Climate change and the threat from polar ice sheets
Global mean sea level (GMSL) is rising steadily, rising by approximately 20 cm from 1901 to 2018. The rate of change is accelerating significantly, from about 1.4 mm per (more…)

Global mean sea level (GMSL) is rising steadily, rising by approximately 20 cm from 1901 to 2018. The rate of change is accelerating significantly, from about 1.4 mm per (more…)
After years of economic growth, the global luxury and fashion industry saw an overall decline in 2024. Among the various factors that adversely affected performance and posed challenges for luxury brands, (more…)
The European Union has introduced The European Green Deal (EU Green Deal EGD) as yours the path to achieving decarbonization, zero pollution, nature conservation and resource efficiencyEGD is complex (more…)
Berkeley Earth has released its April 2025 Global Temperature Update, which provides a detailed look at recent climate conditions. According to Berkeley Earth's analysis, April 2025 was (more…)
Land use – whether it is forests, agricultural land or urban areas – has a fundamental impact on the Earth's carbon balance and thus on climate changes. CO2 emissions from land use change (ELUC) are one of the main (more…)
Global forest loss in 2024 broke records, with widespread fires being the main cause. New data from the University of Maryland's GLAD lab, made available on the Global Forest Watch platform (more…)
Our planet is facing an unprecedented climate and environmental crisis, the pace and scale of which are rapidly accelerating. In 2024, the Earth's global surface temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. (more…)
Report on the State of the Climate in Europe 2024 ( ESOTC 2024 ), published jointly by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on 15 April, presents a detailed (more…)
Methane (CH4) is the second most important greenhouse gas contributing to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Its concentration in the atmosphere is increasing and understanding (more…)
Imagine a world without apples, almonds, tomatoes, or coffee. It would not only be bland, but dangerously unbalanced. This is not fiction, but a potential reality if pollinators like bees disappeared. (more…)
Today, we face the challenges of climate change, and it is important that we all take steps to reduce our impact on the environment. One of the key (more…)
Soil is an important carbon sink, storing more than twice the amount of carbon in the atmosphere globally. The stability of this sink is crucial for regulating atmospheric carbon dioxide. (more…)
Global conflicts and environmental risks are on the rise, and the two phenomena often interact in both cause and effect. These links and their mutual impacts are complex. (more…)
The climate crisis is most often perceived through its direct and tangible consequences, such as extreme weather events, economic losses, or ecosystem degradation. (more…)
New research reveals how climate change is affecting our eyes. In addition to well-known factors such as UV radiation, genetics and aging, which can lead to cataracts, which affect around 94 (more…)
The European Union (EU) food system has faced new challenges in recent decades that go beyond the traditional focus on agricultural production, food safety and nutrition. (more…)
Water resources in the European Union have faced increasingly pressing challenges in recent years, largely due to the impacts of climate change. The European Commission is responding to (more…)
As global warming moves towards 1.5°C, understanding the risks associated with exceeding this threshold becomes more urgent. The impacts on human and natural systems are expected to increase with increasing (more…)
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