Sea ice
Hottest week on record ‘worrying news for planet’, say scientists
Provisional assessments show the global average temperature on July 7 was 17.24C, 0.3C above the previous record set on August 16 2016.
By Danny Halpin, PA Environment Correspondent
Antarctic sea ice at record low for end of June, says Met Office
There is still time for the ice to recover before the typical yearly peak in September, but it could also become the lowest year on record.
By Danny Halpin, PA Environment Correspondent
Arctic sea ice ‘thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought’
Scientists say sea ice is essential for keeping the planet cool and a decline in frozen seawater could lead to potentially devastating consequences.
New emperor penguin colonies found in Antarctica
The ‘exciting discovery’, using satellite mapping technology, has important implications for the future of the species.
Global warming could see most polar bears disappear from Arctic by 2100 – study
Researchers said ‘aggressive’ cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are needed.
Reductions in Arctic sea ice cannot be rapidly reversed, scientists say
Scientists used the shells of quahog clams to help discover how Arctic sea ice has changed over the last 1,000 years.