When cold weather sets in there are several ways to keep yourself warm.
NickyLloyd/Getty Images
Climate systems which drive anomalously cold weather will still cause cold extreme events into the 21st century.
Diazotroph (Trichodesmium ) bloom in the Coral Sea, captured on 1 September 2019 by the Landsat 8 satellite. The interaction between the physics and biology of the ocean is manifested in these green filaments that snake through the currents.
Joshua Stevens/NASA
The ocean absorbs a quarter of the CO₂ emitted by humans, thanks in particular to phytoplankton, including diazotrophs. Knowing how to model them is crucial to understanding the ocean’s role in climate.
Expecting black-and-white answers can make it hard to see the truth.
bubaone via Getty Images
A psychologist explains how opponents of climate policies use a common thinking error to manipulate the public – and why people are so susceptible.
Environmental, social and governance investing, a form of responsible investing that aligns financial returns with positive environmental and social ones, has gained exponential popularity in recent years.
(Shutterstock)
The criticisms faced by ESG projects are indicative of the growing polarization in the future profitability of the fossil fuel sector.
The federal Impact Assessment Act, which seeks to minimize the environmental impacts of major economic projects, is at the centre of a dispute over whether it intrudes into provincial jurisdiction over natural resources development.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada’s federal Impact Assessment Act seeks to minimize the environmental impacts of major economic projects. Will the Supreme Court uphold the act?
The Drake Passage, seen from Antarctica, is one of the most turbulent ocean regions on Earth.
Lilian Dove
Working with underwater robots, scientists show how deep sea mountains and fast currents between Antarctica and South America play a crucial role in stabilizing the climate.
Prince William presented the Earthshot Prize in 2022.
Chris Jackson/Staff via Getty Images
Climate innovation prizes only make up a small amount of climate research funding but are very high-profile events.
More than £150 million is spent trying to control Japanese knotweed in the UK annually.
Tomas Vynikal/Shutterstock
It’s a plant that is nearly impossible to obliterate, but new research reveals the best way of tackling Japanese knotweed in the most sustainable way.
Dean Lewins/AAP
Not all La Niñas are wet, nor El Niños dry – especially if you live in Sydney. So here’s how to interpret what an El Niño forecast means for you.
Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council.
California’s snowpack was more than twice the average in much of the state in early March 2023.
Mario Tama/Getty Images
Reservoirs and streams are in good shape in California and the Great Basin, but groundwater and ecosystems are another story. And then there’s the Colorado River Basin.
A placard placed by local activists in Calais, northern France, March 8, 2023. Rhetoric about the threat posed by climate-induced displacement does not accurately portray the reality for most of those affected.
(AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Recognizing the challenges posed by climate-induced displacement is important. But officials must avoid rhetoric about displaced people that can fuel xenophobia.
Hotter-burning fires and a warming climate make it harder for seedlings to survive.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.
A house in Diobu, Port Harcourt
Victoria Uwemedimo/AFP via Getty Images
Poverty drives vulnerability to climate risks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
GettyImages
Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, has a chief heat officer, the first in Africa. She has her work cut out for her.
Triff/Shutterstock
This high voltage experiment isn’t one you’ll be able to try at home.
SUVs produce more greenhouse gas emissions per kilometer than cars on average.
(Brandon Green/Unsplash)
New research explores why Canadians want SUVs, what they like about them and what might steer drivers towards lower-emitting cars.
Rain and fast snowmelt sent the Yellowstone River and nearby streams raging beyond their banks in June 2022.
AP Photo/David Goldman
Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.
How should millions being pledged by individuals help solve the climate crisis?
John Werner
A recent fascinating debate was held on the role of philanthropy in fighting climate change.
The underwater scenes of Avatar’s sequel make for the film’s most enjoyable moments.
© Disney
Fans hoping to find an incisive message about the climate crisis in the Avatar sequel will be disappointed, as a geopolitical climate expert explains.