The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week, according to the EU’s climate change service Copernicus. It reached 20.96°C (69.73°F) – far above the average for this time of year. Warmer waters have less ability to absorb carbon dioxide, meaning more of that planet-warming gas will stay in […]
The Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) establishes the basis for action over the next 5 years, building on and developing the approach from previous rounds since 2012. Actions identified for coastal and marine habitats and species include creation, restoration and enhancement of estuarine, coastal and marine habitats and developing an approach for marine net gain […]
2022 was a record-breaking year for weather and is a sign of the UK’s changing climate. The Met Office has published the annual ‘State of the UK Climate’ report, examining the weather of 2022 in the context of long-term climate records. The report highlights how the UK’s climate continues to change, with recent decades warmer, […]
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is an independent judicial body established by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The tribunal has jurisdiction over any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the convention and certain legal questions requested of it. The answers to these questions are known as […]
A vital system of ocean currents that governs weather patterns across the northern hemisphere could collapse by the middle of the century and potentially as early as two years’ time, according to a study warning that the ocean climate system is close to an irreversible tipping point. But other researchers have doubts about the accuracy […]
Up to 5.5 billion people worldwide could be exposed to polluted water by 2100, a modelling study has found. Researchers mapped surface water quality under three different visions of future climate and socio-economic development. In every case, sub-Saharan Africa was shown to be among the worst-affected areas. The predictions, published in Nature Water on 17 July1, offer […]
The World Meteorological Association argues for more urgent action on mitigation and adaptation. Intense heat is gripping large parts of the Northern hemisphere. New daily and station temperature records have been broken and it is possible that some national records may fall. June saw the warmest global average temperature on record, which continued into July, according to […]
The government has published the Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3), setting out the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the impacts of climate change from 2023 to 2028. According to the latest version, “the UK government is taking steps to address the impacts of climate change to protect communities, our economy […]