Human-caused greenhouse gas emissions have “led to an increased frequency and/or intensity of some weather and climate extremes since pre-industrial times”.
Increases in hurricanes in the North Atlantic are potentially a “recovery from a deep minimum in the 1960-1980s”, rather than part of a long-term trend.
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, shows that efforts to cut emissions will have substantial 'near-term' benefits.
Worldwide emissions of methane have hit the “highest levels on record”, according to an international team of scientists.
The five biggest emitters would contribute around 25% of this projected rise, the study says, with China accounting for 10cm by 2300, followed by the US with 7cm, the 28 member countries ...
Arctic sea ice has melted at an alarming rate. 2019 is joint-second lowest in the 40-year satellite record, tied with 2007 and 2016.
Desertification is described as the process in which once-fertile land becomes baron and deserted, typically through drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
As the northern hemisphere's summer comes to an end, we can see the extent to which sea ice has receded.
