26.09.202626.09.2026 Coal-powered economic growth linked to rising urban air pollution and deaths in India Research led by the University of Oxford has found that rapid economic growth brought major gains [...]
23.09.202623.09.2026 The WorldRiskReport 2026 Every year millions of people worldwide suffer from disasters in the aftermath of extreme natural events. [...]
19.09.202619.09.2026 UN: Every US$1 invested in climate and clean-air action can return US$15 Every US$1 invested in tackling climate change and air pollution together can generate around US$15 in [...]
19.09.202619.09.2026 Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits A catastrophic rock-ice avalanche that transitioned into a debris flood in the Himalayas along the Nepal–China [...]
18.09.202618.09.2026 WMO: Recent water trends have serious future implications The WMO State of Global Water Resources report is a comprehensive science-based annual assessment of the [...]
04.09.202604.09.2026 El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027 El Niño is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming [...]
02.09.202602.09.2026 UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C. Above 1.5°C, climate [...]
25.08.202624.08.2026 Climate-driven water scarcity increases wheat prices globally Interdisciplinary study involving researchers from Mainz University connects drought across the world’s wheat-growing regions with global [...]
22.08.202619.08.2026 What’s in it for me? People more likely to help the environment when it benefits them Framing cleanup efforts as a way to meet people, exercise can boost pro-environmental behaviors. People might [...]
19.08.202619.08.2026 Study shows ‘summer of the century’ characterised by late-onset heat and drought under current climate conditions The summers of recent years have been hot, but not unusual from a meteorological perspective. According [...]
06.08.202606.08.2026 Taiga Forests Protect Permafrost Soils From Alaska to Siberia, canopies of boreal forests shield the frozen ground from deeper thawing. This [...]
05.08.202604.08.2026 The Arctic Ocean keeps permafrost carbon firmly locked AWI researchers have, for the first time, been able to measure how much carbon from thawing [...]
29.07.202629.07.2026 Green roofs as a means of regulating the indoor climate of buildings The project ‘Development of a green roof element with a closed-loop system and heat pump connection’ [...]
29.07.202629.07.2026 Invasive species hit the Global South significantly harder than previously assumed Invasive alien species are one of the world’s largest drivers of species extinction. However, previous global [...]
28.07.202628.07.2026 How is Antarctica affected by human activity? Hereon coordinates research on environmental pollution in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica The international research program [...]
22.07.202622.07.2026 Desert dust in Europe is increasing Airborne particulate matter from the deserts of North Africa is reaching Europe in ever-increasing quantities. This [...]