Earth dimming accelerates climate change as sunlight reflection declines
Airborne pollution in northern cities has fallen rapidly thanks to stricter air-quality rules in North America, Europe and…
‘A painful reality the region needs to wake up to’
A new study warns that Brazil, the host of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, is facing a massive…
Ocean warming linked to massive shellfish losses in Japan
Oysters in Japan are dying en masse in parts of the country’s top production area, likely due to…
Nowhere to move: How climate change became the property market’s biggest nightmare
Climate change-fuelled risks have now become a “crucial factor in home-buying decisions” for more than 80 per cent…
African penguins starved ‘en masse’ due to food shortages driven by climate shifts and overfishing
Published on 05/12/2025 – 11:13 GMT+1 Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely “starved to…
How Dr Gloom became Dr Boom – The Irish Times
For two decades, he’s been the Nosferatu of economic forecasting, torpedoing optimism with his ice-cold predictions. US economist…
Sound science still matters – The Irish Times
The world of Petri dishes and microscopes was not for me, though I ended up studying industrial microbiology…
Ireland second highest in EU for greenhouse gas emissions per person – The Irish Times
Ireland had the second highest greenhouse gas emissions per person in the European Union, latest comparisons show. Emissions…
Deadly Asian floods are a preview of what’s coming as climate warms, scientists say
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms…
Financing resilience: Reflection group presents final report on mobilising financing to help EU prepare for climate risks
Today, the Reflection Group on Mobilising Climate Resilience Financing presented its final report to Commissioner Hoekstra, stressing the…
Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate
Thompson, D. W. J. & Wallace, J. M. Annular modes in the extratropical circulation. Part I: month-to-month variability.…
‘If we wait it will be too late’: Why 500 scientists are backing this urgent climate declaration
Published on 01/12/2025 – 16:12 GMT+1 Hundreds of scientists have signed an urgent declaration calling on world leaders…