10 h. ago Scientists try to change Britain's clouds to let in less sunlight in controversial experiment to combat global warming

Controversial experiments are set to take place in Britain within the next five years to reflect sunlight away from Earth, experts say.

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13 h. ago Is THIS the key to curbing global warming? Experiments to reflect sunlight away from Earth could take place in Britain within five years

Controversial experiments are set to take place in Britain within the next five years to reflect sunlight away from Earth, experts say.

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29 h. ago Shocking Antarctica discovery sends climate change deniers into mass celebration

Scientists have made a shocking discovery in Antarctica that has climate change deniers claiming there's now proof global warming is just a hoax.

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31 h. ago UK scientists one step closer to 'dimming the Sun' thanks to £57 million funding

Britain has approved funding for experiments to dim sunlight in an attempt to limit global warming

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7 d. ago I worked with Tony Blair when he put climate at the heart of UK policy. He must not now undermine that | David King

I support the Climate Paradox report from the Tony Blair Institute, but his foreword risks compromising what must be achievedDavid King was chief scientific adviser to the UK government under Tony Blair, and is founder and chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory GroupI have always been proud of the progress the UK made between 2003 and 2007 in formulating a credible response to the climate change. Under Tony Blair’s leadership, the UK placed climate at the heart of global diplomacy. At the time, our understanding was based largely on scientific projections and models. Today, the crisis is in full view – faster and more devastating than many imagined. The world is now experiencing the daily impacts of climate breakdown, and our responses must reflect this escalating emergency. We need measured, strategic, sustained and, above all, urgent interventions to ensure a manageable future for humanity.That is why I support much of the thrust of The Climate Paradox report from the Tony Bl...

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2 w. ago Giant icebergs the size of cities once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find

Research could indicate how current climate change and global warming are affecting Antarctica

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2 w. ago Experiments to dim the SUN in bid to curb global warming will be approved by the UK government within weeks

Experiments to reflect sunlight away from Earth will be given the green light by the Government within weeks. Trials could include injecting aerosols into the atmosphere or brightening clouds.

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2 w. ago Melting glaciers will harm us all. Yet still we watch, unmoved | Robin McKie

The degradation of the Arctic tundra has triggered a terrible chain reaction that can only lead to greater mayhemThe problems that now afflict attempts to establish a military presence in the far north of Canada and Greenland provide timely warnings about the miseries that lie ahead for the rest of the planet as global warming continues its remorseless spread.The Arctic has suffered especially early impacts because temperatures here are rising faster than in any other part of our planet. Crucially, this process threatens to trigger even greater climatic mayhem. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Climatologist Friederike Otto: ‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’

The German scientist on her new book arguing that inequality, wealth and sexism are making the climate crisis worse – and what we need to do about itFriederike Otto is a senior lecturer in climate science at Imperial College London. She is also the co-founder of the World Weather Attribution initiative, which seeks to determine the influence of global warming on intensity and likelihood of an extreme weather event. The project also examines how factors such as ill-suited architecture and poverty exacerbate heatwaves, hurricanes, floods and wildfires. This is the theme of her second book, Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change.The thesis of your book is that the climate crisis is a symptom of global inequality and injustice. That will be quite topsy-turvy to some people, who think global heating is caused by the amount of carbon that we are putting into the atmosphere.Yes, of course, if you just stick to the physics, then the warming is cau...

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3 w. ago Global warming isn't funny. But more comedians are using humor to bring awareness to it

Comedians have long used jokes to raise awareness of serious problems, and many are now turning the gaze to climate change

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4 w. ago Trump administration cuts $4m to Princeton’s climate research funding

White House claims university’s work exposed students to ‘climate anxiety’ and ‘exaggerated climate threats’US politics live – latest updatesAlmost $4m in federal funding has been stripped from an Ivy League university’s prestigious climate research department because the Trump administration has determined it exposed students and other young people to “climate anxiety”.The government research grants to Princeton University have been cut off because the White House considers its work on topics including sea level rise, coastal flooding and global warming to be promoting “exaggerated and implausible climate threats”, according to the New York Times. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago White House ends funding for key US climate body: ‘No coming back from this’

Nasa cuts contract that convened USGCRP, which released assessments impacting environmental decision-makingThe White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States.Every four years, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is required by Congress to release a new national climate assessment to ensure leaders understand the drivers of – and threats posed by – global warming. It is the most comprehensive, far-reaching and up-to-date analysis of the climate crisis, playing a key role in local and national decision making about agriculture, energy production, and land and water use. Continue reading...

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