Scientists call for greater study of glacier geoengineering options
Report says serious research needed into risks and benefits as melting could cause devastating sea level rise
May 2024
‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt
Weatherwatch
Weatherwatch: Rainfall conspiracy and cloud ‘rustling’
March 2024
Effects of geoengineering must be urgently investigated, experts say
Impact on ecosystems must be predicted before technology is used, US atmospheric science agency chief says
February 2024
Switzerland calls on UN to explore possibility of solar geoengineering
How do you stop a glacier from melting? Simple – put up an underwater curtain
January 2024
Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists
New paper claims unless demand for resources is reduced, many other innovations are just a sticking plaster
November 2023
Seascape: the state of our oceans
‘Like a 40-metre pizza’: the seaweed farms that could feed us all – at a cost
Opposition backs Albanese government’s controversial CO2 sea dumping bill
September 2023
Experts call for global moratorium on efforts to geoengineer climate
Techniques such as solar radiation management may have unintended consequences, scientists say
March 2023
Deflecting sun’s rays to cool overheating Earth needs study, scientists say
More than 60 US scientists, including James Hansen, renowned former Nasa climate researcher, sign open letter
February 2023
A solution to the climate crisis: mining the moon, researchers say
Astrophysicists propose geoengineering solution to climate warming, although skeptics still urge ‘massive’ fossil fuel cutbacks
December 2022
Can geoengineering fix the climate? Hundreds of scientists say not so fast
The Biden administration is developing a controversial solar geoengineering research plan to the dismay of many experts
May 2022
Climate geoengineering must be regulated, says former WTO head
Pascal Lamy to lead commission exploring how methods to tackle global heating could be governed
April 2022
Using geoengineering to slow global heating risks malaria rise, say scientists
Technique of reflecting sunlight back into space found to be likely to cause increase in population of disease-carrying mosquitos
September 2021
Geoengineering by Gernot Wagner review – a stark warning
Spraying aerosols into the atmosphere may be fraught with risk, but to dismiss it out of hand is irresponsible, a climate scientist argues
March 2021
America's race to zero emissions
'Dimming the sun': $100m geoengineering research programme proposed
All options to fight climate crisis must be explored, says national academy, but critics fear side-effects
February 2021
The age of extinction
Balloon test flight plan under fire over solar geoengineering fears
Swedish environmental groups warn test flight could be first step towards the adoption of a potentially “dangerous, unpredictable, and unmanageable” technology
August 2020
The age of extinction
'The aliens to watch': how the humble earthworm is altering the Arctic
After hitching a ride with humans, the species has colonised entire areas – and may be making the soil too fertile
December 2019
The world in 2050
The environment in 2050: flooded cities, forced migration – and the Amazon turning to savannah
Unless we focus on shared solutions, violent storms and devastating blazes could be the least of the world’s troubles. Civilisation itself will be at risk
