Global Warming

A tropical rainforest in the Amazonian lowlands. Credit: Kim Lea Holzmann A sweeping study of tropical insects found that many species may struggle to survive rising global temperatures. Scientists warn that heat stress could threaten vast numbers of insects in regions like the Amazon, potentially disrupting entire ecosystems. Tropical Insects…

FILE - American Electric Power's John Amos coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va., is seen across the Kanawha River from Poca, W.Va., March 22, 2026. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recently blasted the accuracy of global warming projections in a Truth Social post that itself…

Climate scientists are pushing back against a controversial government report they say misrepresented key evidence about global warming. Their latest research highlights why subtle changes high in Earth’s atmosphere remain central to understanding humanity’s impact on the climate system. Credit: Shutterstock Climate scientists have formally challenged a US government report…

Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further...Read More

Rawpixel.com / shutterstock Published: May 8, 2026 8.00pm CEST For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the seasonal growth and retreat of Antarctic sea ice – frozen seawater that expands around the continent each winter – appeared remarkably resilient.…

Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam is increasingly vulnerable to flooding because of rising sea levels Getty Images There has been an abrupt change in the rate of sea level rise as measured by satellites. Around 2012, it suddenly accelerated and has remained higher ever since. It is possible that…

Satellite measurements show that in the early 2010s sea level rise suddenly accelerated to a rate of 4.1 millimetres per year, possibly in response to an increase in the rate of global warming...Read More

Deforestation coupled with climate change is rapidly pushing the Amazon Rainforest toward a perilous tipping point that could come much sooner than previously thought. That’s the warning from a new paper, published in Nature, which determined that deforestation of 22-28% of the rainforest, combined with 1.5-1.9° Celsius (2.7-3.4° Fahrenheit) of…

At least 15 per cent of the Amazon has already been lost, and further destruction could unleash widespread rainforest dieback with as little as 1.5°C of global warming...Read More

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 19, May 2026. SignificanceRecent cryospheric imbalance across the Asian water towers, threatening water security for over two billion people, reflects the coupled effects of large-scale atmospheric circulation and global warming. Disentangling these effects remains ...Read More