Climate Change
Siberian heatwave of 2020 almost impossible without climate change
July 16, 2020
The World Weather Attribution project has released a study that confirms that what has been happening in Siberia can only be explained...
What is a heat dome?
Summertime means hot weather — sometimes dangerously hot — and extreme heat waves have become more frequent in recent decades. Sometimes, the scorching heat...
Greece exposed to increased risks from climate change, says ECB-ESRB report
July 2, 2021
Banks in Greece, Spain and Portugal face increased risks from the climate change, according to a joint report by the European Central...
Now the Heat Warning. Political leaders do not hear
Heat Wave in Greece, Around the World Sets New Records
By Bella Kontogianni
June 30, 2021
A heat wave has impacted people in Greece and all across...
Facing Disaster: The Great Challenges Framework
By Phil Torres
Published in special issue of Foresight on existential risks. Updated Nov. 6, 2018.
Abstract: This paper provides a detailed survey of the...
Lethal Heat Hits the Planet
by Robert Hunziker
June 28, 2021
Photograph Source: Bill Smith – CC BY 2.0
The news does not get much worse than a recent scientific report that...
Climatic Change visits Moscow
Moscow flooded & city streets in gridlock as apocalyptic torrential thunderstorms & winds break Russian capital's record heatwave
By Jonny Tickle
28 Jun, 2021
First came intense,...
IPCC steps up warning on climate tipping points in leaked draft...
Scientists increasingly concerned about thresholds beyond which recovery may become impossible
By Fiona Harvey
23 Jun 2021
Climate scientists are increasingly concerned that global heating...
« Le pire est à venir » : l’humanité à l’aube...
Les experts climat du Giec tirent, une nouvelle fois, la sonnette d’alarme. Dans un projet de rapport, qui sera publié en février 2022 et qui...
WWF: Mediterranean is turning into the fastest warming sea with irreversible...
Jun 8, 2021
Rome, Italy – Almost 1000 alien species have already migrated into the warming waters of the Mediterranean Sea and replaced endemic species,...