saw the minimum total volume of … of the 1979 amount would be present in the summer in 2100. This is a reflection of the …
Seven top environmentalists recommend their reads for the summer, covering everything from psychological thrillers to steady state economics
… The Ecologist's top ten eco summer reads Claire Baylis | 29th July 2010 … Worldwatch Institute The Climate Files summerreads.jpg Seven top environmentalists … recommend their reads for the summer, covering everything from psychological …
Next month is the time for green activists to get together in the glorious Peak District, coordinate future actions on everything from fracking to road-building and climate change ... and of course, share the love, writes Indra donFrancesco, Yes, it's the Earth First! summer gathering, and there's never been stronger reasons to go.
… Earth First! summer gathering - the resurgence Indra … donFrancesco, Yes, it's the Earth First! summer gathering, and there's never been … made up of people who, at the end of each Summer Gathering, volunteer to help put on the …
An exotic parasite is spreading through the world's honey bees and global warming is making it worse, writes Robert Paxton. A new study that shows it will soon be causing widespread colony collapse in North America and Europe.
… Bee crisis: warmer summers will help new parasite Robert Paxton | … in particular is a major risk, especially as summers become warmer. Bees are fairly used to … at least help us to understand why warmer summers may paradoxically lead to great …
As the world inexorably warms, Roger Kemp shows how we can help to keep our buildings cool with roof gardens - or just with white paint. And if enough people do it, entire cities will become more cooler, more pleasant places to be when hot weather hits ...
… air conditioning) within buildings during the summer, and less energy needed for heating … which may be a disadvantage in possible drier summers of the future. Cool roofs are … in Boston, US, which experiences warm summers and cold winters, saved more energy …
Temperatures in the Middle East and North Africa could reach unbearably high levels by mid-century, writes Tim Radford - and then keep on rising. The intolerable heat would render large areas uninhabitable and give rise to a wave of 'climate refugees' seeking escape to more temperate regions.
… New research predicts that, by mid-century, summer temperatures will stay above 30C at … - but not necessarily many more extremes in summer heat. 200 'unusually hot' days a year … Tunisia and Morocco is one of increasing summer heat. Between 1986 and 2005, the …
As the melting Arctic ice cap opens a new ocean to the world, governments and private speculators are rushing to cash in on lucrative resource deposits and shipping lanes. But they may find these virgin waters a dangerous place to do business…
… Cambridge declared a new consensus that 'the summer ice will disappear within twenty to … as if it were essentially an open sea in the summer and have transport across the Arctic … implications. Though a particularly strong summer melting trend is indisputable over the …
Climate change skeptics have seized on the tale of the 'global warming scientists' stranded in Antarctica by a summer freeze-up. But Stephan Lewandowsky says there is more to the story than meets the eye ...
… Global warming scientists stuck in Antarctic summer freeze? Stephan Lewandowsky | 7th … scientists' stranded in Antarctica by a summer freeze-up. But Stephan Lewandowsky says …
After 12 successive months of record high global temperatures, yet another record has been broken, writes Tim Radford: the lowest May sea ice extent ever observed in the Arctic - over half a million square kilometers under the previous low, set in 2004.
… that, in September, recorded the lowest-ever summer extent. The record low follows a series … Administration . Another record minimum in summer sea ice extent this year? Polar … that we may see yet another record minimum in summer sea ice extent this year." The loss of …
Tomorrow is International Day Against Monoculture Tree Plantations. To mark the occasion OLIVER MUNNION reminds us of the importance of conserving and restoring natural forests
… This fire set the tone for the rest of the summer. So far in 2017 almost 280,000 hectares … across Europe, have become ubiquitous. Hot summers The area of central Portugal that has … grows well in Portugal because of the hot summers and wet winters, and the powerful pulp …
Adding an extra hour of daylight would decrease carbon emissions, promote outdoor activities and make travel safer. Make sure your MP supports the Daylight Saving Bill in today's vote
… new timing plan is known as Single Double Summer Time (SDST), where the time in summer will be GMT+1 and GMT+2 in winter. The … with a considerably larger amount during summer months. Don't miss out on your chance …
Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them.
… time low in the last three years due to poor summer weather. Tropical World in Leeds is … butterflies tend to be most abundant in the summer months but it needs to be sunny, dry, … We are drawing parallels with the wet summer of 2007, which also resulted in …
Former editor of New Scientist and author of After The Ice: Life, Death and Politics in the New Arctic on climategate, polar military activity and the icecap's chances
… 30 years. Estimates for an ice-free sea in Summer range from 2015 to 2045. What are the … live up there. Once you have really ice free summers it's very difficult to see how some of … ice they think will be left at the end of the summer. Month by month they revise their …
A survey of threatened Arctic mammals highlights melting sea ice as a prime threat to eleven keystone species, writes Tim Radford - meaning that efforts to conserve them may be doomed to failure unless we also tackle the causes of climate change.
… 'unknown' occurs more than 60 times. Extended summers, contracting ice They also charted … Arctic could be more or less ice-free each summer. But change is already visible now. In … most regions, the scientists found that the summer period was extended by between five and …
Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models predicted and there is less sea ice in the Arctic now than at any time since records began, scientists from the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) have discovered.
… have discovered. With one month of the summer melt season remaining, the area covered … rates, the Arctic will be sea ice free in summer by 2030. This is faster than some … Arctic sea ice melts completely during the summer. Dr Joy Singarayer, a sea ice expert at …
Climate science denial is just one of the lessons at a bizarre Christian conspiracy summer camp.
… the lessons at a bizarre Christian conspiracy summer camp. Each morning at Camp Constitution’s summer camp, the kids and parents go off to … of sensible resource use, the kids at this summer’s Camp Constitution attended classes by …
Critics of new Nature paper on costs of Arctic warming ignore latest science on permafrost methane at everyone's peril.....
… seabed conditions in the East Siberian Sea in summer during the past few summers where the ice cover has disappeared … years in the context of the rapid loss of summer sea ice. While Wadhams refers directly …