Climate Change: A Global Challenge

Climate change could get dramatically worse if certain tipping points are reached.

What do we mean by energy sufficiency? And wow does the concept provide an answer to the energy crisis?

The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement created a political and legal framework for definitively limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

Can past changes in our climate tell us more about the environmental crises we are facing today?

In 2024, India experienced the longest heatwave in its history with temperatures soared to over 50°C.

As the world heats up, cities around the world are responding to the challenges of climate change with fresh ideas.

Northern Sweden is pioneering green hydrogen steel production, a project closely watched across Europe.

Too much or too little water: signs of climate change are causing problems in Hungary.

Bolivia's second largest lake, has recently dried up, leaving behind a salt desert where Lake Poopó once was.

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

Satellite images of Hurricane Otis racked up 16 million views on social media. Why is exteme weather imagery so popular?

What lessons are being learnt in Canada from the devastating forest fires of Québec in summer 2023?

New forests in New Zealand, planted to absorb greenhouse gases come with unexpected environmental problems.

A crucial dilemma for Greenland: Mine their rich natural resources or concentrate on agriculture?

Svalbard lies halfway between Norway and the North Pole and has more polar bears than human inhabitants. This starkly beautiful land is on the frontline of climate change with dramatic and visible changes over the last decade making it the fastest warming place on earth.

China and the Netherlands are especially at risk. How can coastal communities adapt to the threat of rising sea levels?

After the deadly and destructive megafires of October 2017, Portugal has developed a system of preventive firefighting which could inspire other European countries to follow suit.

The Vosges forest is in for more frequent and intense wild fires because of climate change, and the region is bracing itself

NASA images reveal that Africa is a global wildfire hotspot.

What lessons are being learnt in Canada from the devastating forest fires of Québec in summer 2023?

As wildfires in California become more widespread and fierce every year, the state fire department is adapting its strategy: deliberately setting fire to sections of bush as they fight fire with fire.

Now that the fire season finally comes to a close, what's next? 

Camp Fire has been the most destructive wildfire in Californian history: 18,000 buildings destroyed, 62,000 hectares scorched and a death toll of 85. 

In August 2019 the Siberian forests were ablaze. Record high temperatures, low rainfall and windy conditions led to enormous wildfires across the sparsely region choking towns and destroying livelihoods. Other areas have been hit by severe floods.