Warming coastal waters primary driver of large-scale humid heatwaves
Rising sea surface temperatures in coastal waters are driving 50 to 64 percent of the increase [...]
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Significant increase in droughts worldwide, particularly in Europe
The GRACE and GRACE-FO satellite missions show a dramatic global increase in the drought-affected areas, particularly [...]
Forest damage in Europe to rise by around 20 percent by 2100 even if warming is limited to 2°C
Forest damage in Europe caused by wildfires, storms and bark beetle outbreaks is projected to increase [...]
Urban trees can absorb more CO₂ than cars emit during summer
How much carbon dioxide do parks and individual trees in cities absorb, and how much do [...]
Nature Health Study Reveals Hidden Loneliness Risks from Climate Change
How does climate change affect people beyond physical destruction and environmental damage? A new review published [...]
Offshore wind farms change current patterns
Hereon researchers simulate long-term effects of wind and tidal wakes caused by wind turbines in the [...]
EU climate science advisory board calls for strengthened adaptation policy in new report
The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, chaired by the Potsdam for Climate Impact Research’s [...]
Climate change is driving rising agricultural water use in Central Asia
Even as farmers shift toward less water-intensive crops, climate change is pushing agricultural water consumption upward [...]
Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep and goat farming by 2100
A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based [...]
Fast-growing trees are taking over the forests of the future and putting biodiversity and climate resilience under pressure
Climate change, deforestation, and habitat loss are promoting increasingly uniform forests, where fast-growing tree species displace [...]
UNEP’s 2025 Champions of the Earth award recognizes five climate trailblazers
As the world moves to slow climate change and create a more sustainable future, the UN [...]
Forest soils increasingly extract methane from atmosphere
Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: they remove large quantities of methane [...]
UNU-INWEH report on ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’
The United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) has released a new flagship [...]
Europe’s crop droughts to get worse even as rain increases
Europe and western North America will experience more frequent and severe crop droughts as the planet [...]
Forests under climate stress – Why trees are growing less despite an early start
Climate change is causing trees to sprout earlier in spring. Nevertheless, some tree species are growing [...]
Climate change presses on
Devastating wildfires and intense thunderstorms exacerbate losses for insurers Natural disaster figures for 2025 Costliest claims [...]